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 

Andreas Verheijen, a florist from Holland, goes to market in London