With the National Gallery of Victoria’s exhibition on Christian Dior, Nathalia Archila and Jack Yan look at its 70-year history, from the postwar period that put it firmly on the map, through a time when the brand was out of sync with the Zeitgeist, to its renewal under Maria Grazia Chiuri as its first female creative director
Natalia Vodianova
Looking Forward again after 70 years
Natalia Vodianova
A conscious decision
Pluck of the Irish
Gerry Kelly is putting the “design” back into designer jeans through his handcrafted, environmentally conscious Sonas Denim collection, writes Elyse Glickman
The end of convention
Times may be uncertain, but designers are sending a clear message: it’s time to shake off convention in New York, as Lola Cristall reports from the autumn– winter 2017–18 shows
A guide to crueltyfree cosmetics
There are five things to look for to make sure what you’re buying is genuinely cruelty-free, says Nathalia Archila
Enlivened
Lola Cristall gets the heads-up on the latest beauty products. There are going to be great skin and fragrances around this summer
My hotel room
Aladdin Ishmael, a well known Los Angeles photographer, has spent 18 months travelling to some of the most luxurious international hotels. In each city he has worked with top models, intimately shooting them in the rooms. Nathalia Archila looks at the project
The SUV of the future has arrived
Jack Yan talks about Lucire’s 2017 choice for the Car to Be Seen in, the newly launched Range Rover Velar, unveiled at the Design Museum in London
British glamour meets Moroccan tradition
The news that British style legend Jasper Conran has opened a boutique hotel reinforces the notion that Marrakech is a true cultural crossroads, writes Stanley Moss
Rolling on the river
Elyse Glickman and Derek J. Poirier experience the Netherlands and Belgium on a luxury river cruise with AmaWaterways