Grace Charlton
Paris Fashion Week Men’s celebrates everyday life amid geopolitical uncertainty
The Paris autumn/winter 2026 menswear edition had the unenviable task of taking place while The World Economic Forum was unfolding in Davos. The US president, in attendance, was dominating the global agenda and the media’s attention…
Our top-10 highlights from a pristine Paris Fashion Week
The competition for attention is fierce in Paris, where 67 brands staged presentations and shows as part of the autumn/winter 2026 line-up. We round up the 10 that caught our eye, from the end…
‘Fashion has lost some of its true essence.’ Veilance’s creative director talks timelessness, technical-wear and tailoring
Technical-wear seems to be on an unstoppable rise in the world of fashion. But for Veilance creative director Ben Stubbington, clothes are about more than just trends.
In a city of perfect suits, Milano Fashion Week Men’s is on a quest for endurance
From Zegna’s handover and Stone Island’s material experimentation to Armani’s historic first post-founder collection, Milan’s autumn/winter 2026 menswear season proved that craft and conviction still cut through. Here are our top-10 highlights.
In Florence, Italian tradition is being kept alive through a new renaissance
The Tuscan capital has long attracted visitors with the promise of timeless wonders – but look closer and you’ll also find a forward-looking city that’s eager to serve up fresh, contemporary delights.
How Maison Kitsuné’s Gildas Loaëc keeps his second home flourishing through the year
When French entrepreneur Gildas Loaëc commissioned a residence in Bali, he intended it to serve as a second home that he would occupy for two weeks every two months. But once it was completed,…
The five architecture and design books you should be gifting this Christmas
Spruce up coffee tables and top-up design knowledge with these five Monocle-recommended monographs.
Bright, bold and bustling, Design Miami 2025 celebrates colour and creativity
When the first edition of Design Miami took place in 2005, the fair dedicated to collectable design might have been considered, at best, a quirky sideshow to the glitzy Art Basel Miami. A space…
