How luxury hotels such as Biarritz’s Hôtel du Palais have helped shape history
The venue for this weekend’s G7 summit played a pivotal role in Edwardian politics
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‘It’s genuine, you know?’: why the online influencer industry is going ‘authentic’
Calamities such as Fyre Festival have tarnished the booming business of YouTube and Instagram stars. Now the industry’s top tastemakers have a new plan: keeping it real. By Sophie Elmhirst
How to move a masterpiece: the secret business of shipping priceless artworks
What happens when a forklift goes through your Picasso? By Andrew Dickson
Karl Lagerfeld obituary
Fashion designer who oversaw the transformation of Chanel into an intercontinental superbrand
Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the ‘pencil towers’ of New York’s super-rich
An extreme concentration of wealth in a city where even the air is for sale has produced a new breed of needle-like tower. By Oliver Wainwright
The rise of the nano-influencer: how brands are turning to common people
It’s not just celebrities and YouTubers who are paid to plug stuff – now everyday Instagram citizens are being courted