How the first world war liberated women’s wardrobes

The Fashion and Freedom exhibition looks at the way clothes restricted women before the war – and shows how lines and silhouettes relaxed during the conflict as women entered the workplace

2016 golf collection: new 16 top-quality golf products

The newly launched Mercedes Benz golf collection 2016 includes no fewer than 16 top-quality golf products. Among the new products is a golf bag with automatic stand from TaylorMade, along with a range of colourful polo shirts designed in collaboration with Hugo Boss. Also included is the “Tour Preferred XTM” golf ball, the official match … Read more

The hands behind the heritage: inside the Burberry factory in Yorkshire

At the luxury brand’s Castleford factory women make light work of stitching 5,000 trenchcoats a week, each selling for £1,100

Mercedes-Benz International Designer Exchange Program brings designers to new territories

Since it was established in 2009, Mercedes-Benz International Designer Exchange Program initiative has enriched fashion weeks globally and enabled designers to create important connections in a fashion marketplace where it is becoming increasingly important to have a global presence. Mercedes-Benz is involved in over 50 fashion platforms internationally, including fashion weeks in Beijing, Madrid, Amsterdam … Read more

Digital has changed the fabric of UK fashion

Smartphones, social media and consumer data have changed the face of the industry as retailers adapt to an increasingly digitised society

Chanel’s Havana show: controversy, communism and Tony Castro

Staging an elite fashion show in a country with an annual salary of £3,000 is rife with complications, but it’s also classic Lagerfeld