The ideal shopping experience: can technology deliver?

Virtual-reality shops, magic dressing room mirrors, 3D printing … the choice for consumers is huge, but can technology alone create a retail Utopia?

1 Undershaft, the tallest skyscraper in the City of London, revealed

Architect Eric Parry unveils plans for tallest skyscraper in the City – but the orgy of billion-pound towers doesn’t stop there

Europe has the edge in fashion and luxury – and cars do OK, too

We have yet to produce a Facebook or a Google, but this side of the Atlantic is also no slouch in aerospace, oil and pharma

Culture has been changed by the automobile. Maserati’s “Made in Italy – Design to Line” at the totally transformed Petersen Museum

“Culture has been changed by the automobile. This museum is about the role the automobile has played in defining our past and present…as well as shaping our future.” – Robert E. Petersen. Step inside the splendid Petersen Automotive Museum. Since 1994, The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles has been the benchmark for automotive museums. … Read more

Karl Lagerfeld’s heart is in Paris, even on Chanel’s Roman holiday

Taking over the famed Cinecittà film studios, catwalk show packed an extra emotional charge

Half-dressing: the rise of the party skirt

Christmas party season is fast approaching. The discerning choice of outfit is a party skirt with a low-key top – here’s how to style it out