Fashion
Craft, capital and Chanel: Inside the gilded ambitions of India’s luxury boom
Rising income levels and growing interest in premium fashion has placed the south Asian country on every designer brand’s radar
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The fashion pieces and new openings you need to know about this spring
In keeping with the new beginnings of spring, we travel across the world to meet the labels opening shops and launching debut collections.
Interview: Junyin Gibson, brand and creative manager at Drake’s
Adopting a consistent mode of dress has many benefits, says Junyin Gibson, who tells us about his silver-screen style heroes and Anglo-Asian menswear inspirations.
Spring clean: The pieces you need to refresh your wardrobe this season
There’s change in the air. Colour, lighter fabrics and layers that you can remove as the sun comes out are the order of the day.
Japanese label Kaptain Sunshine settles down in Tokyo
The brand’s long-awaited flagship combines good architecture with attractive product design.
Meet the founders of Sasuphi, the womenswear brand that’s equal parts professional and chic
Sasuphi makes products that take its customers from the office to the opera. Its founders tell us why the Milanese brand focuses on everyday clothes that work around the clock.
Common thread: The school training India’s next generation of women weavers
Dior is just one of the luxury brands working with Chanakya School of Craft. This training ground has built a reputation for training women weavers in complex techniques. We see what yarns they’re spinning.
Interview: Kristina Blahnik on making retail spaces speak for themselves
Plus: Stepping into her family footwear business after training as an architect.
In need of a distinct look for your staff? These designers have you covered
We take a look at our own daily uniforms and ask how the team at Older Studio puts its outfits together.
