Design / Fashion
Relaxed fit
Slowear successfully disregards ‘fashion’ in favour of quality, provenance and longevity, housing four of our favourite Italian clothing companies under one umbrella brand.
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Design / Fashion
Thriving threads
The various strands of the fashion industry spent the past year pulling themselves together after a tough 2009. Monocle speaks to the brands that are now planning to spread their wings in 2011.
Design / Fashion
Fashion briefing
Anne Valerie Hash's feminine take on the classic suit, taking into account the experience she gained working at Chanel and Chloé previously, Central St Martins graduate J.JS Lee's boyish cuts, and summer in shoe in the form…
Business / Technology
Monocolumn
Wednesday 5 January
Forecast 2011: Menswear’s e-commerce success story
Despite companies from Slowear to Hermès expanding their global retail presence during the upcoming year, bricks-and-mortar boutiques will face steep competition in 2011 from the e-commerce industry
Design / Fashion
Back to cool
As summer starts to fade (or never arrives), it’s time to sharpen up sartorially with some key pieces from the new season’s collections – ideal for making a subtle statement back in the office or on that last-minute flight…
Design / Fashion
Pitti picture
Florence’s Pitti Uomo fair is a benchmark for how the market is shifting – and a chance to spot the big name brands of the future. This season’s event was also a showcase for the city itself and for ‘Brand Italy’.
Edits / Travel
Treats in store
One-stop shopping in the Japanese capital gets a luxurious makeover as the owners of the prestigious Midtown spruce up their offer.
Design / Fashion
Show must go on
Taking place in the shadow of a retail slowdown, this year’s Pitti Immagine Uomo nevertheless managed to have an air of solidarity and optimism – the bright and playful clothing on show bucking the usual greys and neutrals…
Design / Fashion
Fashion briefing
The new shoemaker with old-fashioned values, hand-embroidered dresses from Mexico and Peru, a new take on desert boots, and Adidas's latest diffusion.
Business / Fashion
Monocolumn
Monday 20 June
American men smarten up
Fashion week is as much an international summit as it is a showcase. Designers, buyers and press from all corners of the globe descend upon showrooms and studios to talk shop and plan for the upcoming season. The last few…
Business / Travel
Briefing travel
Park Hyatt's Palas coup in Istanbul, China's regional jet makes its inaugural flight and our Milanese travel itinerary. Plus, the man who's sure this is the time to start a new airline in Brazil.
Design / Fashion
Pitti boys
It may not grab the headlines like the catwalk shows but Florence’s Pitti Uomo fair is where big deals are made and clothes we might actually wear are previewed. This year the event saw new interest from eastern Europe and…
Design / Retail
Future classics
Menswear sales are still recovering from a dip in 2005, but this season’s Pitti Uomo was attended by 21,000 buyers with significant growth in eastern European and Indian markets. And its fashions were similarly forward…
Design / Fashion
Oh so Pitti
The world’s top menswear show, Pitti Uomo, has not escaped the effects of the consumer spending slow-down or big label defections. But the brands on show this summer were taking new directions and exhibiting strong and…
Design / Fashion
Fashion Briefing
The best retail, design and clothing from around the globe.
Edits / Travel
Monocle travel guide
Spend a week at Franco Zeffirelli’s former hang-out in Positano, dine amid country-house grandeur in Paris, and uncork a bottle in a Buenos Aires wine hotel – all stop-offs in this month’s Monocle travel round-up.