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From a maestro of stretchy fabric that’s expanding its offering to an Italian leather specialist celebrating the Olympics, we line up this summer’s must-have looks.

Whether idling happily on the sand or sipping coffee in a promenade café, you’ll need superior swimwear and a few playful accessories to bring out the best of a day beside the sea. Some colourful suggestions...

Craft know-how and tireless tailoring made maison Berluti ideally suited to outfit Team France on the biggest stage of all.

Beyond the city limits, warm sun, cool breezes and slow living ensure a novel approach to business. Here, we discover three island brands that could only have been founded where the shore meets the sea.

By taking inspiration from the country’s rich past and harnessing the artisanal and design skills of today, Zeus 1 Dione is pairing collaboration with a future that’s looking brighter by the minute.

Summer’s coming. We meet the Parisians preparing to greet it – and looking good as they do so.

From a perfumer with a focus on Japanese craft to an Italian shoe specialist that’s refusing to buckle on trends and a Swiss-based menswear shop with global connections, we try for size the businesses at the forefront of…

Once seen as little more than watches for children, Swatch’s timepieces are now coveted by seasoned collectors. We ask CEO Alain Villard to tell us why.

Elegantly straddling the worlds of luxury and popular culture, Chanel is going from strength to strength more than a century since it was founded. Monocle speaks to its president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, about its…

From a trailblazing Japanese label’s hi-tech textiles to a Danish coffee roastery’s foray into fashion, we look at the designers and brands taking delight in challenging expectations.

Sartorial confidence doesn’t always come in loud colours. Here we take a subtler approach.

We pick our five top hospitality uniforms from our editors’ travels. It’s all part of the service.

What is the essence of modern luxury today? Monocle speaks to three industry insiders about longevity and the importance of having more meaningful relationships with the products that we consume and cherish.

The husband-and-wife duo behind Jil Sander are searching for beauty in simplicity with the brand’s new shop in the UK capital.

Ollie Adegboye /As the fashion market becomes ever-more saturated, there has never been a better time to interrogate our understanding of luxury. A focus on timelessness and quality can reshape our perspectives and cut…