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Loewe and Hermès have brought a new buzz. Can design brands raise their game?

Milan is marked by a new kind of creativity and constraint, as Fendi, Max Mara and Prada offer an assured point of view needed in luxury

Italian labels Tod’s and Versace double down on their house codes

Progressive events relieve pressure but fail to loosen the grip of the country’s rigid political system

Powerful stagings of ‘Roots’ and ‘Look Back in Anger’ remain disturbingly resonant

A family history that exposes China’s authoritarian regime and an era of repression

The Irish writer on acting, sequels and the problem with contemporary literature

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over Taiwan could get in the way of sending more.

The first lady’s look prompted many memes — and signalled a possible rapprochement with American designers

Lawyers, bankers and many other professionals are now using chatbots to communicate, some without company oversight