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
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Eight key trends from Paris: silk scarves, studenty velvets and flashy pleats
Paris fashion week featured weird trench coats, crooked hems and quilted biker jackets. And there was an up-all-night party-girl vibe thrown in for good measure
Your good health: an Alpine spa crawl
For the price of a night in the pub you can luxuriate in a top Alpine spa. Debbie Lawson tries out three in Switzerland and Italy
Despite persistent challenges in China, all hope is not lost for luxury brands, says study
Mainland China’s luxury spending continued its decline in 2015, however, emerging signs signal a reversal in 2016. Increased international tourism, and growing comfort and trust in some business-to-consumer (B2C) overseas websites among China’s shoppers stimulated overseas purchases in 2015, according to Bain & Company‘s 2015 China Luxury Market Study. Bain & Company’s 2015 study finds … Read more
Currency fluctuations and globe-trotters boost the personal luxury goods market, but real growth slows, says study
The worldwide luxury industry surpassed €1 trillion in retail sales value in 2015 and delivered healthy growth of 5% year over year (at constant exchange rates), driven primarily by luxury cars (8%), luxury hospitality (7%) and fine arts (6%), according to the 14th edition of the Bain Luxury Study, published by Bain & Company for … Read more
Star Wars or slacker? Six key trends from London Collections Men 2016
Overlong sleeves, desert warrior outfits and looking like Bruce Springsteen are all in store for fashionable men next season