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Fashion

How next-gen brands are blending luxury with sportswear

Functional shouldn’t mean unfashionable – as new sportswear brands like Literary Sport, Johanna Parv and Spence are demonstrating.

21 Jan 2026 - 8:00PM

Italy

Luxury brands face probe over alleged Chinese worker exploitation in Italy

4 Dec 2025 - 8:12PM

Fashion

Prada has bought Versace, but can it make Milan rival ‘interesting again’?

3 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM

Fashion

8 cosy yet stylish down jackets just in time for winter

Whatever your preferred fit and style, there’s a puffer jacket for you from these luxury houses and leading fashion brands.

9 Dec 2025 - 10:24AM

Beat the cold in style this winter with Chanel’s Coco Neige line. Photo: Handout

Jewellery

7 most creative new jewellery drops

This season sees some exciting updates in the jewellery world – from Chanel’s Première Galon watch worn by Gracie Abrams, to Maya Hawke modelling for Prada.

20 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM

Fashion

Why the loafer remains a favourite when it comes to dressing down

The loafer’s punk-to-preppy versatility makes the shoe a hit among celebs from Cary Grant to ‘It’ girls like Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner.

16 Nov 2025 - 6:00AM

Jewellery

From Coco Chanel to Dua Lipa, how costume jewellery came of age

A new book by jewellery editor Carol Woolton explores how accessible jewels changed both tastes and how women adorned themselves.

2 Nov 2025 - 10:00PM

Dua Lipa sparkled in custom Swarovski fits at London’s Wembley Stadium in June. Photo: WireImage

Luxury brands

4 designer bag charms from Louis Vuitton, Prada, Chloé and Martha Calvo

These playful on-trend accessories will add personality to any bag – and perhaps give a nod to where your brand loyalties lie.

24 Oct 2025 - 6:00AM

Style Edit

Style Edit: Prada’s Galleria in a cinematic campaign with Scarlett Johansson

The Prada Galleria – loved by style icons from Kate Middleton to Hailey Bieber – remains a cult classic, as its latest campaign shows.

20 Oct 2025 - 10:14AM

How luxury is made

The leathers behind the world’s most iconic luxury brands

Houses including Hermès, Prada and Bottega Veneta have taken to producing their own unique leathers, each perfected to suit a particular bag.

15 Oct 2025 - 4:00AM

Leather has been a key component in Hermès’ creations since the maison was founded in 1837. Photo: Handout

Icons and Influencers

At 70, Qin Huilan defied stereotypes to walk the runway for Miu Miu in Paris

From surgeon to fashion influencer ... the journey of this modest native of Guangxi, China, is inspiring women around the world.

11 Oct 2025 - 6:00AM

China’s Qin Huilan walked the runway at age 70 for Miu Miu, at Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2024. Photo: Handout

Milan Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week: Prada goes utilitarian while Max Mara embraces rococo

The Italian brands showcased different approaches in Milan, with Prada blending undone style with its brand signatures and Max Mara opting for modern opulence.

29 Sep 2025 - 10:17AM

Fashion

How double-breasted suits became this season’s hottest menswear piece

Hollywood’s leading men are reclaiming the jacket once seen as stuffy – and giving it a fresh, surprisingly easy-to-wear twist.

22 Sep 2025 - 4:38PM

Beauty

News and releases from major beauty brands this autumn

Besides new product drops, Tom Holland was declared the global ambassador and face of Prada Beauty’s latest men’s fragrance, Prada Paradigme eau de parfum.

23 Sep 2025 - 12:21PM

A beauty look from Chanel’s autumn/winter 2025 haute couture show. Photo: Handout

Luxury CEOs

Who is Gucci’s new CEO Francesca Bellettini, formerly with Saint Laurent?

Bellettini is replacing Stefano Cantino after he spent only 9 months at the Italian fashion brand – so who is she exactly?

19 Sep 2025 - 6:00PM

Fashion

4 new luxury collections to watch out for this fall

Fendi takes on Labubu, Hermès highlights colourful footwear, Jonathan Anderson refreshes his lifestyle range, and Prada is set for the great outdoors.

6 Sep 2025 - 6:00AM

Fashion

All hail the button, tiny hero of fashion – without it, we are truly undone

Used as adornments, symbols of wealth, practical fastenings and couture accents, buttons were relied on throughout history by everyone from the Indus people of the Bronze Age to the ancient Romans.

17 Jun 2025 - 6:00AM

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