Alessandro Michele brings Milan fashion week under Gucci’s heel

Designer showcases vision of clothes as ‘psycho-geographic maps’ in disused train depot without losing mainstream appeal

Fashion makes an exhibition of itself to pull in the public

In a disused building in London, the French Louis Vuitton brand is offering a blockbuster experience

Burberry Capsule for Man Cover to Cover

This October, London’s Harrods is celebrating all things menswear with the launch of Harrods Man Cover to Cover. Highlights of Harrods Man Cover to Cover include worldwide-exclusive capsule collections from Balmain, Burberry, DSquared2, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Neil Barrett, as well as limited-edition pieces from 3.1 Phillip Lim, Balenciaga, Christopher Kane, Moschino, and Versace. Burberry contributes … Read more

Sir Paul Smith’s tailoring innovation – A Suit To Travel In

2016 Power Pieces: Paul Smith Travel Suit. In a true Sir Paul Smith style, the designer unveiled during London Collections: Men Spring Summer 2016 a tailoring innovation – a travel suit with an extraordinary ease of wear. The unique characteristics were demonstrated by Olympic medal- winning gymnast, Max Whitlock and a troop from the National … Read more

Ai Weiwei, Julian Assange and graffiti grannies – the week in art

Ai Weiwei and the Celts conquer London. Plus extraordinary outsider artists, endangered buildings and the real Alice in Wonderland – in your weekly dispatch

Two Japanese restaurants – the big winners in the new Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2016

There are 15 new One Stars and 2 new Two Stars in this year’s Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2016. The new Two Stars are both Japanese restaurants: Araki and Umu. “It is a great compliment to London that when Sushi Master Mitsuhiro Araki closed his Three Star counter restaurant in Tokyo it was … Read more