A decade ago it was rare to see a pair of Tokyo teenage boys out shopping in kimonos. But attitudes to national identity are starting to change. Genbei Yamaguchi's new collection for United Arrows is targeting this shift…
Monocle’s Jonathan Openshaw travels to Florence to find out what fashion has in store for male consumers this autumn.
For the past three decades Japanese fashion brand Tomorrowland has successfully navigated a fiercely competitive and highly sophisticated retail market. Under the helm of Hiroyuki Sasaki it made its name and built its…
With neither city being short on style, the battle between Baltic fashion capitals Stockholm and Copenhagen continues to rage. While Stockholm Fashion Week triumphs with edgier, younger brands, it's Copenhagen that still…
Tokyo Designer's Week has become an annual fixture in the creative calendar, with the city literally taken over by exhibitions, events and parties. Monocle explores the shops and galleries of Aoyama, Harajuku and Shibuya…
H&M launches its new premium line Collection of Style (COS) on Regent Street, March 2007. Monocle talks to Rebekka Bay, head of design for womenswear at H&M, about the changing fashion climate and what COS means for the…
From the restaurant scene to what we’re pouring ourselves for breakfast and cooking up in our kitchens, we bring you four trends that are changing the business of what we eat and drink.
The world recession, climate change and volatile oil prices will take their toll on businesses, but they also herald new opportunities. Monocle looks at the migration of wealth and the changing face of the business lands…
Albam, a British fashion start-up, is keeping costs down without turning to factories in China for help. Founded by entrepreneurial fashion outsiders James Shaw and Alastair Rae, the duo's first shop is a breezy, airy space…
Thursday 25 March
Bad news for luxury retailers: young Japanese people don’t want to spend money anymore.
Monocle reports on how Korea's pop music industry is the country's most potent weapon in the global soft power stakes.
New clothing and accessory ranges, collaborations, designers and retailers, from Vigevano to Melbourne.
We look at food and drink trends for 2012, learn about Slovenian fine wine and talk about the food of fantasy books.
The temporary city: author Peter Bishop joins us to look at transient urban trends in Manhattan and Tokyo.
A look at the cool relationship between Binyamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama, analyse world travel trends and check in with our editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé.
How US clothing brands are tailoring for the Chinese market, plus Finnish naming trends and we check out Hong Kong’s Business of Design Week.
The Colorado towns of Boulder and Fort Collins provide the perfect breeding ground for entrepreneurs who want to tap into the great outdoors and up-and-coming trends. With the Rocky Mountains outside their offices, it’s…
Austria is reinvigorating its brand and stealing some of Switzerland’s reputation for being the home of Alpine modernity and great healthcare. Nowhere epitomises the trend more than the Lanserhof.
Tyler Brûlé interviews Tony Tyler of the IATA about the trends in aviation for 2012. Plus, we learn about a new Jewish newspaper in Germany.
We visit a Chicago restaurant that doubles as a farm, get the latest on Russian coffee trends, and try to find out who invented hummus.
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