A woman in a bordeaux wool cape holds a structured bordeaux handbag on a terrace above the Mediterranean.

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Fashion, travel, design and culture shaping the way we live now.

Cover: The case for bordeaux

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A shaded terrace with bougainvillea, a table set with lemons and a view over the sea towards a cliffside village.

TravelDestinations

A slower summer on the Amalfi Coast

Skip the day-trip rush. The coast reveals itself to those who stay, eat late and let the ferry timetable set the pace.

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A vintage bordeaux convertible drives along a cypress-lined road through the Tuscan hills towards a villa.

MotorsGrand touring

The new grand tour

The eighteenth-century grand tour was an education by road. Its modern revival is about the same thing — taking the long way, on purpose.

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Objects of desire

A smartphone in a brown leather case on a walnut desk beside a fountain pen and a notebook.

Watches & ObjectsTechnology

What makes a phone precious?

Gold cases, diamond bezels and seven-figure price tags make headlines. The real luxury in a phone is quieter — and lasts longer.

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The HIGHER thread

Follow one idea
through everything.

A colour, a coastline, a craft. Choose a thread and see how it runs from the runway to the road, the wrist and the table.

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One letter, every Sunday.

The week's best stories, the shows to watch and one object worth knowing about. No noise.