Out of the toy box and on trend: Barbie gets a style reboot

Inspired by the tiptoeing doll, shoe designer Sophia Webster has created a line of heels and flats for real women. She’s the latest fashion star attempting to bring the plastic classic up to date

On spec: how film inspired men’s glasses

A spate of new films this autumn, including Life and Legend, are bringing spectacles back to the big screen. Here are the best short-sighted movie muses

The Art Fund charity launches a line of luxury holidays

Secret doors will open, champagne will flow and VIP access to the art world will be afforded the wealthy. But it’s a curious departure for a charity that champions free museum admission

This week’s new exhibitions

Performance Art + Northern Ireland | Rick Copsey | Alexander Massouras | Caroline Locke | Towards An Alternative History Of Graphic Design | Holly Blakey | Lucky Dragons

What is it like riding a £10k Team Sky bike on Britain’s roads?

Peter Kimpton tries out the new suspension Pinarello KS-8 road bike, a model similar to that ridden by Chris Froome in the Tour De France and tested by Sir Bradley Wiggins

Microsoft fueling the greatest games lineup in Xbox history

Xbox entertainment brand opened gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany, the world’s biggest interactive games and entertainment expo, with new game reveals for Xbox and Windows 10, extending the company’s greatest lineup in Xbox history into 2016. The company debuted world-premiere gameplay of anticipated exclusives “Crackdown 3,” “Scalebound” and “KillerInstinct Season 3,” alongside a new gameplay demo … Read more