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The world’s most iconic handbag could be on your arm
40 years after its conception, the original Hermès ‘Birkin’ bag, owned by the OG It Girl Jane Birkin, is going up for auction with Sotheby’s on July 10.
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'More of a family member than a car': 50 years of the Volkswagen Polo
Half a century? That’s a milestone for humans, never mind cars, so join us as we raise the bunting, stuff our faces with cake, and cheer for one of our favourite little memory makers.
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A five minute guide to the new V&A East Storehouse’s treasures
Samurai swords and 350,000 books are just some of the curios in the new Victoria & Albert storehouse in Stratford, London, which is now open to the public.
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The bow tie: A new statement of counter culture or a 'middle finger around your neck'?
It no longer matters if you’re not a surgeon or a comedian: after the dark days of endless leisurewear, bow ties are back
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Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Timepiece: Are men really wearing smaller watches?
Chris Hall questions whether the so-called-fashion for tiny tickers is as clear cut as it seems.
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Schumacher's winning 2001 Ferrari sells for €15.98 million in Monaco
The chassis, number 211, won in 2001 at the iconic street circuit, and also secured the German his fourth world title.
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Young at art: Meet the new generation of Young British Artists
As British contemporary art beats all odds to remain a cauldron of inventiveness and passion, Carla Passino discovers which artists aged 40 or under are on the radar of forward-looking museum directors and curators
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‘If you’re second, you’re the first loser’: F1 Academy Champion Abbi Pulling on winning, filming with Netflix and what it will take for a woman to race in Formula 1
Last year, Abbi Pulling was the undisputed champion of F1 Academy’s second season. Now, she’s the star of a new Drive To Survive-style Netflix series.
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What the Dickens! Celebrate 100 years of the Charles Dickens Museum alongside the great novelist's family
To mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Charles Dickens Museum, a number of the author’s descendants will give talks and readings.
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Aston Martin Vantage Roadster: Feel the wind, hear the roar and don't forget to have fun
Aston's latest drop-top might be the most fun you can have on four wheels.
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Wigs, Weddings, Powder and Palaces: Live out your Bridgerton fantasies at the Old Royal Naval College in London
The Greenwich attraction, which is where Colin and Penelope's wedding in the Netflix series was filmed, is celebrating 100 years of being used as a film and TV set with a period drama-themed tour.
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You're all invited to Cecil Beaton's Garden Party
'The space given over to 'Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party' at the Garden Museum is smaller than Beaton’s own drawing room, but its intimacy is its trump card.'
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London Craft Week: Rolls-Royce demonstrates the true beauty of real artisanship
A triptych of British nature scenes show that the difference between manufacturing and art is not as wide as we might think.
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A woolly mammoth skeleton is among the curiosities for sale to save fire-ravaged Parnham Park
The auction of the owner James Perkins' collection, hosted by Dreweatts, tomorrow (May 13), will be used to fund renovation works at Parnham Park in Dorset.
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The Swatch ScubAqua collection is ‘a Woolworths pick-and-mix counter for your wrist’
The 1990s wasn't horology’s most glittering decade, but with the decade firmly back in style, watchmakers are keen to give it all another go.
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BMW X7 M60i: A car that can somehow do absolutely everything
BMW's large luxury SUV pushes the very boundaries of the possible.
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Kermit the frog, a silver-horned goat and Charles III’s 69ft-long coronation record star in a groundbreaking exhibition
‘Happy & Glorious’, at the The National Archives in Kew, captures the spirit of the King’s coronation with works by eight contemporary artists alongside the official roll of the day — and that of Edward II’s crowning in 1308.
