Design

The V&A museum in London takes readers on a Georgian gilt trip

There are many reasons why we buy one item of clothing and not another. We asked 11 dedicated ringleaders of fashion who influences them and how

Why this jacket is a millefeuille of meanings and leanings, memories and possibilities

Bertie Bertinez, a shop assistant, gets a suit fit for selling in

Wood-burning stoves may be fashionable, but are they functional? Our undercover expert makes a cool assessment

Rémi Babinet, the brains behind the Evian ads, likes sharp, elegant lines

In the mid-1950s, Mercedes ruled the world’s racing circuits with a revered car

Real or fake, flowers are nature’s walk-in wardrobe, bursting with ready-to-wear allure

From the side, it looked like a rocker with a mullet. From behind, like a dog squatting. Decades after its demise, the Jowett Javelin still intrigues Jonathan Meades

All fashion is artifice. But when even a pair of shoes tells lies, we have crossed a line