New fashion award launched to tackle industry’s racial missteps

In the wake of the outcry over Dolce & Gabbana’s recent ad campaign, the Business of Fashion China Prize aims to help launch new Chinese designers – and challenge western prejudice

Brutal beauty: how concrete became the ultimate lifestyle concept

After a generation in the doghouse, concrete is more fashionable than ever. So why don’t we take better care of our brutalist architecture?

Selfridges to stop selling exotic animal skins

Leather from agricultural stock will still be sold at department store that went fur-free in 2005

Back to basics: D&G seek absolution in postwar aesthetics

After accusations of racism and China show debacle, the design duo revert to classic notions of elegance for inspiration