Retail
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Material thinking
Inside Borre Akkersdijk's Amsterdam lab, where knitted fabrics for Adidas, Nike and Gore are engineered to look futuristic and perform brilliantly—proof that textiles, done right, need no logo.
Christmas shopping in Copenhagen
We go on a jaunt around the Danish capital to find the best – and sharpest – retail outposts for all your stocking-filler needs.
On design
To celebrate the collaboration between Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer and Japanese designer Hiroshi Fujiwara, we contemplate the pursuit of perfection to achieve timeless appeal.
Insider guide
Gastown is the place to head for shopping if you’re in town. Resident fashion retailer Saager Dilawri shows us round.
Insider guide
Designer Junji Tanigawa takes us on a tour of the best shopping spots in the Japanese capital.
Fashion
Coats worth investing in, plus Nomos Glashütte watches and Valextra’s customised-bag initiative.
Dream catcher
The creative mastermind behind some of the industry’s most iconic campaigns and covers talks about going digital, selling sex and defining luxury.
Crowd pleasers
Italians, even in the smallest of towns, make big demands on their luxury fashion emporiums. A special network gives them a helping hand.
Business
A new fashion retail school in Hong Kong and a Spanish trucking company adding colour to the roads.
Insider guide
Buying gifts in the Danish capital this Christmas? Local purveyor of shoes, bags and accessories, Yvonne Koné, has an itinerary.
