Grace Kelly: screen goddess, princess and enduring source of scandal

Kelly’s life was one of glamour, privilege and ultimately tragedy. Now, as Grace of Monaco, the biopic starring Nicole Kidman, opens the Cannes film festival, fresh controversy has stirred

The seven key steps to making a fashion business successful

Stella McCartney is the perfect role model for young fashion entrepreneurs, says a report by the British Fashion Council

Uffizi Gallery to reopen Renaissance art rooms after €600,000 gift

Fifty more paintings to be exhibited as Florence museum accepts donation from luxury goods firm Salvatore Ferragamo

Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world

As Frieze art fair opens in New York, our power primer traces the artists and dealers, celebrity collectors and oligarchs who make the art world go round

Lauren Laverne on style: handbags

From feminist statement to hi-tech gadget carrier, a woman’s handbag has always been ‘indispensable’

Why global recovery could depend on China’s taste for luxury

Attitudes are changing in China, but western export hopes are pinned on a swelling middle class embracing its inner consumer