Gucci owner gets teeth into snakeskin market with python farm
Luxury group Kering says snakes will be raised in the ‘best conditions’ before they are turned into shoes, bags and belts
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British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman to step down
Having been editor-in-chief for 25 years, Shulman is moving on as publisher Condé Nast makes other managerial changes
Chanel haute couture show proposes a new catwalk silhouette
Karl Lagerfeld finds beauty beyond the thin with iconoclastic collection that features ovoid-shaped skirts and padded-out hips
Dior offers pure escapism with fairytale haute couture show
Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri moved from her debut’s feminist T-shirts into a fantasy world that heralded a bold new attitude
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: faces of the new ‘global citizen class’?
Research finds tens of thousands of ultra-rich individuals buying multiple homes in the planet’s most desirable locations
Two for one: Louis Vuitton presents collaboration with skater label Supreme
Logo-emblazoned bumbags and jackets abound in menswear collection that says a great deal about shifting luxury landscape