On tiny Fair Isle, a cottage industry enjoys the sweet smell of success

The Shetland island’s knitwear designers are quietly pleased at the attention they won when Chanel was obliged to say sorry for copying their designs

Italia Independent designers have brought a breath of fresh air to Ducati Scrambler

Limited Edition Ducati Scrambler is Featuring Matte Black bodywork with a Night Copper frame and black leather seat. Ducati Scrambler and Italia Independent launched a new limited edition Ducati Scrambler and a collection of dedicated sunglasses inspired by the “Land of Joy,” the theme that characterises the iconic motorbike made in Bologna. While the new … Read more

Golden Globes nominations 2016: will it be a Blanchett-DiCaprio one-two?

Carol and The Revenant look like propelling their leads to awards-season glory, but Steven Spielberg has good reason to feel snubbed over Bridge of Spies

From baroque to bling: how France became king of high style

In early modern Europe, as political power shifted, one country became a leader in luxury. Now the V&A’s new galleries reveal how, through conflict and colonialism, France gained its artistic supremacy

From Brando to Vogue: the biker jacket roars back into the limelight

Garment set to be the ‘it’ item of the new year after featuring on the cover of Vogue

2015 Design Miami/: Fendi Casa launches a home collection of Guglielmo Ulrich’s reissued work

In October 2015, Italian luxury powerhouse Fendi inaugurated its new headquarters in the iconic Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, also known as Square Colosseum, set in the Esposizione Universale Roma area originally built for the 1942 World’s Fair. Guglielmo Ulrich was among the countless designers, artists and intellectuals called upon in the 1930s to give shape … Read more