Fur trade booming after swing from fashion faux pas to catwalk favourite
Figures show farmers stepping up production to meet soaring demand for mink, sable, fox and ferret pelts
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The best Easter eggs, chocolate, hot cross buns and simnel cake – taste test
Handmade Harrods egg for £30 or Aldi’s fudge egg for £3? A tenner on biscuits or £1.25 for a fruit ring? Our comprehensive Easter treats test reveals when to shell out – and when to bag a cracking bargain
Wings of desire: how butterflies have captivated artists
From Bruegel to Nabokov and The Silence of the Lambs, butterflies have flitted through our imaginations and into our culture. Patrick Barkham pins up the choice specimens – and finds out why new film The Duke of Burgundy is awash with them
First world war centenary boosts 2014 UK tourism figures
Scotland’s attractions receive 10% visitor increase after Commonwealth Games while Tower of London’s poppies installation attracted five million alone
Dolce and Gabbana are unafraid of spats, but IVF row divides family of fans
The Italian fashion partnership rooted in Dolce’s Sicilian style and Gabbana’s graphic inventiveness are unrepentantly bound to family
What does the rise of digital marketing mean for luxury brands?
As the influence of print diminishes as an advertising medium, how can firms that sell high-end products communicate with their customers in a way that doesn’t compromise their core values?