Fashion
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Top to toe
Our global review of the industry leaves no stone unturned – we’re not only interested in the cut of the cloth but the material gains made behind the scenes.
Let’s talk shops
Is it game over for stores, malls and high streets? Not according to these developers and place-makers who believe they have the formula that makes bricks-and-mortar retail work.
Made to last
Retailer Manufactum’s HQ suits the company, with its anti-throwaway ethos, perfectly.
Always a surprise in store
Hibiya Central Market is the soul of the shopping mall, where you can wander and linger among kiosks, perfectly edited fashion stores and unpretentious restaurants with a touch of old-school Tokyo.
The new rebels
Tunisia’s tumult battered its fashion factories. But the country’s designers have cut (and sewn) a new direction that’s selling from Paris to Japan.
Downward trend
Killer heels, once status symbols, are now conspicuously absent from fashion-show front rows (and runways). How did they become out of step with the modern world?
On top of the world
Woolrich prides itself on its US heritage but the firm’s Japan division isn’t hiding in the shadows. The outdoor offshoot is using cutting-edge fabric and sharp design to reach new customers – whether they’re…
A cut above
The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode’s executive president is helping to drive French fashion forever forward by focusing on education – as well as Paris Fashion Week, of course.
History of time
As IWC Schaffhausen marks 150 years, its new CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr explains how a brand born from American ingenuity and Swiss precision is safeguarding its future without losing its soul.
Shop, read, listen
Cutting-edge cutlery, playful glassware (and a bottle of bourbon to fill it with), classic scents, the latest music and tasteful souvenirs to remind you of sunnier climes.
