The handbag proves fashion’s great survivor

The popularity of the V&A’s new exhibition and the resilience of bag sales, proves our love of It bags is here to stay

Launch of celebrity candles lights up – and cashes in – on lockdown gloom

It started with Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina candle; now Alicia Keys, Anthony Hopkins and Drake have joined the trend

Gus Van Sant: ‘We are living in a wilder time than anything we could imagine’

He is the king of the Hollywood underground. So why has he made a mini-series for Gucci? The film-maker talks about life in isolation, his gay president project and the big screen’s demise

Angelica Cheung: founding editor of Vogue China to leave after 15 years

High-profile editor leaves as Chinese audiences turn to social media influencers

Australian farm to hold 50,000 crocodiles for luxury Hermès goods questioned by animal welfare groups

Farm to supply skins to make handbags and shoes would be one of the biggest in Australia under plan approved by Northern Territory government