Hi-tech, hyperlocal and 3D printed: a proposition for the future of fashion

Fast fashion is facing its Fast Food Nation moment, with technical innovation and consumer power driving change, according to a new book

The new rules of socks: novelty ones are out – but yes you can wear them with sandals

Socks are the new fashion statement, but are white ones in? Is cotton best? And should they always be pulled up? Here is the long and short of it

Paul Smith’s Mercian Tandem: One of the most beautiful tandems in the entire world

      Ride off with a piece of cycling history In May this year Sir Paul Smith CBE RDI took part in Wallpaper* Handmade – a unique exploration of craft and design that, according to Wallpaper* editor-in-chief, Sarah Douglas, pairs “the finest creative talents and rising stars with the most outstanding makers and manufactures”. … Read more

Vin + Omi team up with Prince Charles to launch clothing line made of nettles

Unlikely collaboration results in ‘wispy, airy’ and sustainable fabric, made from Highgrove weeds

The £335 flip-flops: what the super-rich wear to look like everyone else

You could buy Havaianas for £20. Or basic flip-flops for 99p. Or you could slum it with the plebs in a pair of Hermès ‘summer sandals’