Playgrounds for sheikhs and oligarchs: the secret world of ​London’s luxury hotels

With their discreet lobbies and Michelin-starred restaurants, the capital’s high-end hotels have become a new green zone of affluence, where the global super-rich book entire floors to do business away from prying eyes

Paris fashion week: Céline’s art collaboration is a natural fit

Influential label eschews fashion circus and commissions Danish artist Thomas Poulsen, aka FOS, to create a catwalk space for its strong spring/summer show

French Vogue: what we’ve learned from its 95 years on fashion’s frontline

The seminal style magazine is celebrating its 95th anniversary with a special edition featuring all the requisite Vogue themes: cigarettes, nudity and the odd flash of nipple

What we learned from London Fashion Week

From the revival of big sleeves and old cardies to dressing in parrot green and keeping it personal, here are the 10 lessons from this year’s shows

Pearls of wisdom: the gemstone’s enduring fashion appeal

This weekend is the 140th anniversary of the pearly kings and queens of London. But these beautiful jewels are also a mainstay at Balmain, Chanel and Dior