Why do luxury hotels have to treat us like children?
From lollies at reception to posh chocs in the bedroom, everything has to be sugar-coated – and I hate it
Features
Zadie, Alexa, Coco: why does fashion love naming bags and clothes?
The industry obsession with certain monikers is no coincidence. Plus, was the reaction to Kim Kardashian’s naked selfie an example of body-shaming?
The architects building a future for themselves
As the Architecture Foundation publishes the latest edition of New Architects, our critic explores how young designers are making their own rules to get ahead
Is it time to give up leather?
Cows have long been farmed to fuel the fast food market. Now, by turning leather into a seasonal fashion, they are becoming part of fast fashion. Soon we will have to kill 430m every year. Lucy Siegle gets to grips with life without leather (well almost)
Eight key trends from Paris: silk scarves, studenty velvets and flashy pleats
Paris fashion week featured weird trench coats, crooked hems and quilted biker jackets. And there was an up-all-night party-girl vibe thrown in for good measure