Rodarte x & Other Stories: next season’s best high-street collaboration

Swedish brand & Other Stories have announced a collaboration with one of fashion’s favourite designers – Rodarte. From Black Swan to day lace, here what’s we can (probably) expect

Green news roundup: coral die-off, wildlife in Chernobyl and Africa’s largest windfarm

The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you are not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox

Thoroughly modern Stella McCartney muses over real women

The idea of the artist and their muse influenced the designer’s Paris fashion week show, but her interpretation was firmly rooted in real life

‘All-natural’ perfumes rarely are – but independent makers hope to change that

Natural materials can be pricey and hard to find – and when it comes to ‘gorgeous’-smelling ingredients like whale feces, no two samples smell the same. But smaller perfumers are rising to the challenge

What’s new in ski resorts for the 2015/16 season …

Sleeping in an igloo, the creation of the US’s biggest ski area, a high-speed rail link to the Alps… we round up the season’s developments