Dress codes: When smart casual isn’t good enough

Women in flat shoes were turned away from the Cannes red carpet last week – barmy dress codes or all part of the fun?

Raffles, Batavia, Majestic: six of the best colonial hotels in south-east Asia

Whip out your linen and your Somerset Maugham – high tea and afternoon G&Ts are undergoing a revival at south-east Asia’s refurbished colonial hotels, cafes and bars

Safari, so good: Clare Smyth’s final meal

It’s a ‘so-long’ on safari for the UK’s only female triple Michelin-star chef, Clare Smyth

Live it up: the celebrity homes that anyone can rent

Fancy a holiday in Jimi Hendrix’s ‘gingerbread house’ or Kurt Cobain’s graffiti-riddled Los Angeles flat – and willing to pay a premium for the pleasure?

Can sushi ever be sustainable?

With many fish stocks in decline, the ethics of ‘sushinomics’ are seriously dubious

Donatella Versace on Britpop, Instagram and why elitist fashion is over

The Milan fashion queen loves London – host city for the launch of her latest diffusion line. But is she really a fan of 90s indie pinups Suede?