The best Easter eggs, chocolate, hot cross buns and simnel cake – taste test

Handmade Harrods egg for £30 or Aldi’s fudge egg for £3? A tenner on biscuits or £1.25 for a fruit ring? Our comprehensive Easter treats test reveals when to shell out – and when to bag a cracking bargain

Baccarat opened the doors to its global flagship property in New York

Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York is the first hotel and global flagship for the 250 year-old Baccarat crystal brand. Luxury French crystal maker Baccarat is now pitching itself as a lifestyle brand by creating its first ‘House of Baccarat’. The luxury maison opened the doors to its global flagship property in New York. The Baccarat … Read more

Dolce and Gabbana are unafraid of spats, but IVF row divides family of fans

The Italian fashion partnership rooted in Dolce’s Sicilian style and Gabbana’s graphic inventiveness are unrepentantly bound to family

Fossil fuels are way more expensive than you think

A new study estimates the costs of energy sources including their carbon and other air pollutants

The rising trend of investing in luxury goods

As the world begins to drag itself out of the global economic crisis, investors are looking for opportunities to achieve a better return than they can expect from the banks or established mainstream stocks and bond markets. It seems likely base interest rates are going to remain low, at least over the medium term, and … Read more

Sarah Gadon – a glimpse at the world of a contemporary Giorgio Armani woman

Sarah Gadon – the fresh face of the new Giorgio Armani make-up collection. Sarah Gadon, a rising film star from Canada embodies the contemporary Giorgio Armani woman in the 2015  Beauty campaign of the Italian label. “Sarah is a rising young star hailing from Canada whose fresh eyes and contemporary elegance made her a natural … Read more