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Demand for luxury goods ‘starts to turn the corner’

19.10.09
The luxury goods market will grow next year for the first time since 2007 thanks to recovering demand from china and growing internet sales, according to management consultants Bain & Co ... more

Ethical McCartney's stellar performance

02.10.09
Stella McCartney's fashion label has shrugged off the recession with record profits boosted by her reputation as an 'ethical' designer... more

Autumn's finest fashion trends

18.08.09
The shops are full of new clothes for autumn and you need to move fast. But you can’t buy until you decide which look to go for. We give you a seasonal lowdown...... more

Lauren and Benetton help fashion to look good again

06.08.09
Hopes are growing that the worst may be over for the global fashion industry after a string of better-than-expected results ... more

Giles Deacon: cutting a splash

02.07.09
Giles Deacon found inspiration for his first bikini line while lounging by the Chateau Marmont pool watching LA girls turn swimwear into daywear. Will Londoners follow suit?... more

Essentials: cocktail watches

05.06.09
Prepare to be dazzled by this stunning selection of diamond-encrusted cocktail watches, with designs from Gucci, Dior and some serious bling from Hermès... more

Gucci changes its tack to bag more spending

02.06.09
Gucci's new chief executive today said the luxury label will focus on its mid-priced range to keep its well-heeled customers splashing out in the recession. ... more

From Patsy to Pixie, Harvey Nicks targets the younger shopper

08.05.09
The Patsy and Eddy generation, it would seem, have tightened their Gucci belts in the recession... more

Stop this slaughter of our small shops

26.03.09
There was blood on the stucco this week as the quarterly rent bills thudded in, giving coronaries to the owners of many little independent boutiques, delis, and shops in my 'hood, Notting Hill... more

Chalk Farm – it’s a magnet for crazies

23.03.09
It didn't have the right ring about it. "Amy Winehouse, Barnet". It sounded as wrong as "Prince William, Catford". And so it was that the genteel suburbs of Barnet, home of good state schools and not too many lock-ins, failed to hold Winehouse in thrall, and back she went to Camden. ... more

Spending on wane at Gucci owner PPR

19.02.09
Fashion: Gucci Group's owner confirmed that spending is going out of fashion. French retail giant PPR said it would reduce costs after sales dipped in the final three months of last year... more

Retail therapy isn’t a spent force yet

29.12.08
You might have thought that the sales would have less of an edge to them this year, given that so many retailers had the bad taste to launch them in the run-up to Christmas... more

Gucci tycoon's home has price slashed by £5m

12.12.08
It is a riot of kitsch, gothic, occultism, and baroque in one of London's most desirable streets, once owned by a millionaire watchmaker who called himself the Black Beast... more

Did Westfield pass the opening day challenge?

31.10.08
As Europe’s biggest shopping mall is opened by the Mayor in west London, we send five of our specialist writers to join the masses to discover what kind of retail experience it has to offer... more

Lavish Christmas parties over for City workers hit by credit crunch

22.10.08
City companies being hit by the collapse of world markets are cutting costs by cancelling office Christmas parties, the Standard can reveal... more

Stella's week gets even better as she goes into profit

03.10.08
Stella McCartney has topped her triumph at the Paris Fashion Week with a first serious profit for her own label... more

Go girl, go Gucci

25.09.08
Gucci might not be the most cuttingedge brand in Milan - that accolade goes to Prada - but when it comes to knocking out hits, it is unassailable... more

Gucci chief leaves after sharp downturn in sales

17.09.08
Fashion: In a fashion industry variant of the standard “family” excuse, Gucci chief Mark Lee is resigning “to spend more time in New York City”... more

Real women aren't served by size zero

14.08.08
Let's face it, the fashion world is allergic to real women. Wriggling out of regulating the catwalk, as the British Fashion Council did yesterday, is symptomatic of an industry in thrall to size zero - and in denial about what the female body actually looks like... more

Man stabbed to death for Gucci handbag

04.08.08
A man was stabbed to death when he was robbed of a Gucci handbag yards from his home... more

Knightsbridge store boss killed in street robbery

04.08.08
The manager of a Sloane Street fashion store has been stabbed to death by a street robber who rif led his pockets as he lay on the ground... more

Fiftysomething Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall kicks off her designer shoes... to go barefoot in the city

13.05.08
After the posing and pouting on the red carpet, Kim Cattrall let her hair - and her feet down - at a London restaurant before she hit the after-party for the Sex And The City movie, in London last night. Playful Kim, 51, was seen sheltering behind co-star Mario Cantone – who plays Charlotte's gay best friend Anthony, as she attempted to creep out of L'atelier Restaurant and headed to the after show party holding her shoes... more

Shrubs and the City: SJP's horticultural hat is the kooky star of the red carpet

13.05.08
As Carrie Bradshaw she enthralled women across the world with her kooky style for six years. And Sarah Jessica Parker didn't disappoint when she arrived for the long awaited world premiere of the Sex And The City movie wearing an outrageous, horticultural themed hat... more

Gucci sales tumble as the downturn heads upmarket

24.04.08
Gucci, the iconic designer brand, gives the first signal that luxury goods sales are starting to feel the effects of the credit crunch... more

Woman on motorbike snatches designer handbags

12.03.08
A woman is being hunted by police after a motorcycle smash and grab raid on a West End fashion store... more

Capital's biggest shopping centre nears opening

10.03.08
Slowly - joist by joist, concrete block by concrete block - what was once a sprawling, desolate building site is turning into London's biggest shopping centre... more

Sugababes and Chanel unite at Albert Hall

10.10.07
Lily Allen, Razorlight, the Sugababes and Shirley Bassey are among the artists playing at this year's Swarovski Fashion Rocks event.... more

Critic's choice: Weekend clubs

10.11.06
LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy curates Magic & Medicine, Movers & Shakers gets a bit glam and there's an old school flavour at Tilteddisco.... more

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