Justin RowlattClimate Editor BBC There is a photograph, taken ten years ago in Paris, that today seems like something of a relic. In it, dozens of men and women line up in dark suits, in front of an enormous sign that reads COP21 Paris. Right in the middle the UK’s then-Prime Minister, David Cameron, grins…
Available for over a year Emily Berry leads us on an exploration of agoraphobia: a poetic journey through the lives of people who don’t like going on journeys. Agoraphobia is elusive and elastic – and it’s very probably not what you think it is. Poet Emily Berry was diagnosed with agoraphobia over ten years ago,…
Published November 9, 2025 Allbirds logged sales of $33 million of the third quarter, down 23 percent, as the U.S. brand continues to face declining sales for its sustainable footwear. Allbirds The San Francisco-based company said sales were negatively impacted by structural changes, including impacts from international distributor transitions, and planned retail store closures. Despite the…
Published November 9, 2025 On the other side of the Atlantic, Canada Goose has set up shop on France’s most famous shopping avenue, in a brand-new 300-square-metre boutique. Located at 71–73 Avenue des Champs Élysées, on the corner of Rue Lincoln, the space aims to be innovative, sitting at the crossroads of retail, art and…
Published November 7, 2025 Few couturiers have more momentum than Stéphane Rolland, who has just debuted his first scent, created in partnership with haute niche perfumer Henry Jacques. Stéphane Rolland’s foray into fragrance – Parfums Henry Jacques The uber discreet launch comes as Rolland puts the finishing touches to his new Paris HQ, a fresh…
Published November 9, 2025 Arav Group expands its portfolio—already home to the brands John Richmond, Silvian Heach and Marco Bologna, as well as the licences Trussardi Junior, Roberto Cavalli Junior and Just Cavalli Junior—with a new partnership in the kidswear space. Arav Group secures the North Sails Junior licence. The company, together with North Sails,…
Published November 9, 2025 By choosing the Parisian Marais for its first store outside Scandinavia, Danish menswear brand Les Deux has secured more than just a retail outpost. For Andreas von der Heide and Kristoffer Haapanen, the co-founders of the label they launched in 2011, the opening marks a pivotal step in its international expansion….
Published November 9, 2025 ’Tis the season for holiday campaigns, and luxury fashion’s frontrunners are embracing togetherness, nostalgia, and a touch of winter fantasy for Holiday 2025. From Prada’s automobile winter journey to Mulberry’s British celebration, here’s how the industry’s biggest names are making the season shine. Mulberry Mulberry Holiday 2025. – Mulberry Mulberry returns…
An international research team led by microbiologists Marc Mussmann and Alexander Loy at the University of Vienna has uncovered a completely new type of microbial metabolism. The newly identified microorganisms, known as MISO bacteria, are able to “breathe” iron minerals by oxidizing toxic sulfide. The scientists discovered that the reaction between hydrogen sulfide — a…
Since the early 20th century, scientists have gathered convincing evidence that the Universe is expanding — and that this expansion is accelerating. The force responsible for this acceleration is called dark energy, a mysterious property of spacetime thought to push galaxies apart. For decades, the prevailing cosmological model, known as Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM),…
