The garment, which has its roots in ‘majo’ costumes ‘worn by working class people’ in Spain, has inspired big name designers like Christian Dior /fashion/trends/flamenco-dress-fashion-trends-spain-culture-111713702857095.html 111713702857095 story Luis Fernandez's workshop in Seville's Old City is buzzing with customers who have...

Marseille, France’s oldest city, is a mix of old and new, and a convenient location to explore southern France, and Monaco and Nice /news/big-story/travel-marseille-explore-southern-france-111713506687171.html 111713506687171 story France, for most of the world, is Paris—arguably global pop culture’s most romantic city—and...

The chairperson of Valentino says affluent consumers will soon want bold designs again /fashion/trends/fashion-industry-quiet-luxury-valentino-111713866418487.html 111713866418487 story The fashion industry’s era of so-called quiet luxury is over and affluent consumers will want bold designs again, the chairman of Valentino has predicted.Rachid...

Hydrating mists can help keep the skin moisturised during the summer season. A list of scents to match different occasions /fashion/beauty/facial-mist-summer-season-beauty-shopping-111713858411847.html 111713858411847 story During summers, mists are a godsend. For, those cooling droplets offer instant calmness as soon as they...

In a world full of noise, a growing number of professionals are using storytelling to convey complex information, connect and collaborate /news/big-story/business-storytelling-happier-workplaces-communication-connection-111713719757190.html 111713719757190 story Ayesha Fernandez loves to tell stories. Like the tale of the tortoise and the hare—not the...

Actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal on launching a brand dedicated to the traditional embroidery of Lucknow and the importance of handmade /fashion/trends/chikankari-traditional-embroidery-artisan-ali-fazal-richa-chadha-covid-111713755156810.html 111713755156810 story Actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, in collaboration with Lucknow-based designer Yasmin Saeed, have launched...

On a windy April day, we were at Baragaon in the languorous city of Guwahati, Assam. In the sky, a large bird flapped its wings slowly. It was the bird we were looking for; we moved in its direction. We...

A showroom in northern Paris sells deadstocks at a sizeable discount to up-and-coming designers /fashion/trends/fashion-waste-luxury-textiles-sustainable-111713672946853.html 111713672946853 story At the Nona Source showroom in northern Paris, designers pick through luxurious textiles with ornate names: curly alpaca, geometrical macrame guipure, silk diamond...

The sports brand and its peers are keen to generate a buzz around the Games for Gen Z and teenage consumers /fashion/trends/adidas-olympics-2024-sports-fashion-celebrity-trends-111713498535781.html 111713498535781 story Adidas launched new shoes for 41 Olympic disciplines at an event in Paris on Thursday, alongside...