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Packing light: Chic travel accessories to refresh your luggage
It’s time to refresh your travel wardrobe. From the right-sized backpack to handy phone cases, we round up the season’s best travel accessories. So don’t leave home without them.
Can Japan save fashion?
Anxious luxury groups have seen big sales drops in China and Russia but one country just keeps growing.
Treats in store
One-stop shopping in the Japanese capital gets a luxurious makeover as the owners of the prestigious Midtown spruce up their offer.
Pitti Uomo sets a confident tone for menswear as heritage brands and new labels draw buyers to Florence
Florence’s Pitti Uomo fair is a benchmark for the shifting menswear market and a chance to spot future big-name brands. This season also showcased the city of Florence and ‘Brand Italy’.
Thriving threads
The various strands of the fashion industry spent the past year pulling themselves together after a tough 2009. Monocle speaks to the brands that are now planning to spread their wings in 2011.
Fashion
The new shoemaker with old-fashioned values, hand-embroidered dresses from Mexico and Peru, a new take on desert boots, and Adidas's latest diffusion.
Pitti boys
Florence’s Pitti Uomo fair is where big deals are made and wearable clothes are previewed. This year, the event saw new interest from eastern Europe and, for the first time, showcased womenswear.
Relaxed fit
Slowear successfully disregards ‘fashion’ in favour of quality, provenance and longevity, housing four of our favourite Italian clothing companies under one umbrella brand.
