Christian Dior gives a masterclass in maturity at Paris haute couture week
Interim designers Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier give message of unity before widely reported appointment of Maria Grazia Chiuri from Valentino
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Massimo Bottura, the ‘poet’ chef with the best restaurant in the world
The Italian has topped the list of the world’s best restaurants with a trademark combination of tradition and fantasy
Berkeley reports 20% fall in reservations for new homes
Housebuilder has also not launched any new schemes blaming EU referendum and changes in government policy
The sculpture controlled by bees: Wolfgang Buttress’s Hive
Its 170,000 pieces of aluminium are a hive-like structure of latticework, controlled by the vibrations of honeybees in a hive at Kew that is connected to the sculpture
Red Baron’s Jacobean Apethorpe Palace marks its rebirth with party
Just 18 months after buying Grade I-listed rotting mansion, its French diplomat owner kicks off new era with plan to admit the public for 50 days a year
Menswear bids goodbye to suits and takes its cue from the street
It’s hoodies on and off the catwalk at London Collections as French label Vêtements rules