Copenhagen fashion summit: an event for solutions, but were there any?

Seven reflections from on the ground at the largest gathering on sustainable fashion

Can resveratrol – the ‘wonder chemical’ in red wine – live up to the hype?

With purported activity against cardiac disease, cancer and even ageing, the pressure on resveratrol to deliver is enormous

Cannes film festival goes for retro cool with Fellini poster

Official poster for 2014 festival resurrects vintage glamour thanks to Marcello Mastroianni, the Italian star of Fellini’s 8½

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‘This is not a harem’: the sheikh and his 60 attractive young personal shoppers

A wealthy Dubai sheikh is scouring Venice for a small army of female assistants to help him spend his cash

Dolce & Gabbana versus Victoria Beckham: a great fashion comic-spat

From Karl Lagerfeld to Roberto Cavalli, fashion is an industry packed with outlandish characters who revel in playfully picking fights