The best of Britain’s luxury offering: The winners of the 2014 Walpole Awards are …

Walpole British Luxury Awards 2014. The winners who pushed the boundaries in luxury. The global strength of the British luxury industry was celebrated at the 13th annual Walpole British Luxury Awards, as a collection of the UK’s most exciting and innovative brands were rewarded for their contribution to this thriving industry. The annual Walpole Awards … Read more

#womenfashionpower: How influential women have used fashion to define and enhance their position in the world

Women Fashion Power – Look at what the woman next to you is saying.   Confidence is very powerful. From Elizabeth I to Margaret Thatcher, Coco Chanel to Lady Gaga, the clothes women wear have always been a powerful form of self-expression and part of a sophisticated visual language. WOMEN FASHION POWER exhibition opened at Design … Read more

Slower, but steady: that is the ‘new normal’ for the global luxury market in 2014. Study.

The 13th edition of the “Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Monitor” Not only will ‘Luxury 2025’ consumers be at the center of the customer experience; they will be the center of luxury itself – a critical part of the ideation, creation, and sales of luxury, says Bain & Company 2014 annual global luxury study. According to … Read more

How the first world war changed women’s fashion

A new book, Dressed for War, reveals how Land Girls, shorter hem lines and Coco Chanel marked a sea change in the way women dressed after world war one

Why fashion loves to revive heritage brands

The trademarks for Poiret fashion house are up for auction this month, which suggests the heritage brand might see a revival. From Carven to Schiaparelli, Lauren Cochrane reports on why labels love to relaunch

Burberry and Mulberry face branding challenges in luxury market

As the global luxury goods market experiences a slowdown, two iconic British fashion brands are coping with the pinch in different ways