Fashion
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First-class selection
This month we’re in Taipei to review the best of the city’s retail. Low rents have contributed to a boom in ‘select shops’, offering an impressive assortment of unique items.
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We bring you up-to-the-minute timepieces, slick storage solutions and snazzy bottles that will stand out from the crowd in any drinks cabinet.
Spirit of enterprise
As the first Suntory president from outside its founding family, Takeshi Niinami has used all his management guile to help the classic Japanese drinks brand expand beyond its home market.
In good company
We all want to work in a friendly, challenging environment. The companies featured here are benchmarks in their fields, from looking after employees to maintaining traditions or simply providing the smartest staff uniforms.
Mix it up
Merging retail and residential can have a positive effect on a community. We visit Denmark and Japan to marvel at multitasking buildings that owe their success to their synergy.
Fashion
Here comes the sun thanks to our choice selection of sunglasses, shirts and swimshorts.
Push the boat out
When the sun shines on Genoa, its well-dressed residents come out in force. Join the sun-kissed crew on the waterfront or head into town for a sundowner in a crisp white shirt.
Galloping majors
Two men, disillusioned by the fashion industry’s perennial pursuit of cheap production, wanted to create a denim company with an emphasis on craftsmanship and community. Monocle visits the happy outcome: Blackhorse Lane Ateliers.
Melbourne retail special: Gertrude Street
Australia is a country that knows how to shop and its canny citizens want more than the colourless clicks of an online spree. Melbourne’s Gertrude Street, once overlooked, is now one of the city’s…
The new Monocle Voyage collection – Made in Japan
Designed and manufactured in Japan but with true global wearability, the new Monocle Voyage collection has something for every occasion – and climate. Whether business or pleasure, near or far, these pieces are sure…
