A brief history of underwear: V&A exhibition goes big on the smalls
London museum to showcase fashion’s supporting cast, from 19th-century whalebone corsets and bustles to David Beckham’s modern boxers
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London’s ‘most expensive offices’ unveiled, with ‘gold’ washrooms
The capital’s high-rollers no longer have to slum it when they go to work, as property firm spends £3m refitting a building
Colombia is Magic Realism: Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota opens in October
Situated 2,621 metres (8,600 feet) above sea level, Bogota continues to re-invent itself. The ciclovia – when city streets banish cars in favour of cyclists and pedestrians – originated in Bogota decades ago and has since been adopted by urban centres around the world. The Jardin Botanico Jose Celestino Mutis (or Botanical Garden) highlights the … Read more
Forget fashion shops: how designers embraced art exhibitions
In fashion, it’s all about the blockbuster exhibition, with multiple fashion houses staging their own exhibitions. Is it more than mere vanity?
Lord Norman Foster for Porcelanosa New York flagship
Porcelanosa calls New York City home with the opening of a new flagship. Spanish luxury ceramics and tiling company Porcelanosa has completed the renovation of the former Commodore Criterion building in Madison Square Park, New York City to become their U.S. flagship store. The building, a protected city landmark, was originally designed and built in … Read more
Hermès and Jane Birkin resolve spat over crocodile handbags
Actor withdrew name from product after Peta video showed cruelty at slaughter farm, which French luxury fashion house says was isolated incident