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Busy BC
British Columbia craftsmen have been producing hard-wearing clothes and footwear for generations. Now these homespun manufacturers are finding new international markets, with their long-established reputations and promise of quality as their trump cards.
Tailor-maid
Sometimes it pays to look that bit smarter, and this season’s neat but versatile tailoring, structured dresses and oversized bags are everything you need to take you from farmer’s market to meeting.
10 season’s best
From Paris Fashion Week to Pitti Immagine Uomo Monocle’s fashion team bring you their favourite made-to-last looks for this spring.
Fashion
Tomorrowland's new Tokyo store, the Japanese womenswear label inspired by menswear, Lebanese designer Rabih Kayrouz's new ready-to-wear collection, and a Q&A with Monocle favourite Oliver Spencer.
Design for life?
It’s graduation time in design schools. But will there be jobs for the new talents – and do they deserve them? Monocle asks leading players if we’re creating the designers we need.
Great Sheikhs
Abu Dhabi is built on oil but the city is morphing into a technology and culture superpower. Who are the visionaries on the ground turning dreams into bricks and mortar?
Mellow yellow
Spring is here and it’s time to get friendly with this season’s shorts. If it’s a bit early to bare, we suggest lightweight cotton trousers, 1920s-inspired knits and blazers for mooching.
Bath time
The most anticipated date on the bathroom industry calendar is the ISH fair in Frankfurt. Monocle was there to seek out the latest and the best in taps, sinks, baths and toilets.
Fashion
Britain's Nörsea, Chicago's hat man, Brittany's Guy Cotten, Montréal's Naked and Famous Denim plus Jeremy Hackett heads to Japan.
Architecture/Design
Iceland's healthy take on the pharmacy, a playful kindergarten in Germany, making Hay in Copenhagen and the sharpest knives in the box.
