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Rio Olympics set the pace for spring/summer 2016 fashion
As labels limber up their athletic designs on the catwalks, style watchers tip Olympic-themed looks to be next year’s big winners
On tiny Fair Isle, a cottage industry enjoys the sweet smell of success
The Shetland island’s knitwear designers are quietly pleased at the attention they won when Chanel was obliged to say sorry for copying their designs
Europe has the edge in fashion and luxury – and cars do OK, too
We have yet to produce a Facebook or a Google, but this side of the Atlantic is also no slouch in aerospace, oil and pharma
From Brando to Vogue: the biker jacket roars back into the limelight
Garment set to be the ‘it’ item of the new year after featuring on the cover of Vogue
Karl Lagerfeld’s heart is in Paris, even on Chanel’s Roman holiday
Taking over the famed Cinecittà film studios, catwalk show packed an extra emotional charge