From Kardashian to couture: how Balmain got its 21st-century buzz

Olivier Rousteing, the fashion house’s 28-year-old creative director, explains why he’s obsessed with social media and star power

Six must dos for successful luxury goods marketing

From Ferrari’s belief in high performance to Le Labo’s personalised perfume, here’s what makes a successful luxury brand

The weather bomb, the polar vortex, #snowvember: will the storm of extreme weather names ever end?

It used to be that only hurricanes and typhoons were entitled to them, but now barely a day’s forecast goes by without another catchy monicker being coined

Burberry and Mulberry face branding challenges in luxury market

As the global luxury goods market experiences a slowdown, two iconic British fashion brands are coping with the pinch in different ways

Jourdan Dunn is a catwalk star – can she become a cover star too?

She is the first British black woman on the Forbes models rich list. Now there are signs her commercial clout is breaking down old barriers

Jourdan Dunn first black British model to enter Forbes rich list

Londoner, 24, who has criticised racism in fashion industry earned enough to rank alongside Cara Delevingne and Kate Moss