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Fashion

Martine Rose Is Named Balenciaga Creative Director a Day After Pierpaolo Piccioli's Exit Is Confirmed

Kering moved within a day to fill the vacancy, handing the Paris house to the London designer who founded her own label in 2007. She starts on 16 November, after less than two years of Piccioli.

Nov 6, 2026/2 min read

The illuminated Balenciaga sign above a glass-fronted boutique showing racks of clothes at the Wynn Palace in Cotai, Macau, photographed on 17 November 2023, a file photograph of a Balenciaga store and not of Friday's announcement

Design

Johnston Marklee Unveils Raised Pavilions for the Bass Museum's Miami Beach Expansion

Two white pavilions lifted above flood risk would add 22,000 square feet to the Bass beside Collins Park, with courtyards below and a wall that doubles as a film screen.

Oct 23, 2026/2 min read

The pale stone front facade and entrance steps of the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach under a blue sky, photographed on 8 November 2024, a file photograph of the existing building and not of the proposed expansion

Fashion

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Heads to Los Angeles on Sunday With an All-Women Lineup and Three Angel Hopefuls

The brand's first West Coast runway will stream free from an undisclosed Los Angeles venue, with Gigi Hadid and Adriana Lima among the models and a new Angel to be named live.

Oct 15, 2026/2 min read

Design

Jaguar Type 01 Arrives as a 1,030hp Electric Grand Tourer With No Rear Window and the Concept's Look Intact

The first production car from Jaguar's reinvention keeps the divisive Type 00 look, with an aluminium body, no rear window, a 24-inch glass cockpit display and a 0.23 drag coefficient.

Oct 13, 2026/2 min read

The Jaguar Type 00 concept car on display in a showroom, photographed in December 2024, a file photograph of the concept that preceded the Type 01 and not of the production car

Fashion

Anthony Vaccarello Is Leaving Saint Laurent After a Decade, and Kering Has Not Yet Named His Successor

Kering confirmed the exit on 9 October after a final show beneath gold chandeliers. Sales have slipped since 2023, and Chloé's Chemena Kamali is the unconfirmed name in the frame.

Oct 9, 2026/2 min read

The courtyard of the former Laennec hospital in Paris, now the headquarters of Kering, Saint Laurent's owner, photographed on 16 October 2018, a file photograph illustrative of the group and not of Saint Laurent or its designer

Fashion

Louis Vuitton Closes Paris Fashion Week With Hovering Cars, Paper-Light Dresses and a Louvre Courtyard Cityscape

Nicolas Ghesquière's Ergonomics collection swapped heavy construction for mesh, organza and reflective diamonds, with smaller bags and a front row that included Zendaya and Catherine Deneuve.

Oct 7, 2026/2 min read

The Cour Carree of the Louvre in Paris at dusk, photographed on 2 April 2009, a file photograph and not from Tuesday's Louis Vuitton show

Fashion

Louise Trotter Doubled Down on Colour and Oversized Bags for Her Latest Bottega Veneta Show in Milan

The British designer drew on Maria Callas and Pier Paolo Pasolini for a collection of vivid tailoring and enlarged Intrecciato totes, shown to a front row that included Solange, Tyler the Creator and Julianne Moore.

Sep 27, 2026/2 min read

A Bottega Veneta storefront in Oslo, illustrative of the house and not the Milan runway show itself, photographed in August 2022

Fashion

Demna Staged Gucci as a Working Boutique for His First Fully Personal Collection at Milan Fashion Week

Cardi B and Donatella Versace sat on cushioned sofas as models walked through neutral-toned retail rooms built inside the runway, a year after Demna arrived at Gucci, in a show he called his complete personal vision.

Sep 26, 2026/2 min read

A Gucci store, illustrative of the house's retail presence and not the Milan Fashion Week set itself, photographed in Waikiki, Hawaii, in February 2020

Design

The Kennedy Center Voted to Close Itself for Two Years, Hours After a Judge Said Trump's Name Cannot Go on the Building

A ceiling came down in the Grand Foyer, the chief financial officer resigned, the opera left after fifty years, and the president says renovation will not start unless the appeals court lets him rename the place. Congress had given 250 million dollars.

