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Milan Fashion Week: Gucci’s smart revamp ensures brain over brawn
Alessandro Michele, the brand’s new creative director, begins work by discarding traditional glitz with a pared back, philosophically influenced womenswear show
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This year’s development summits have many mountains to climb
The central goal of the 2015 summits is to chart a course towards the eradication of extreme poverty, more equitable globalisation, and climate stability, writes Kevin Watkins
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1970s fashions billow back on to red carpet at Baftas 2015
Glamorous, louche and corset-free – the shapes of the let-it-all-hang-out decade have fans from Julianne Moore to Monica Bellucci
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How Monet became blue chip: the language of wealthy art buyers
Painting of the Grand Canal expected to fetch up to £30m, amid surging interest from super-rich in Asia and Middle East
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Sales of printed books fall by more than £150m in five years
New figures from Nielsen BookScan show continuing decline since 2009 as more and more readers migrate to ebooks
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Karl Lagerfeld’s garden-themed show raises a smile for Chanel
Couture-in-bloom theme in Paris as designer showcases floral ideas, keeping it modern to the last