Culture
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Is the Most Frightening Film of the Year
Two decades after the cerulean speech, the sequel arrives in a world where magazines, influence and power are no longer where the first film left them.
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
An editorial on modern power, brand behaviour, intellectual property, and market architecture.
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Where strategy leaves a mark.
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Fashion
Why Do Luxury Brands Make Beauty Products?
Fragrance and beauty let a fashion house sell its name to millions who will never buy the handbag, and fund the runway that keeps the name worth buying.
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Updated 7 Oct 2026
Law
Could Lady Whistledown Survive Today? Defamation, Libel, and Media Law Beyond the World of Bridgerton
Ton society feared her pen. Modern defamation law, platform rules and data protection would have plenty to say about it too.
Tech
The Algorithm Has Taste Now. Does It Have Judgement?
Personalisation promised to show everyone what they wanted. In luxury, it risks showing everyone the same thing.
Law
Why Data-Caring Has to Be the Next Big Investment for Luxury Brands
Luxury clients expect their tailor to keep a secret. They expect the same of the CRM, and regulators increasingly agree.
Culture
Why Everyone Is Dressing Like a Period Drama
Costume dramas have become trend forecasters. The sales data, and the search data, agree.
Fashion
The season’s grammar, decoded.
All Fashion stories →Heritage Houses and the Business of Memory
Why the oldest names in fashion are mining their past, and what newer brands can learn about building a memory worth selling.
Tech
Where code meets the cutting table.
All Tech stories →The Algorithm Has Taste Now. Does It Have Judgement?
Personalisation promised to show everyone what they wanted. In luxury, it risks showing everyone the same thing.
Culture
What we watch, wear and worship.
All Culture stories →Why Everyone Is Dressing Like a Period Drama
Costume dramas have become trend forecasters. The sales data, and the search data, agree.
Law
The fine print behind the fine things.
All Law stories →Could Lady Whistledown Survive Today? Defamation, Libel, and Media Law Beyond the World of Bridgerton
Ton society feared her pen. Modern defamation law, platform rules and data protection would have plenty to say about it too.