Fashion loves the look of fast food right now – but doesn’t want to eat it

Burgers and chocolate bars appear to be the height of chic, with designers queuing up to make insanely expensive versions of products that are too common for them to eat

What is it like to live on Britain’s most expensive street?

London’s Kensington Palace Gardens is the most expensive address in the UK. Its vast mansions are a symbol of the growing gulf between ordinary people and the super-rich. Our reporter tries to meet the locals

Chanel and Mulberry bag prices have soared – but why?

Designer fashion prices are aimed at the phenomenally wealthy from Russia, China and the Middle East. Just walk away if you feel ripped off

Summer style: why it’s all about comfort and joy

Forget the no pain, no gain attitude this coming season. The living is definitely easy in loose shapes and flat shoes

From bomb sites to Bulgari: V&A falls under the spell of Italian glamour

A new exhibition charts how postwar Italy transformed the world’s perceptions of it, using its greatest export: style

High heels and pink pitchforks adorn Chatsworth house lawns

Giant objects in the gardens of one of Britain’s grandest houses form part of an exhibition by artist Michael Craig-Martin