With the perfect dress, the flowers in place, the table plans artfully composed, it just wouldn't have done for the royal wedding to have smelled of musty antique carpets... more
Lady Gaga's fetishwear look, including PVC ankle boots and latex bodysuits, is a catwalk hit and soon set to arrive on the street, says Rosamund Urwin... more
Who match-made Madonna, got Kate Moss on stage with Pink Floyd and filled the capital with multicoloured elephants? Olivia Cole meets the London alchemists who make the impossible possible... more
Once, we only ever saw Jemima Khan at premieres and parties. Now she’s a woman with causes. Nick Curtis and Olivia Cole chart her journey from dilettante to militant... more
Angry campaigners battling to save Portobello market said today they had been 'stabbed in the back' after planners gave the go-ahead to the redevelopment of one of its biggest antiques arcades... more
Campaign to save Portobello Market claims a key victory after councillors rule that an 'inappropriate' fashion store in the heart of the antiques quarter breaches planning rules... more
A new picture book documents the life of London's most bohemian quarter. Liz Hoggard meets the cover girl and some of its denizens explain why they love it so much... more
After one of the City’s highest-flying women describes 12 months of maternity leave as “a nightmare” for employers, a writer and working mother offers her own “gender-friendly” solution to the problem... more
Sir Clement Freud, who died this week, was just one member of a colourful family dynasty that continues to leave its mark on us, as Sebastian Shakespeare reports... more
Get your Manolos at the ready for the return of London Fashion Week, the capital's annual homage to classic couture and innovative new designs.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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