How London’s booming ‘butler class’ takes care of the wealthy elite

The capital is home to 1,000 ‘family offices’, made up of lawyers and financiers who service every need of the super-rich

World art market stalls for first time in years

Fall of 7% a function of slowing at cheaper end of market with record prices at top end continuing to make headlines

Balenciaga and Céline catwalk shows impress at Paris fashion week

Demna Gvasalia mixes old and new in blistering debut for Balenciaga, while Phoebe Philo embodies simple chic

Damien Hirst and Picasso: coming soon to a National Gallery near you?

Gabriele Finaldi is right. The Tate shouldn’t have exclusive access to 20th-century art. It’s time to end these closed-minded historical art wars

Dolce & Gabbana: dresses fit for Disney-approved princesses

The brand goes all-out for fantasy in Milan, but its financial performance in the real world is no fairytale

Prada thinks differently at Milan fashion week with commentary on glamour

Designer Miuccia Prada uses the catwalk as a collage for the ‘history of women’ – but are Prada’s rivals gaining ground on its eminence?