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London College of Fashion's pop-up shop has exploded in Soho, bringing you the work of tomorrow's fashion superstars at modest prices. Anyone in the market for some bleeding-edge design will want to head to Foubert's Place off Carnaby Street, where...
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Mighty oaks from little acorns grow, as the old saying goes, and that's certainly true in the case of Paul Smith's retail business. At just three square metres and originally containing an Afghan hound as well as the British designer, his first shop...
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You may know him as the jolly kilted French chap introducing the world's first dildo museum or the annual naked lawnmower racing championships, but when Jean Paul Gaultier wasn't being a naughty boy on Channel 4's soft porn digest Eurotrash, he...
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Like other more romantically important moments in adolescence, everyone remembers their first pair of Nike Air Max – the bubble-heeled training shoe that had as much to do with sport as darts, but which took the casual-wear market by storm. Well,...
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If the 1980s were derided as The Decade That Fashion Forgot, laughed at and facepalmed for the horrendous crimes committed against clothing, and the '60s was The Decade of Liberation and Freedom, with the arrival of the mini-skirt, the 1970s may...
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The declining state of our last true cultural icon is the subject of a forthcoming exhibition at Opening Ceremony, Tokyo. The setting, a hip fashion-led retail outlet, of this show - which debuted at New York's Morrison Hotel Gallery last year - is...
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Arrrgh! Is an exclamation with many connotations. The nasty surprise when a computer error has added three zeros to your overdraft. The frustration of the subsequent call to a customer service centre in Mumbai. The pain of a victim being dismembered...
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Viviane Sassen is a photographer with two faces; both fashion and portraiture come under her gaze, but throughout both her commissioned and autonomous work one can see a wilful desire to subvert traditional style and deliver images that shatter...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
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Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...