Tag: The Observer
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Gold can be a big deal for small investors, but nothing is certain
Outstripping house prices, the FTSE 100 and fix-rate bonds, the precious metal looks tempting. Just remember that what goes up…
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The eco guide to clean beauty
It’s the next big thing in cosmetics, but to be more than a fad it must be sustainable
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Out with the old, in with the new as antiques fairs bid to survive
Dealers are having to offer contemporary pieces to stay afloat in a shrinking market
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Edinburgh art festival 2016 review – where Lothian meets utopian
Christian Boltanski, Damián Ortega and Alice Neel impress in this year’s strongly international show, while Inverleith House celebrates in style
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The Gucci wife and the hitman: fashion’s darkest tale
When Patrizia Reggiani married Maurizio Gucci, they became one of Italy’s first celebrity power couples. But then he left her – and she had him murdered. Abigail Haworth unpicks an incredible tale of glamour, sex, betrayal, death and prison in the dizzying world of high fashion
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Bill Cunningham, 1929-2016: an appreciation
He was the original street-fashion photographer who believed in ordinary people’s self-expression through clothes