The upper brand: Alexa Chung at M&S takes on Kenzo for H&M

Both fashion collaborations have been hyped to fever pitch as they go head to head in final sales push before Christmas

Watch the throne: why we still care about royal style

From The Crown to Prince Harry’s new girlfriend, Meghan Markle, we are as obsessed as ever with how the royals look. Is it because, like them, we are all on public display now?

Bob Dylan: a Hockney-like painter of America’s strange essence

Dylan’s art marks him out as a staunch traditionalist – but his powers of observation make his canvases evocative celebrations of life itself

From lightning suits to algae-munching drones: how design is electrifying Dubai

The splashy projects by Zaha and Foster are back in business – and in the new design microcity, the world’s greatest graduate show is showcasing inventions by the best brains from 30 different countries