Rem Koolhaas crafts a spectacular ‘city of art’ for Prada in Milan

A new Roman Polanski film is being shown, Jeff Koons and Donald Judd artworks are strewn about, and Wes Anderson’s designed the kitsch cafe … in a scruffy industrial corner of Milan, Rem Koolhaas and Miuccia Prada have made a dazzling art space, so vast it’s practically a city. Oliver Wainwright is in awe

The rising trend of investing in luxury goods

As the world begins to drag itself out of the global economic crisis, investors are looking for opportunities to achieve a better return than they can expect from the banks or established mainstream stocks and bond markets. It seems likely base interest rates are going to remain low, at least over the medium term, and … Read more

From bling to geek chic: can Italian fashion move beyond ‘molto sexy’?

Gucci showed clothes for Wes Anderson bookworms rather than sunbathers. Versace got digital with hashtags. Milan – fashion’s most classic capital – is out to reinvent itself

Prada’s Milan fashion week show goes for heightened femininity

Models wear fondant fancy colours and princessy accessories, as Miuccia Prada confounds expectations once more

Milan fashion week sees brands offer a more restrained glamour

Max Mara presents practical style as fashion houses react to falling sales at labels such as Gucci and Prada, reflecting a shift in tastes away from obvious bling

Prada, Versace and Dolce & Gabbana – the power trio hit Milan’s catwalks

At the weekend, the biggest labels in menswear shook up the industry with their autumn/winter 2015 menswear shows in Milan. Think cross-generational models, women on the menswear catwalk – and a low-key, but far from boring, collection from Versace