Tag: news
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One small step for Louis Vuitton as space age makes leap on to runway
Nicolas Ghesquière’s show taps into futuristic trend as architecture and locations that push boundaries are sought out by luxury brands
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Met’s China: Through the Looking Glass show presents a fantasy of the far east
Ahead of its annual gala, the Met’s Costume Institute risks accusations of cultural appropriation to explore how ideas of China have inspired fashion, art and film
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UN climate chief says the science is clear: there is no space for new coal
Christiana Figueres says Australia needs a national consensus to achieve maximum effort in fight to avoid dangerous climate change
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John Galliano at pains to stress his fun side but Paris scandal remains off-limits
Designer’s long-awaited interview at Vogue festival kept a rigid focus on the catwalk, skirting awkwardly around 2011 incident that led to him departing Dior
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All aboard San Francisco’s hipster bus for leather seats, Wi-Fi and iced coffee
New private bus service Leap boasts spacious seating, a general air of calm cleanliness and a steward serving coffee, cold-pressed juices and granola bars. With tickets costing almost three times as much as the regular bus, is it a welcome new addition to the marketplace or a step towards two-tier transit?
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Britain’s craft boom produces new model artisan army
From furniture to ceramics, small-scale businesses – all 12,000 of them – are satisfying consumer demand for ethical, handmade goods