200 items from Joan Rivers’s New York penthouse to go up for auction

The items for sale, which range from $500 to $200,000, include Cartier jewels, and a custom engraved Tiffany’s water bowl used by Rivers’s dog Spike

World art market stalls for first time in years

Fall of 7% a function of slowing at cheaper end of market with record prices at top end continuing to make headlines

Eight key trends from Paris: silk scarves, studenty velvets and flashy pleats

Paris fashion week featured weird trench coats, crooked hems and quilted biker jackets. And there was an up-all-night party-girl vibe thrown in for good measure

Easter eggs 2016: the best and worst – taste test

Our panel of tasters rate Easter chocolate, from budget supermarket buys to luxury brands. Which showstopper is worth splashing out on – and will kids go for Betty’s badger, Percy Pig or Egg Head?

Balenciaga and Céline catwalk shows impress at Paris fashion week

Demna Gvasalia mixes old and new in blistering debut for Balenciaga, while Phoebe Philo embodies simple chic