Naomi Xu Elegant
Style Directory: Our top 25 seasonal styles
Spring signals a wardrobe refresh. To help you in the endeavour, we have scoured fashion runways and designers’ studios around the world to help you rethink your staples and statement pieces.
How to explore Australia’s Great Southern
Take to the road, with pit stops in sprawling vineyards and on rocky beaches in this remote region of Western Australia. Even if you do end up on Misery Beach.
The 15 things on Monocle’s 2025 travel wishlist
From Tokyo’s Nexpect Coffee to New York’s Clemente Bar, here are the 15 key places and objects on our radar this year.
Why the appeal of printed photographs is enduring through a digital age
Far from being diminished by digital snaps and smartphone shots, physical photograph sales are higher than ever. Here, we turn our focus to the art of photography collection, meeting global gallerists, enthusiasts and auctioneers.
December cultural updates, from Ruinart’s art-infused cellars to Finland’s national soundtrack
A worldwide exploration of art, film, music, media and books.
Three new firms and founders using innovative methods to stand out from the crowd
Meet trail-blazing entrepreneurs with an eye for opportunity. From a Philadelphia homeware shop-cum-hotel to bamboo-based manufacturing, we discover how thriving businesses are achieving their aims.
The entrepreneurs helping to reimagine Nice and San Diego’s forgotten spots
From business leaders who are rediscovering Nice’s hidden charms to the trio reviving a faded hotel in the desert outside San Diego, we meet the people who know how to nourish a neighbourhood.
Lucky escapes: The best new hotels across the globe
From a new beach club on the sandy shores of the Aegean to a freshly revamped hotel that Parisian writer Honoré de Balzac once called home.
Why national dress is back in fashion
Pride, joy and the power of tradition are coalescing to make young people across the globe take delight in traditional styles.
The cultural agenda for autumn 2024
Haute couture on the big screen, kiosk culture in the US and a Thai filmmaker’s Paris presence.
