London to host self-curated Azzedine Alaïa exhibition next spring
Design Museum to launch retrospective on late Tunisian couturier ‘who expressed timeless beauty of the female form’
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Designer trees and board-game butlers: Christmas in London’s poshest hotels
At Claridge’s they will read your children stories as you sip champagne, while the lights on the Connaught’s tree spell out bespoke poems by Tracey Emin
Electric cars already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel – study
Exclusive: Pure electric cars cost less over four years than petrol or diesel cars in the UK, US and Japan, researchers say, but China is set to lead the market
Donatella Versace and Adwoa Aboah honoured at UK’s Fashion Awards
Italian designer wins fashion icon prize while British Vogue cover star named model of the year at London event
Fine art to topple fine wine in 2017 luxury investment league
Rich investors burned in the financial crisis are back in the market for modern masterpieces, according to Knight Frank luxury investment index
Amazon Echo, Google Home or Sonos One: which smart speaker should I buy?
Voice-control devices that can play music, answer questions and buy goods are one of the hottest gifts this Christmas. Here’s what they can do – and our pick of the best buys