Zadie, Alexa, Coco: why does fashion love naming bags and clothes?
The industry obsession with certain monikers is no coincidence. Plus, was the reaction to Kim Kardashian’s naked selfie an example of body-shaming?
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Design Museum aims for Tate Modern effect in new home, says director
Design and architecture museum in London’s Kensington will be three times the size of old Thameside location with permanent collection free for first time
The architects building a future for themselves
As the Architecture Foundation publishes the latest edition of New Architects, our critic explores how young designers are making their own rules to get ahead
200 items from Joan Rivers’s New York penthouse to go up for auction
The items for sale, which range from $500 to $200,000, include Cartier jewels, and a custom engraved Tiffany’s water bowl used by Rivers’s dog Spike
How London’s booming ‘butler class’ takes care of the wealthy elite
The capital is home to 1,000 ‘family offices’, made up of lawyers and financiers who service every need of the super-rich