17 h. ago Why the US Open is attracting luxury brands as tennis fashion takes off

Before New York Fashion Week kicks off in Manhattan, some of the incoming brands are making an early first stop elsewhere — out in Queens, on the blue hard courts of the U.S. Open, where play continues through next weekend.

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17 h. ago Luxury brand announces massive giveaway after opening in city

Premium home and body cosmetics brand Rituals has opened at The Quadrant Shopping Centre in Swansea

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21 h. ago I've got that sinking feeling... Moment brand new luxury yacht sinks, just minutes after it is launched

The incident happened about 200 metres offshore in the Eregli district of Zonguldak in northern Turkey on Tuesday.

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66 h. ago This week's Middle of Lidl deals include autumn cookware over £300 cheaper than luxury brand

Cook up some comforting dishes this season with Lidl's designer-looking casserole dishes.

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68 h. ago 'LookFantastic’s 2025 beauty advent calendar got me £550 worth of free luxury beauty products'

LookFantastic has finally launched its 2025 beauty advent calendar, and it’s full of luxury brands like Medik8, Elemis and Rodial with £550 worth of free goodies inside

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3 d. ago Tennis fashion is exploding at the US Open. Luxury brands want in

Before New York Fashion Week kicks off in Manhattan, some of the incoming brands are making an early first stop elsewhere — in Queens, on the blue hard courts of the U.S. Open

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2 w. ago Swatch pulls ‘racist’ advert featuring Asian model in ‘slanted eyes’ pose

The Swiss luxury watch brand has apologised after accusations of racism

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2 w. ago The Real Housewives of London review – one of them dresses up in ruffs like a Poundshop Elizabeth I

After a 20-year wait, the UK capital gets an edition of the US reality franchise – and the results are as hellish as you might expect. It was worth the waitIt’s taken nearly 20 years for the American reality franchise to wind its way across the Atlantic to the capital. In the meantime, there were pretenders and near-misses – Ladies of London, Real Housewives of Cheshire – but now, finally, west London’s ex-model community has a viable retirement plan.The delay seems all the more inexplicable, when you consider how to the manner born – if not to the manor born – these ladies are. Take Amanda, who lives in Belgravia, drives a Bentley convertible, runs an underperforming luxury beauty brand and is in a co-dependent relationship with her poodle-cum-stylist, Monty. Amanda has it all – clearly – and in the first episode’s first five minutes, she cements her status as RHOL’s Queen Bee by saying: “I’m actually a really private person.” Direct to camera. On a reality TV show. With a straight...

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2 w. ago From royal hatters to top tailors: James Bond lawyers line up trademark fight team

How the company that controls 007 merchandising is taking on the Austrian challenging for ownershipKing Charles’s personal shirtmaker. The world’s oldest hatters, who designed fitments for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation crown and boast fans including Winston Churchill. A luxury sports brand with a “spy-ready” ski-suit.Has James Bond assembled a crack team that can successfully take on his latest adversary? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sneak peek inside the UK's new safari lodges where you can watch giraffes from bed

The Reserve, Chester Zoo’s brand new luxury lodge complex, opens to the public on Monday but we got a sneak peek at the rooms that overlook the giraffes

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3 w. ago Luxury brand Reiss reduces Amanda Holden's £198 'gorgeous' dress to £78

The Louise Cowl Back Mini Dress from the luxury brand is now discounted on Reiss' own website and Next

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3 w. ago Meghan Markle has awkward Kardashians moment as she gifts As Ever merch to stars... who fail to acknowledge her

Khloe Kardashian , 41, shared snaps from sister Kylie Jenner's 28th birthday party over the weekend, which included a deluxe hamper from the former working Royal's luxury brand.

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3 w. ago Luxury jewellery brand Faberge sold to tech investor for £37m

London-listed gemstone specialist Gemfields revealed on Monday that it sold the Faberge business to SMG Capital.

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3 w. ago Space NK launches £60 summer beauty edit packed with luxury brands worth £158

Space NK's new summer edit features a selection of beauty must-haves worth £158 from luxury brands like Tatcha and Westman Atelier for £60

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3 w. ago ‘A lot of money to be made’: Paris hit with spate of €1m handbag heists

Police say ease of re-selling, twinned with growing demand, has encouraged gangs to target luxury leather goodsA series of million-euro robberies of luxury handbags from boutiques and brand headquarters in Paris has shown that high-value leather goods are now a bigger target for organised criminals than jewels or cash, as French police pursue sophisticated gangs targeting designer bags.Paris has been the scene of several high-profile robberies of handbags over the past year, fuelled by the growing global demand for designer leather goods, which are increasingly being displayed by influencers on social media. As designer handbags sell for record prices at auction – with the late singer Jane Birkin’s Hermès bag fetching €8.6m (£7.4m) this summer – prices are rising in boutiques and secondhand bags are gaining value as collectors’ items. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Balenciaga is selling crumpled up tote bag and people can't get over the price

Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga was founded in Spain more than 100 years ago and, today, is renowned for its high end and ready-to-wear line of accessories, shoes and handbags

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3 w. ago A brand of one’s own: how Denmark’s women are redrawing fashion’s rules

In an industry dominated by male creative directors, a quiet shift is taking place in Copenhagen, where women are not only leading labels but redefining what success looks likeFootball fans will be familiar with the manager musical chairs, but fashion has been strangely similar over the last year. Since mid-2024 there have been 17 new designers appointed to head up houses including Gucci and Dior. But, in an industry fuelled by womenswear, just four of these appointments have been women.And there are other depressing statistics. Of the top 30 luxury brands in the Vogue Business Index, a mere five creative directors are women. At Kering, the luxury conglomerate that owns Balenciaga and Valentino, there is just one: Louise Trotter at Bottega Veneta. At LVMH, the fashion behemoth that counts Loewe and Dior among its brands, again, just one label is helmed by a woman – Sarah Burton at Givenchy. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Harrods beauty advent calendar returns after fragrance one sold out in 48 hours

The luxury haul contains premium brands like Medik8, Augustinus Bader, La Mer and more

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4 w. ago Next's £22 beauty box features luxury fragrances from brands like YSL and Nuxe

Next's new Fragrance Edit Beauty Box includes five different perfumes, mists, and candles, from luxury brands like YSL, Nuxe and Floral Street

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4 w. ago Next launches £22 fragrance beauty box worth £56 featuring bestselling YSL perfume

Next has dropped its latest £22 beauty box featuring five different fragrances worth £56, including luxury brands like YSL and NUXE

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