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Richard Ardagh: the prince of prints

20.11.09
From T-shirts for Paul Smith to homeware for Marc Jacobs, Richard Ardagh is a poster boy for font freaks ... more

How Luella Bartley fell from planet fashion

13.11.09
As the recession forces Luella Bartley to shut up shop, Rosamund Urwin reveals how high-end labels are now hanging by a thread in this cut-throat business... more

The lives and loves of Paloma Faith

23.10.09
Paloma Faith, actress, singer, magician's assistant and burlesque dancer, is a startling talent. Hermione Eyre meets the inventive eccentric who always knew she would be famous... more

London's artists: the West way

16.10.09
London's artists run in packs: in West London studios range from a disused gas works to an artists' commune and a charity-run studio complex... more

Scarlett Raven: the new easel angel

05.10.09
Scarlett Raven's work sits somewhere between Vincent van Gogh and Jackson Pollock, and depicts scenes of nature – such as fields of poppies, and the sea ... more

Ashes to ashes … dust, skulls and cow brains on the Turner Prize shortlist

05.10.09
A huge pile of dust and the skull of a sperm whale are among this year’s shortlisted entries for the Turner Prize... more

Will chaps warm to the Mantyhose?

23.09.09
The “Mantyhose” has been designed to keep a chap’s legs warm this winter, while still allowing him to be fashionable... more

It’s undress to impress for Antonio Berardi’s show of sexiness

21.09.09
London Fashion Week: She's got legs — she knows how to use them. ZZ Top’s paean to shapely pins should have been the soundtrack to Antonio Berardi’s show at London Fashion Week... more

Bags of talent: meet the accessorisers of the future

18.09.09
These pocket geniuses are aiming high with their accessories, ranging from bags with a military influence, to knuckle-duster rings in rose gold...... more

Topshop gets ready to croc with snappy new designer line

17.09.09
Topshop is preparing for a “handbags-at-dawn riot” on Friday when designer Christopher Kane unveils his new collection for the chain... more

London Fashion Week: the capital's most exciting designers

15.09.09
In the countdown to London Fashion Week, three of the capital’s most exciting designers talk about money, rivalry and why this city has more creative energy than anywhere else in the world... more

Tiny tycoons: the young Londoners bucking the recession

28.08.09
Last week a report claimed that nearly 1 million under-25s were on the dole. But in the capital, bright young businesses are springing up like green shoots. Andy Barker meets the Dragons of the future...... more

This week we're loving....

04.08.09
Brogue-maker Grenson collaborates with shoe designer Olivia Morris, Gok Wan provides fashion tips at Gatwick airport and Clemency London opens in Harvey Nichols ... more

Pick up some smart art: Six young British artists to watch

17.07.09
Move over Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst - a new wave of British artists is emerging. For canny investors, now may be the time to start collecting such work... 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

Charity cycle for student left paralysed in knife attack

22.05.09
A group of charity fundraisers will attempt to cycle 600 miles in six days to support a student left paralysed in a knife attack... more

Here come the girls of London Fashion Week

10.05.09
Men have dominated the world of fashion for long enough. At London Fashion Week women are taking centre stage... more

Sienna finds plenty to shout about at Fashion Week

23.02.09
Sienna Miller and her sister Savannah overcame their nerves to introduce their fashion label Twenty8Twelve to London Fashion Week ... more

A Night Out in London: Woman in Mind & Zizzi

20.02.09
Woman In Mind is the latest Alan Ayckbourn play to be staged in the West End. Make sure you see it and treat yourself to a great value dinner. ... more

From Red Square to Trafalgar - the Russians are coming

16.01.09
With more than 400,000 Russians now living here, we look at why they are swapping Red Square for Trafalgar Square ... more

Sienna Miller and her sister design for catwalk

05.01.09
Sienna Miller is to make her London Fashion Week debut next month after securing a prime-time slot to show off a collection she designed with her sister. ... more

Sienna and sister catwalk into prime fashion week slot

05.01.09
Sienna Miller is to make her debut at London Fashion Week next month after securing a prime-time slot to show off the collection she designed ith her older sister... more

Influentials 2009

02.01.09
From finance to fashion and politics to property, the past 12 months have seen dramatic changes in who wields influence in the capital. So who are the up-and-coming power players in London this year?... more

London bike park 'one of the safest in world'

17.12.08
A London bicycle park has been selected as one of the world's best examples of cycle safety... more

Britart's young pretenders

27.11.08
A tower of video cassettes, an installation of abandoned glasses and slowed-down footage of the moon in orbit. It's the art of the future... more

Will the party soon be over for the Frieze crowd?

16.10.08
As London’s largest art fair opens to the public, our critic reveals the best — and the worst excesses — of the inflated contemporary market... more

New concert hall for capital

29.04.08
A 420-seat concert hall, the first to open in London since the Barbican, will be launched in October with a festival of 100 music events.... more

Stage is set for capital's first new concert hall in 26 years

29.04.08
The first concert hall to open in London since the Barbican in 1982 will be launched in October with a festival of 100 musical events... more

St Martins up for sale at £60m

17.04.08
The buildings where the Sex Pistols played their first gig, fashion designer John Galliano honed his cutting skills and artists Gilbert and George first met are up for sale... more

Cartoon capers at the V&A

28.03.07
The V&A is celebrating the moving image with a series of workshops, screenings and performances focusing on animation, from hand-drawn frames to the latest computer technologies.... more

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