Electric car revolution: calculating the cost of green motoring
More battery-powered vehicles would mean cleaner air and quieter streets – but also a drain on the National Grid and less fuel duty to the Treasury
news
Karl Lagerfeld receives Paris honour at Chanel’s greatest hits show
German designer awarded city’s highest award as autumn/winter haute couture collection deploys classic Chanelisms
Haute couture fashion week gets pastels, petals and pinkness
The Rodarte show was set in a 16th-century cloister at Port-Royal Abbey – a crumbling square around a lush, overgrown garden
Record number of big-spending tourists expected in UK this summer
Despite recent terror attacks, Britain can expect a huge influx of foreign visitors, especially from the US and China
Fans just can’t get enough as pop is star of Dior show
Music takes centre stage for 10-year anniversary of Kris Van Assche, artistic director of Dior Homme
Handbags at dawn with Farfetch, the latest thing in upmarket online fashion
It has a Chinese deal, a Condé Nast tie-up and has lured the founder of its biggest rival – but can it really change the luxury market?