Design / Fashion
Men of the cloth
The Swiss Guards have protected the Vatican since the 16th century and today employ a cutting-edge tailor to maintain their sharp look.
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Affairs / Manufacturing
Uniform approach
Outsourcing has a bad name – a way of cutting labour costs by employing people in India and China (over three million US jobs will be lost to this trend by 2015). But there’s also a growing move for nations to outsource…
Design / Fashion
Monocolumn
Thursday 29 March
Uniforms should be classic not cool
Recently, the British public has seen a flurry of unveilings.
Design / Management
Monocolumn
Monday 30 January
Enforcing uniform in the workplace creates grey areas
In an era when the concepts of formal and casual are increasingly blurred, it might be assumed that dress codes are hopelessly outmoded.
Affairs / Education
Monocolumn
Saturday 30 January
Can uniforms improve Israel’s schools?
Can a plain t-shirt be the answer to the problems of the Israeli education system?
The Entrepreneurs, episode 38
The benefits of employers valuing staff happiness, we meet the man behind a new home carbonation unit, and discuss the importance of a good uniform.
The Globalist, episode 18
How the Italian business world will respond to Berlusconi's resignation, getting historical about nation saving and South Africa's latest football uniform.
Midori House, episode 190
We learn how the economy has led to Spaniards emigrating, Tyler Brûlé discusses Olympic uniforms, and Liv Lewitschnik visits Hong Kong Book Fair.
Design / Fashion
Fashion Briefing
The best retail, design and clothing from around the globe.
Design / Fashion
Military parade
Part of the British Army for nearly 200 years, Nepalese Gurkhas are renowned for their skill and bravery. For Monocle, these Gurkhas swapped their distinctive uniforms for bold, smart civvies.
Culture / Media
Aerial assault
Galgalatz is a popular radio station with an eclectic music mix. What’s unusual is that the DJs wear uniforms, short haircuts and very shiny shoes. Monocle listens in to the Israeli Army on the airwaves.
Design / Architecture
Best in class
School architecture needn’t be grey, dull and uniform. The inspired redesign of Oslo International School by architects Jarmund/Vigsnæs is not just ticking style boxes but proves that an exciting study environment has a…
The Briefing, episode 384
As Giorgio Napolitano chooses Enrico Letta to form Italy’s coalition government, we get the latest Italy. Plus, Manus Cranny of Bloomberg TV brings us the international business news and our Hong Kong bureau chief gives her…
Edits / Retail
Monocolumn
Sunday 5 September
Objets of desire
Fauchon snack shops alongside a Mariage Frères restaurant kitted out with Inga Sempé table lamps and waiters in white bow-tie uniforms – this isn’t the food offering of an upmarket retail emporium but the newly inaugurated…
Edits / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Thursday 7 June
Countries should do more to promote cuisine
How many Finnish restaurants do you know?
Affairs / Society
A safe pair of hands
The concierge is an institution worth investing in. They know what is going on in your neighbourhood, can prevent crime and stop you having to wait at home for deliveries. They are a city essential. Monocle meets three of…
Business / Retail
On the Shelf
Coop is the second largest retailer in Switzerland after Migros, with about 1,500 outlets and 44,000 employees. In 2005, it had a turnover of €8.6bn. It has 20 per cent of the country’s food retail business. As well as…
Design / Architecture
Monocolumn
Friday 8 March
Frank Lloyd wrong?
A New Jersey couple are causing controversy with their desire to move out of their Frank Lloyd Wright home – and then have *it* moved, brick by brick, to save it from falling into a river. A justified brouhaha or an unne…
Affairs / Sport
Monocolumn
Tuesday 24 July
The identikit Olympics
Last week I arrived back in London after 10 days on the road. Normally I shuttle back into town on the Heathrow Express but this time I decided to take a taxi – for cost and logistical reasons.