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  • Chanel, 2009

    In Pictures | Shoe Obsession

    Many may think that the extreme heel of today is a recent development, however a new book shows that elevated heels, along with much else attributed to current footwear fashions, have been part of shoe design for over two thousand years...

  • Bottom-half parsnip

    AnOther Happy Monday | Weird And Wonderful Fruit And Vegetables

    For our latest Happy Monday we bring you an array of weird and wonderful fruit and vegetables to mark the start of National Vegetarian Week...

  • From the archive of Marcel L’Herbier

    Who, What, Why | Marcel L'Herbier

    Pioneer of Avant-Garde cinema during the 1920s, Marcel L’Herbier was one of the first filmmakers to bring together artists of various mediums, collaborating with designers and architects to create his now iconic silent films...

  • Alex Turner, Another Man S/S13

    Behind the Pages | The AnOther Man Playlist S/S13

    What better way to celebrate our music-themed S/S13 issue than to invite the brilliant talent from the issue to nominate the track they can't stop listening to right now?...

  • From Totem by Lucy Liu

    Culture Talks | Lucy Liu: Totem

    For many people, Lucy Liu is an actor, an icon, and perhaps most unforgettably, one of Charlie’s Angels. However, surprisingly for some, she is also a visual artist. At her exhibition at The Popular Institute in Manchester...

  • Visitors leaving the Chelsea Flower Show with their purchases after closing on the last day, 1961

    In Pictures | 100 years of the Chelsea Flower Show

    Each May, for five days, a 12 hectare site in the grounds of the Royal Chelsea Hospital is transformed into a modern-day Eden, brimming with horticultural delights from garden and floral exhibits to tree and vegetable displays...

  • From Paris, Texas, Wim Wenders/Sam Shepard, 1984

    In Pictures | Angela Hill and David Owen of IDEA Books

    Know that feeling when you meet someone who has brilliant taste? Someone who likes exactly the things you like but opens your eyes to new worlds? Idea Books, founded by Angela Hill and David Owens...

  • Green asparagus risotto

    The Hunger | La Dolce Domenica at the Bulgari Hotel

    Sunday afternoons have been given a glamorous lift at the new Bulgari Hotel and Residencies in Knightsbridge. Every week for La Dolce Domenica they will be holding an Italian-inspired brunch buffet and à la carte menu...

  • London by Natso Seki

    In Pictures | The Louis Vuitton Travel Book

    Counteless artists have used a sketchbook to document their travels, from JMW Turner to David Hockney. Inspired by the the artist's treasured sketchbook, Louis Vuitton...

  • Bruno Frisoni

    Inner Chic | Bruno Frisoni

    Bruno Frisoni is my television ‘lucky star.’ Of course, he’s Roger Vivier’s wildly talented Creative Director, behind fave pieces in my wardrobe such as the Prismick shopping bag and can't-live-without patent leather Belle Vivier shoes...

  • Louise Bourgeois, Instruction (2002)

    In Pictures | Hans Ulrich Obrist: Do It, The Compendium

    In 1993, over drinks in Paris, Hans Ulrich Obrist and artists Christian Boltanski and Bertrand Lavier conceived Do It – a venture which has gone on to breathe new life into the practice of art curation.

  • Inner works of a Parmagiani watch

    In Pictures | Discovering Parmigiani Fleurier

    L’Atelier Parmigiani recently opened its doors on Mount Street, Mayfair, thus establishing a pied-à-terre for this luxury Swiss watch brand in London. As well as a plush and inviting showroom, the atelier is home to an onsite watchmaker...