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Fashion
From BD Baggies’ womenswear to a new Barbour collaboration and Boglioli's latest collection. Monocle also meets the founder of Ecojewel, a new jewellery brand aiming to be ethical and carbon-neutral.
Pitti Patter
Although buyers’ budgets were cinched in and high-end fashion was kept in mothballs, the mood at this summer’s menswear show Pitti Uomo remained optimistic. This was reflected in the light, bright collections.
Shelf satisfying
With competition from giants and online sellers, independent bookshops are struggling. Yet, one London gem is a model for survival, proving that a focus on expertise and curation can ensure a bright future.
Ripping yarn
Harris Tweed is woven in a beautiful setting by workers in their homes. But all is not idyllic. With its largest mill closed, it’s crunch time for the iconic Scottish business.
Desert Dream
Once a provincial backwater, the Jordanian port town of Aqaba is in the midst of a vast regeneration programme that will reposition it as the ‘gateway to the Levant’.
Oblast resort
An isolated chip off the old Russian bloc surrounded by EU nations, Kaliningrad’s future is anyone’s guess. Military outpost or beach resort? With wise investment, its remoteness could work.
Inventory No. 29
We have scoured the globe to bring you a category of gifts for each of the 12 days of Christmas.
Fashion
US outerwear label Mighty Mac and Californian shoe brand SeaVees are being resurrected for 2010. Plus, Comme des Garçons launches a women's shirt range and Ralph Lauren teams up with Incotex.
Business
How Bulgaria became a world leader in snail production, the material difference of the new Boeing 787 and the German gunmakers tapping into the US market.
Talking shop
From tailor-made coffee to a well-known British supermarket, these examples of good retail and service go further than the average store, thanks to bold ambition, quality and a passion for pleasing customers.
