The lowdown on Amal Clooney’s new stylist (and yes, he is John Galliano’s boyfriend)

For her last two red carpet appearances, Amal Clooney wore Maison Margiela – designed by John Galliano, whose partner, Alexis Roche, is now her stylist. Here are five things to know about the new man in her life

Prada and Louis Vuitton are the new patrons of art – shame they’re so boring

Fashion houses are pouring money into shiny new art galleries across Europe. It should be explosive, but sadly they’ve left their imaginations on the runway

Sail with Giovanni Soldini – The Zegna Maserati Soldini Collection

This month the seventy-foot Maserati VOR 70 yacht crossed the Pacific Ocean, between San Francisco and Shanghai. 21 days, 19 hours, 32 minutes and 54 seconds: that was the time it took Maserati to cover the Tea Clipper Trade Route, plied between San Francisco and Shanghai in the mid-1800s by the most audacious and modern clippers of … Read more

The 10 best shoes

… ahead of a new exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, at the V&A in London

Top 10 most valuable global luxury brands of the year

Economic weakness in key markets dims luxury sales of the top 10 most valuable global luxury brands of the year, says brand analyst company Millward Brown in its 10th Annual Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands Ranking released this week. Of the 13 categories tracked in the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands … Read more

Dress codes: When smart casual isn’t good enough

Women in flat shoes were turned away from the Cannes red carpet last week – barmy dress codes or all part of the fun?