Rihanna set to become LVMH’s first black female designer – reports

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As new brands begin to tackle social and environmental harm, a more sustainable future awaits

Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2018. The winners

  Veuve Clicquot owes its extraordinary reputation to a remarkably modern woman: Madame Clicquot. To pay tribute to Madame Clicquot’s legacy, for its bicentennial in 1972 the Veuve Clicquot Champagne Maison created the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award. Each year this trailblazing award honors exceptional women who are business leaders recognized for their success. In … Read more

Luxury Begins with this Brand

Expensive cars, private planes, and posh Gucci handbags all come to mind when one thinks of living in the lap of luxury. While the majority of society cannot afford the lifestyle of the rich and famous, luxury watch enthusiasts abound, making brands like Rolex the standard from which the average working man or woman defines … Read more

A rare interview with Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo

High-concept, high-fashion and radical, designer Kawakubo is considered the queen of fashion. Jess Cartner-Morley meets the designer at her headquarters in Paris

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How to Spend It: the shopping list for the 1%

In an age of astonishing wealth, nothing reveals the lives of the ultra-rich like the FT’s unashamedly ostentatious luxury magazine.

By Andy Beckett