It’s handbags: accessory labels do battle at London fashion week

Mulberry’s catwalk return and fun designs from Anya Hindmarch and Hill & Friends raised stakes in a UK market worth £2.7bn

Activists condemn trophy-hunting club for ‘turning wildlife into commodities’

Safari Club International draws hunters to Las Vegas for four-day convention billed as the ‘Ultimate Hunters’ Market’ – highlighted by auction of animal hunts

#OnlySophia: Sophia Loren for Dolce & Gabbana Rosa Excelsa Rinascita – Act One

Sophia Loren and her five sons restore Villa Valguanera to its former renaissance glory. The Oscar-winning Italian silver screen legend Sophia Loren has been chosen again by the Dolce&Gabbana fashion house to front the ‘Rosa Excelsa’ spring campaign. Like the Sophia Loren N°1 lipstick launched in September 2015, Dolce & Gabbana Rosa Excelsa Rinascista is … Read more

Edgy, sporty and with a hint of soul: why luxury ‘ladwear’ is king of the catwalk

The hyper-casual look featuring haute couture hoodies, now embraced by many rappers, is going mainstream

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