Fashion
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Inventory No.19
As 2008 draws to a close, the diplomatic issue of gift giving remains. Find inspiration in these gifts, perfect for friends and family who expect high standards from Monocle readers.
Agents of change
The print media market is a mess, largely due to how magazines and newspapers are sold. With other mass brands reinventing themselves, newsagents and kiosks must now follow suit to survive.
Vive la révolution
Change is in the air on Paris's Left Bank. On rue de Seine, fashion boutiques, restaurants and food outlets have breathed new life into the area, creating a new buzz about the place.
Our top fashion firms
Old Town, new look, Porter's bag for all seasons and how to pocket the prefect T-shirt.
Business
India's venture into olive-growing,frontiers funds, and the rise of sportswear brand Li Ning.
Brolly good
For 152 years, Maglia Francesco has been using the same methods to make exquisitely detailed umbrellas, passing the skills and the family traditions down through five generations.
Well stacked
A Buenos Aires bookshop with the largest collection of photography books in South Africa.
Straat wise
Antwerp is often called Belgium's most attractive city. Perhaps it's because of its eccentrics and exceptional shopping, particularly along the eclectic, historic thoroughfare of Kloosterstraat.
Fashion
Peru meets Norway in Arne & Carlos's knits, a one-brand campaign to make Canada stylish, and Lodger's managing director gives his take on the future of shoe-shopping.
Jean Touitou
Fashion designer Jean Touitou enjoys good food and eating in down-to-earth settings. For his ‘last meal’ he has chosen Maisen, a tonkatsu restaurant on a quiet back street in Tokyo’s Jingumae district.
