Retail
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Hidden talents
Tokyo furniture shop Bullpen is one of the few outlets focusing on handmade pieces by lesser-known design talent.
Winning Toulouse
Meet the French duo who are showing the fashion world how to do retail – and they’re not even based in Paris.
Shop, read, listen
Unique boutiques offering covetable homeware, exquisite candles and canny storage, plus a few absorbing page-turners and delights for your eyes and ears.
Fashion
A stellar new men’s brand from New York, Prada gets sporty and Olsen twins brand The Row makes its move into menswear.
Best in class: Mexico City
Handsome interiors shop Taxonomía caters to a discerning clientele who shun the traditional in favour of contemporary homegrown products and Mexican manufacturing finesse.
Editor’s letter
From a rooftop in Rome, our editor makes the case for print's survival — and calls out the kiosk operators replacing magazines with fizzy drinks and self-serve coffee machines.
Class of their own
Top-flight trainers and upbeat tunes to get you up and out, and tasteful homeware, thrilling reads and film tips if you want to cosy up at home as the evenings draw in.
Heart of the city
Ami is the non-fashion brand – that’s super fashion. Its easy Parisian style has won over men and now it’s tackling the women’s market.
A single plan
He’s created a luxury behemoth from scratch and is determined to stay independent, outspoken and successful. Tom Ford talks sex, retail and trackpants.
Little treasures
We're having children later in life, which hopefully means our bank balances are more handsome. The outcome: a lot of money to spend on our kids.
