Fashion
How Chinese brands are moving from cheap knock-offs to global luxury contenders
From tacky to tasteful: Long gone are the days when “Made in China” was synonymous with cheap tat and shoddy knock-offs. Now, Chinese retail brands are on the verge of global credibility.
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Subtle spring looks with the season’s best combinations
Sartorial confidence doesn’t always come in loud colours. Here we take a subtler approach.
The Fashion Top 25
As the market becomes ever-more saturated, there has never been a better time to interrogate our understanding of luxury. We have scoured the globe to bring together the makers and retailers that stand out.
What is the essence of modern luxury today?
Monocle speaks to three industry insiders about longevity and the importance of having more meaningful relationships with the products that we consume and cherish.
Jil Sander is bringing its modern, understated aesthetic to London
The husband-and-wife duo behind the popular brand are searching for beauty in simplicity with the brand’s new shop in the UK capital.
Five top hospitality uniforms from our editors’ travels
How well-designed workwear set the right tone.
A Bangkok food emporium’s recipe for success
Food shopping comes with a twist thanks to Gourmet Market’s fresh take on the supermarket experience.
The agenda opener: Updates from our correspondents and a conversation with Chris Black
And ecological risk in the South Atlantic caused by unregulated trawlers.
Spring into action with brand new styles
Whether it’s a big trip, a key work project or a meaningful pursuit, this is the season to get things moving. Here’s how to dress the part in style.
You’ve got male: Brands to keep an eye out for in 2024
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 this year’s trajectory of menswear.
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…
