The Italian fleet’s newest flagship, ‘Cavour’, is on an unusual mission. The privately funded aircraft carrier is travelling more than 34,000km to Africa and the Middle East to promote Italian industry and to show it comes…
As a major Paris exhibition shows Christian Louboutin’s body of work, we talk to the designer about the benefits of owning your own maison, shifts within the fashion industry and how he keeps his label fresh.
In search of a place to take stock? Find inspiration with a swim in the Danube, on a French-inspired break in Menorca or exploring what it means to run a small and meaningful business in Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture.
Montréal’s distinctive cultural mix, fine architecture and liberal sensibility has made it Canada’s most desirable city (though Vancouverites may say otherwise). Its Saint-Henri neighbourhood is becoming especially attra…
Whether you’re on the market for an easy drinker or a fine wine that will surprise your palate, a little oenological expertise will help you navigate the sea of options that you will inevitably find before you. Here,…
Rob Bound reporting from France: What happens when you put Monocle’s Culture editor and a mysterious companion in a Jaguar and launch them on a sojourn through France from Biarritz to Marseille? On reflection it’s probably…
They might not fit the archetype of the high-end tailor but a new generation of smart young outfitters is now at the cutting edge of bespoke menswear. We get the measure of four such craftsmen in London, Berlin, Hong Kong…
Hong Kong is ready to retake its place on global travel itineraries: airlines are making up for lost time, international events are back in full swing and new skyscrapers are lighting up the iconic skyline.The social and…