Grandaddy cool: why young men are dressing old school

First it was Peaky Blinders, then Harry Styles. Now flat caps, tailoring and tank tops are back in fashion for a new generation

Sotheby’s reopens doors with auction of a Stanley Spencer wartime gem

The 1940 painting, Cottage Garden, Leonard Stanley, is expected to fetch more than £300,000 when it goes on sale in July

The future of the arts: ‘The world is coming into visual art on a human scale’

Our art critic longs to see paintings in person once more, and looks to a future where exhibitions may run longer and borrow less from abroad

Delicate and surreal: surprising ceramic from visionary ceramist Paolo Polloniato

    Nove-based visionary Italian ceramist Paolo Polloniato presentsed a series of unique new ceramic creations with the occasion of 2020 Artemest Virtual Craft Week. Paolo Polloniato, is a visionary ceramist that comes from a family of artists in Nove, a small town near Venice know for its ceramic tradition.Critics have hailed him as one … Read more

Ex-Hermès staff appear in court over fake designer handbags

French court hears forgery network manufactured bags between 2013 and 2014 for a profit of more than €2m

Bubble suits and distance-friendly hats: Covid-19 fashion steps up

Designers are looking for more creative ways to respond to the pandemic