Dolce & Gabbana versus Victoria Beckham: a great fashion comic-spat
From Karl Lagerfeld to Roberto Cavalli, fashion is an industry packed with outlandish characters who revel in playfully picking fights
Life and style
From bomb sites to Bulgari: V&A falls under the spell of Italian glamour
A new exhibition charts how postwar Italy transformed the world’s perceptions of it, using its greatest export: style
Phoebe Philo: ‘I find mediocrity hard’
Céline’s uncompromising creative director gave a rare interview to Alexandra Shulman, discussing the political statement behind her work and the fashion industry’s attitude to women’s bodies
Top 10 classic cocktail bars in London
London’s cocktail scene is booming, with new bars opening all the time – but if you want to treat yourself to a flawless classic then head to a hotel bar. Cocktail expert Jared Brown chooses the best, plus some cutting edge places where top mixologists are producing drinks destined to become the new classics
London is the billionaire’s preferred European residence – study
The combined fortune of the ultra-wealthy has doubled since 2009, and their property portfolio typically includes a £22m London home
Golf isn’t the only gender offender
The R&A’s ban on female members may at last look doomed, but sport is still riddled with inequality of many kinds