Fashion
Exploring Japan’s most original retailers: Six in-person concept stores with delightful offerings
We celebrate the businesses whose imaginative concepts are re-energising Japan’s in-person retail sector, from the small football hub with an original pitch to the cookware company that’s inviting customers into its kitchen.
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Olivier Bron shares his bold plan to reimagine Bloomingdale’s and revive NY retail
While the future of US department stores is far from certain, customers have been returning to the storied emporiums in recent years – and the CEO of Bloomingdale’s is making sure they stay.
Light and shade: Sharp menswear styles to carry you into spring
Smarten up your wardrobe to navigate this season of contrasts and ever-changing weather.
Endyma Berlin: The secret fashion archive renting museum-quality designer pieces
In a span of 15 years, 33-year-old Michael Kardamakis has assembled a 6,000-piece collection of late-20th-century fashion.
Ditch the discounts: Sample sales are big on business but small on substance
All great fashion brands value their image. So why do so many throw it all away once sale season comes around? Shifting stock at pace can damage dignity. One culprit demeans brand identity more…
Paris Fashion Week highlights industry strength amid global turmoil
Fashion weeks have suffered from remarkably poor timing in recent years. From news of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years later, the latest edition of the womenswear fashion…
The 10 best shows from Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026
Our highlights from the Paris runways, including collections from Dior, Chanel and Hermès.
Seven great ways to spend your money this week
Pairs of kicks for kicking back and getting moving, places to ponder and pieces to pick up.
Despite Armani’s stunted succession plan, the brand still struts
Some five months ago I joined the procession of fashion-week goers dressed in all-black tuxedos to attend the final show designed by Giorgio Armani, held in the courtyard of Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera. For…
Our 10 favourite shows from Milan Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026
The autumn/winter 2026 edition of Milan Fashion Week delivered creative debuts, sophomore collections and the reaffirming of Italian manufacturing’s prowess. While Georgian designer Demna delivered a blockbuster first chapter for Gucci, Jil Sander’s creative…
A walk through Beymen’s stunning OMA-designed flagship in Tersane
Turkish department store Beymen’s new concept shop offers a museum-like take on premium retail, inside a 600 year-old shipyard.
