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May I begin by saying something patronising? I feel sorry for you. I don’t mean to be insulting and I don’t feel sorry for all of you. Just those who were born with a silver spoon. Let me explain. You likely take it for granted that your life will be one of luxury. You travel […]
Our essential guide to the Dutch capital begins with its art. From the unmissable Van Gogh Museum to the partly reopened Rijksmuseum and the ever-changing FOAM photography museum, here is where to look first in Amsterdam.
Enlivening classical cuts with splashes of colour and playful stripes, Paul Smith's designs feel as fresh as they did in the 1970s. Warren Singh-Bartlett meets the man behind one of fashion's most enduring labels.
Forget bee venom, snail secretion or haemorrhoid cream beneath the eyes. Bespoke gathers seven genuinely extraordinary beauty solutions, from gold-plate facelifts onwards, for those who find conventional pampering altogether too tame and predictable.
Much about Ahmed Mater’s world seems to reconcile opposing states of being. Somehow, the artist finds space for religion and science, anatomy and spirituality, technology and tradition, violence and morality, swarming multitudes and empty plots of land. Speak with Ahmed Mater and almost…
In a quiet London hotel lobby, the former Al Jazeera director-general reflects on the relief of stepping away from relentless responsibility, and on a career spent watching the screen so the world could too.
Suppose you have more money than you could spend in a lifetime, possibly two. What do you do with it once you are gone? A wry meditation on philanthropy, legacy and the choices great wealth leaves.
Why did dynamite's inventor endow a prize for peace? Some see atonement for his explosive legacy, others the influence of pacifist Bertha von Suttner. We unravel the enduring mystery behind Alfred Nobel's celebrated award.
A dispiriting encounter in a London shop forces an unwelcome truth: a forty-six-year-old man, however youthful he feels, is fooling no one. A rueful confession about age, vanity and the padding that quietly accumulates.
Couples have wrestled with infertility throughout history, yet modern medicine now lets almost anyone conceive. With babies made in the laboratory rather than the old-fashioned way, the business of baby-making has all but left the bedroom.
For something so bound up with joy, the wedding dress is a rather sad thing: the most expensive gown a bride may ever buy, then left hanging dejectedly after just one glorious day.
As mass fashion encroaches, premium houses are rethinking their strategy through aggressive campaigns, celebrity endorsements and mass collaborations. We examine how both markets now compete for the same customer eager to trade up to luxury.