‘It shouldn’t be shocking’ – Ashley Graham becomes one of the top-earning models of 2017

This week, American model Ashley Graham became the first curve model to make the top 10 list. But, insiders say, it’s long overdue

Meghan Markle and the power of a stylish rear-view image

How you look from behind is now as important as how you look from the front, as the royal engagement pictures, Roland Mouret and Instagram will attest

Still modern after all these years … Marlene Dietrich’s ageless charisma

In a 1960 interview with the Observer, the German star dismissed fashion as ‘a bore’. Yet she remains a style icon, as borne out by two new exhibitions

Taste for champagne falls flat as half of Britons put £10 cap on fizz

Prosecco and cava popularity still bubbling up as austerity leaves buyers unwilling to splash out on luxury French product

Spaniards face ham shortage as Chinese market gets taste for jamón ibérico

Iberian ham has become the latest sought-after luxury from the west in China, but demand is outstripping supply

Luxury beauty advent calendars

Make every day a treat in the countdown to Christmas