Take the money and run: the rise of the £1,000 tracksuit

Previously the uniform of the underdog and the outsider, the tracksuit is this year’s power suit. But if you want the hottest brands, you’re going to need your credit card …

The OFM 50: what we love about the world of food in 2016

From Heston Blumenthal’s sweet shop to the policeman turned pie-maker, here (in no particular order) are 50 of Observer Food Monthly’s favourite things

The most unmissable culture of 2016

Tarantino goes bounty-hunting, Botticelli takes you to hell, Bowie goes dark, and Jericho fills that Downton-shaped hole … in our bumper guide to the best 150 arts events to look forward to this year

10 of the best new museums

After an alternative to the usual museum trips? This roundup of new and improved exhibition spaces and galleries should be just the ticket

The exploding world of fashion film: La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival Award Winners 2014

5th year of LJIFFF: 2014 Winners.   Hundreds of fashion filmmakers from around the world were welcomed at La Jolla’s Museum of Contemporary Art Theater for the 5th Cannes of fashion film. La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival 2014, world’s largest gathering of fashion filmmakers and a global marketplace for fashion film, honoured creative professionals … Read more

Behind the Mask: Biggest collection of BAFTA-winning actor portraiture

Behind the Mask: Andy Gotts MBE portraits for BAFTA. Biggest collection of BAFTA-winning actor portraiture at London’s Somerset House.   Portraits of 100 top actors who have won or been nominated for British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) since 1954 are showcased in “Behind The Mask” exhibition at London’s Somerset House. The A-listers shot by photographer … Read more