Bags of style: how the backpack became a fashion essential
Sales of chic brands of knapsacks are soaring – and it’s women who are driving the trend
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Catwalk cover-up: how the west is falling for modest fashion
The flowing sleeves and long hemlines favoured by Muslims are inspiring designers around the world
Art fair puts Monaco on the map
The pioneering PAD event for art and design is to make its debut in the principality this spring
Preview: Milan furniture fair
Designers and brands are playing a cautious game this year, reissuing classics or simply adding new elements to existing lines – and sustainability and recycling are key
Trends for spring: what’s new in the world of design
A seaweed house, eye-popping cakes, furniture as art and art as furniture are among the ideas turning heads this season
Raf Simons on life after Calvin Klein: ‘I’ve never defined myself as a fashion designer’
In one of his first interviews since leaving the New York fashion house, Simons talks about the joy of designing textiles for Danish fabric company Kvadrat and his plans to open an art foundation