When Paris-based luxury conglomerate LVMH announced its new partnership with Stella McCartney last month, many of the specific details were kept under wraps, but one of the biggest – specifically what made the eco-conscious, London-based fashion designer an attractive partner in the first place – was not one of them.
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Read MorePeople who wear luxury brands are judged as having higher status, but less warmth and kindness, new research shows.
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Read MoreIn the past, upper-class Americans used to display their social status with luxury goods. Today, they do it with luxury beliefs.
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Read MoreA luxury hotel in Bath has ditched foie gras following years of campaigning by vegan charity Viva! making the establishment a trail blazer by adopting the policy and dropping the controversial food from its menu.
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Read More“Are Clothes Modern?” Review of a book-length essay — recommended to everyone who even thinks about wearing clothes. Its analysis offers an exceptional structure for considering such topics as the passing of fads, the ideology of luxury goods, the evolution of tattoo art, the changeability of body taboos, the persistence of pointless pockets, the psychic satisfaction of a chic self-portrait, and the splendor of Cardi B’s manicure.
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Read MoreHeaded for base camp at Everest or a cubicle at WeWork? It’s getting harder to tell the difference as the influence of extreme sports infiltrates mainstream fashion.
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Read MoreFollowing the British Fashion Council’s announcement that London Fashion Week would be the first of the “Big Four” to sell show tickets to the public, Vogue investigates how the industry is closing the gap between brand and consumer, and whether this will determine the future of fashion week.
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Read MoreThere are some descriptions that are fine to apply to others but you should never use about yourself. You are not, for example, advised to go around telling people that you are beautiful or intelligent if you plan on keeping any friends. Even if you really are both, it’s just not allowed. (I know, I have found it tough too, but it’s the rules.) Perhaps that’s why the word “influencer” is so crazily annoying.
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Read MoreLouis Vuitton, Gucci, and Hermès are battling for young consumers. Will their strategies—which include everything from podcasts to video games—pay off?
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Read MoreSpecialist guides, VIP access to sights, life goals up for grabs: welcome to the new era of hyper-personalised, tailor-made tours.
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Read MoreOverlooking Harlech since 1910, St David’s Hotel might remind you of a certain cult Stanley Kubrick film about a haunted hotel as it looms over the town beneath.
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