Vogue and now Gucci: fashion takes steps outside a whitewashed world
Hopes Edward Enninful’s appointment as editor and Italian label’s campaign featuring only black models are part of long-term move towards diversity
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Running prolongs your life – and 10 more reasons to reach for your skort
If you want a longer life, nothing beats running – not even quitting smoking or losing weight. But it’s also a good route to happiness and fancy toenails
If you wear fake fur, you are dressing up as an animal killer
Real fur has been found in products such as gloves, hats and shoes at high street retailers. A fake fur boycott would deny fur a place in fashion
From cotton fields to high street racks, fashion bids to be 100% sustainable
Conservation charity WWF and online brand AwayToMars aim to make desirable clothes that have zero impact on the environment
Tesla charges ahead to overtake Ford in market value
Elon Musk’s electric car company has been valued at $49bn, leaving the 100-year-old motor manufacturer lagging behind
55-carat Indian gem once used as a child’s toy could fetch £80,000
Ruby-red spinel with 400-year-old engravings, reportedly discovered near Leicestershire railway track, to go on sale