Is it time to give up leather?

Cows have long been farmed to fuel the fast food market. Now, by turning leather into a seasonal fashion, they are becoming part of fast fashion. Soon we will have to kill 430m every year. Lucy Siegle gets to grips with life without leather (well almost)

Your good health: an Alpine spa crawl

For the price of a night in the pub you can luxuriate in a top Alpine spa. Debbie Lawson tries out three in Switzerland and Italy

Insta-life fashion

Instagram has allowed the luxury brands to sell not just clothes but a whole lifestyle, says Eva Wiseman

Romancing the bottle

Wine-tasting sounds romantic but Jancis Robinson has seen it go wrong. She shares her tips to avoid disaster

How social media are killing the notion of the old-fashioned catwalk

The idea of new collections not being available to buy for months is outmoded in a world of instant gratification and incessant buying