London prime shop rents leap 9% in last quarter of 2015

Luxury retailers battle for prime central sites in trend towards operating fewer but more high-profile stores

From the joy of capes to the great tights uprising: seven style lessons from couture

This season’s high-fashion shows have schooled us on hosiery, eggs and what the industry is determinedly calling ‘athevening’. Here’s everything we learned from the Paris catwalks

Inside Hanoi’s gated communities: elite enclaves where even the air is cleaner

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s super-rich means multi-billion dollar developments are rising across this ancient city, separating the wealthy with walls and 24-hour private security from street hawkers, congestion and pollution

Punta del Este: is Uruguay’s uber-rich ‘gated city’ a glimpse of our urban future?

Astronomic rents and zero public housing keep the haves and have-nots apart in the exclusive Uruguayan coastal city. So is this dystopian ‘paradise’ preempting the path on which other global cities are set?

10 of the best adventure holidays in Europe

Walk, cycle, kayak or horse ride around some of the continent’s most stunning and remote corners

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