Sep 17, 2026/3 min read

Patrons in the Grand Foyer of the Kennedy Center during an opera intermission in December 2019, under the Orrefors chandeliers, before the ceiling gave way

Fashion

New York Fashion Week Ends Tonight: Hilfiger at the Plaza, Khaite at Ten in the Navy Yard, and Ralph Lauren's Bow at 86

The spring 2027 shows close with Thom Browne on Tuesday. What stood out: Hilfiger's prep reunion in the hotel he lived in, Catherine Holstein's 1920s lingerie and shrunken leather, Ralph Lauren's feathered denim. Then London, where McQueen comes home.

Sep 15, 2026/3 min read

The Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue at Central Park South in New York, where Tommy Hilfiger showed his spring 2027 collection

Lifestyle

One in Four American Adults Ate Every Meal Alone, and the Cost Is About the Same as Losing a Job

A study across 142 countries found that how often people share meals predicts wellbeing about as strongly as income or unemployment does. In the United States the share of adults eating every meal alone has risen more than 50 per cent since 2003.

Aug 29, 2026/4 min read

Empty wooden tables and chairs set out on the pavement outside a cafe

Lifestyle

Meta Will Pay 17 Billion Dollars and Switch Off the Things That Made Instagram Work on Teenagers

Forty seven states settled with Meta on Wednesday, days into a trial in Oakland. The money is a fraction of one year of revenue. The rest of the deal is a list of product changes: a daily cap for under eighteens, hidden likes, no notifications during school.

Aug 28, 2026/4 min read

An aerial view of the Facebook campus at Menlo Park in California, the headquarters of Meta

Lifestyle

The People You Have Never Met Are the Ones Making You Lonely, and the Friends Are Not Helping

A nationally representative study of 1,512 American adults found those with the most social media contacts they had never met in person had more than double the odds of loneliness. Contacts who were close friends made no difference either way.

Aug 26, 2026/3 min read

King's Cross station in London at night, seen from the Euston Road

Lifestyle

Five More Minutes of Sleep and Two More Minutes of Exercise a Day Were Worth an Extra Year of Life

A study of 59,078 people found the minimum combined improvement associated with one more year of life was startlingly small. The same study found the maximum was nine years, which is the number nobody is quoting.

Aug 25, 2026/4 min read

Low morning sunlight falling across an empty tree lined footpath

Fashion

The Gulf Lost Up to a Quarter of Its Luxury Shoppers. The Brands Responded by Moving Further Upmarket

Bain puts the shrinkage in the Gulf's luxury customer base at 15 to 25 per cent in early 2026 while the Americas surged. The industry's answer to losing aspirational buyers has been to stop trying to keep them.

Aug 18, 2026/5 min read

A luxury boutique frontage in a Gulf shopping mall

Fashion

Fashion Brands Spent Years Fighting Resale. Now They Want to Run It

Secondhand is a 393 billion dollar market and roughly a tenth of all money spent on clothing. Zara, H&M, Levi's and others are building their own platforms to capture a trade they used to ignore.

Aug 17, 2026/3 min read

A rail of secondhand clothing in a shop interior

Fashion

How to Stop Gulf Summers Destroying Your Clothes

Heat, sweat, hard water and relentless sun age a wardrobe faster than wear does. Most of the damage is preventable, and almost all of it comes down to washing habits rather than fabric choice.

Aug 12, 2026/4 min read

Pale linen shirts drying on a line in shade

Fashion

Cost Per Wear Is the Only Fashion Maths That Survives Contact With a Wardrobe

The price tag tells you almost nothing. Divide by the number of times you will actually wear it and the expensive coat is frequently the cheap one, but only if you are honest about the denominator.

Aug 8, 2026/4 min read

A short rail of well-made garments in neutral tones

Fashion

Smart Glasses Have a Style Problem Called Surveillance

AI eyewear is becoming more capable and less conspicuous, but a celebrity revolt and fresh privacy fixes show that bystanders still get a vote on adoption.

Jul 22, 2026/4 min read

Smart glasses with a camera in the hinge on a dark surface

Lifestyle

Soft Existence Wants Your Pantry to Look This Good

A new Dubai home goods label turns kitchen storage and candles into display-worthy objects, betting that everyday clutter deserves better design.

Jun 24, 2026/4 min read