Luxury brands must redefine the way they do business

Retailers cannot solve the economic slowdown in China by opening more stores. Instead, they should focus on services and experiences

Do the write thing: why fashion has a fetish for stationery

Fashion has embraced technology but it still loves a pencil. And a posh notebook, a sharpie and embossed notecards. Inspired by Tom Ford and her school filofax, Jess Cartner-Morley on her stationery obsession

A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Luxury Designer Shoes

Gucci, Prada, Marc Fisher, Christian Louboutin… you’ve probably heard about all the top designer shoe brands in the business. These trendsetters have certainly paved the way in the fashion industry. Such name brands are often the focal point of runway fashions. When you see a pair of hot luxury shoes paired with a stunning outfit, … Read more

Fur, fluff and pom-poms put the shaggy into shoes

Some of next season’s footwear may need regular combing as fashion industry finds new ways to ‘tuften up’ the toes

Shanghai in slow lane as market crash accelerates slump in luxury car sales

Little interest in showrooms as deep discounts fail to drive in customers

Milan men’s fashion week: Prada women dazzle more than the men

Italian fashion’s preeminent intellectual, Miuccia Prada, declares her collection to be ‘post-modest, post-industrialist and post-pop’