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...No “Taskrabbit” is going to splurge on one of Fendi’s denim or leather utility aprons for spring, but if they did, they’d find them fit for purpose....
...He describes the aesthetic of his first collection — shown on supermodel friends he’d called in through favours — as conjuring up “a grandiose, decadent, very English kind of lady, with bespoke and interesting...
...I’d want to be around to enjoy the glory!” Follow FTWeekend on Instagram and X, and subscribe to our podcast Life and Art wherever you listen...
...We’re supposed to have 57 aircraft delivered to us by the end of April, and we think we’d be lucky to get 50 by the end of June....
...It did not have the rigid structure you’d see from European industrial producers working with large joineries. He arrived in Brazil as an immigrant war refugee; he had to pivot....
...Bombardier, Canada’s former industrial champion, was almost bankrupted attempting to do just that with its C series, a small single-aisle offering....
...Bold currency bet When Alaska Air proposed a merger with the parent of Hawaiian Airlines in December there was one factor that may have been overlooked: the asymmetric yen trade....
...The latest collection from Engineered Garments – a brand synonymous with navy twill – includes the D Sum jacket that is inspired by the Japanese double-breasted samue workwear jacket....
...“F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E” and “Sorted for E’s & Wizz” were ticked off like rites of passage from someone moving from Sheffield outsider to Britpop in-crowd....
...But G goes on leave at this point, handing the file over to H, who drafts a minute, which is signed by D and returned to C, who revises his draft accordingly and lays the new version before A.”...
...I’d work with the elephants because I’d enjoy giving them a hug from time to time. I’ve recently rediscovered my collection of vinyl....
...In 2017, a 37m-high rocket inscribed with Chanel’s double-C logo almost did, rising up like a NASA simulator at the end of its AW17 presentation....
...Sarah O’Connor: When economists talk about ageing, they often talk about it in quite gloomy terms....
...According to MMO Population tracker, it has c 18.7m subscribers and 353k daily active players which ranks number 14 of 140 tracked MMOs....
...M-O-U-R-N . . . Tim Hayward Half mourning. M-O-U-R-N-I-N-G....
...“It’s not imminent,” O’ Shea said. “We made mistakes on this — very public mistakes — I’d rather take the time to get it right than rush back into it.”...
...Earlier this year, JKS decided to tap investors including celebrities, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, to see if they’d invest £250,000 or more into the venture....
...Ben McKenzie, best known for playing Ryan Atwood on the teen drama The O.C., swaps the screen for the keyboard in something of a personal crusade to reveal the true nature of crypto....
...Accessed by private tunnel, the pair of adjoining chalets (the seven-bedroom East Wing and six-bedroom West Wing) perch above the prestigious Petit Alaska enclave....
...They were a nuisance but they were part of the neighbourhood, as was Bond Street Kitchen on the second floor, where I’d regularly meet friends to flirt with our favourite waiter....
...Sarah O’Connor: It has been a couple of years now since the UK changed its immigration policy quite dramatically, and effectively stopped most lower-paid migrants from coming in....
...And we’d like to think that Paris Saint-Germain is part of that.”...
...Kanye West’s “White Lives Matter” shirt went off like a bomb at Paris Fashion Week, Cher was photographed at dinner with Rick Owens wearing a vintage Stephen Sprouse blazer emblazoned with “God Save N.Y.C....
...We’d bet that others may follow suit....
...I’d love to hear about what traditions you value — email me at isabel.berwick@ft.com....
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