Fashion
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The Monocle Shop
Spring is most definitely in our step this month, with a selection bringing forth light fabrics, bold tableware and fresh finishing touches for your home.
Pup stars
South Korea was infamous for its dogmeat dishes. Now well-heeled pooches check into their own hotels.
Brunello Cucinelli
The Italian fashion mogul who quotes Kant more than discusses hemlines has built a €500m empire on humanistic capitalism in medieval Umbria.
The opener
As the world makes efforts to kick into gear, bright ideas are sparking up across the globe, from fashion houses bringing haute couture to your door, to small towns tempting newcomers with free board.
Power tools
Japan is a nation that does many things rather well. Here we profile a few problem-solving products to tackle some of life’s trickier challenges – oh, and a banana holder.
Wear it better
Spring is a fitting season for a wardrobe refresh, so add some colour and pop your collar – it’s time to get outside.
Fashion
From a sharp one-man show in Tokyo to a British bag brand championing tweed, we try some new looks.
Close quarters
Globally renowned fashion brands needn’t have an unwieldy supply chain. Source materials nearby, get the design right and pursue your passion, and customers will come to you.
The Monocle Shop
This month's selection from our shop starts with 'The Monocle Book of Italy'. Our dedicated reporters and photographers have roamed the length of the boot and this coffee-table book is the result.
True colour
Turin's Green Pea mall challenges conventional retail with energy-generating floors, storm-salvaged timber and 88 per cent renewable power in an ambitious sustainability experiment.
