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Indie brands
Away from Beverly Hills’ brashness, Silver Lake has enjoyed a reputation for creativity for over 80 years. Monocle meets today’s residents who are keeping the tradition of enterprising independence alive.
Petit prints
In an age of email, the postcard is threatened but not in the museum world, where it remains big business. Monocle meets the teams behind some of the world’s mini masterpieces.
A cut above
The passing of knowledge from master to apprentice takes years of work. In our new feature, we explore this craft, beginning with Florence’s revered Liverano & Liverano tailors and their commitment to bespoke suits.
Making scents
Grasse, the world’s perfume capital, is holding on to its reputation by developing new technology alongside its time-honoured traditions. A centre of fragrance making for centuries, it continues to innovate.
Little wonder
Japan’s mini-car boom was rooted in affordability and low taxation. Then Honda tasked an F1 engineer with its new project, putting high-spec design at the heart of the kei jidosha.
Inventory no. 62
Time to shine your shoes, pamper your pooch and brighten up your home with this month’s assortment of objects.
Marshan & Medina
A new generation of creative types are being seduced by the faded charm of the city that was once home to Paul Bowles and William Burroughs.
Style is substance
Monocle's Style Directory offers a rigorous retail report. We cover where to shop, who to watch and what to buy, with every angle covered for the season.
Making Scents
A centre of perfume making for centuries, the town of Grasse in the South of France is holding on to its reputation as fragrance capital of the world by developing new technology alongside time-honoured…
Sharpen Up
From the historic centre of pencil-making to the world's biggest trade fair, we profile Staedtler, the pioneering German stationery brand taking the pencil into the 21st century.
