Natalie Theodosi
Something new
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.
Athens’ creative renaissance: Makers, designers and shopkeepers to know
Athenians are used to dressing for the heat. No wonder sunny start-ups proliferate. Time to stock up?
And the winner is…
The latest edition of the Monocle Design Awards is here to celebrate the year’s most inspiring and ingenious products, models and structures – and the people who conceive them – as they set the…
Second act
The husband-and-wife duo behind Jil Sander are searching for beauty in simplicity with the brand’s new shop in the UK capital.
You’ve got male
From a welcoming new Paris boutique founded by two upstart designers from Dijon to Italian jackets that marry natural materials with couture techniques, we look at the trajectory of menswear in 2024.
Where next for luxury retail?
Once touted as unstoppable disruptors of fashion retail, luxury e-commerce companies have struggled to recover their pre-pandemic momentum – with some only narrowly dodging insolvency. We discuss the sector’s future and opportunities to reinvent…
