Natalie Theodosi
Fashion creatives who are breaking new ground
From a trailblazing Japanese label’s hi-tech textiles to a Danish coffee roastery’s foray into fashion, we look at the designers and brands taking delight in challenging expectations.
The Monocle Design Awards 2024
The latest edition of the Monocle Design Awards is here to celebrate the year’s most inspiring and ingenious products, models and structures as they set the standard across private and public spaces.
The Fashion Top 25
As the market becomes ever-more saturated, there has never been a better time to interrogate our understanding of luxury. We have scoured the globe to bring together the makers and retailers that stand out.
Jil Sander is bringing its modern, understated aesthetic to London
The husband-and-wife duo behind the popular brand are searching for beauty in simplicity with the brand’s new shop in the UK capital.
You’ve got male: Brands to keep an eye out for in 2024
From a welcoming new Paris boutique founded by two upstart designers from Dijon to Italian jackets that marry natural materials with couture techniques, we look at this year’s trajectory of menswear.
Where next for luxury retail?
Once touted as unstoppable disruptors of fashion retail, luxury e-commerce companies have struggled to recover their pre-pandemic momentum. We discuss the sector’s future and opportunities to reinvent it for the better.
The Monocle Guide to Scotland
Our Scotland survey goes beyond the nation’s world-famous scenery to visit some of the makers, creators and company owners who make it such a dynamic 21st-century destination.
Trading places
Despite the convenience of online shopping, a new generation of designers, buyers and entrepreneurs are reaffirming the irreplaceable charms of in-person retail. Here are five new outlets that we admire.
Creative resistance
The outbreak of war could have spelt the end for these Ukrainian businesses but the women running them are refusing to give up – and proving to be soft-power players.
What’s The Big Idea?
We profile some of the brightest founders and firms that have identified new markets and revenue streams. Plus, how to build a charming co-working space, the perfect office chair and more.
