How the Habsburg dynasty stayed so powerful for so long
A history of the Habsburg family – one of Europe’s great dynasties – reveals the machinations required to keep a…
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Collars, cuffs, shirts & sleeves – Emma Willis’s world of bespoke shirting
Spear’s steps into the world of bespoke shirting with the help of Jermyn Street’s Emma Willis At the St James’s…
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This is a time for reflection, not ‘revenge spending’
Talk of ‘revenge spending’ shows that Wordsworth’s warning that in ‘getting and spending, we lay waste our powers’ has never…
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What might society look like after coronavirus?
The coronavirus pandemic could yield a range of societal impacts. Here are some of the legacies it could leave. Coronavirus…
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Hedgehog: What’s in a handbag?
Is it time to be bullish on Birkin’s? Investors might have good reason to think so… Market turmoil has left…
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What are the challenges of an increasing human lifespan? These experts explain
We are living longer than ever before. The 100-year-life is no longer the stuff of science fiction. But what does…
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An elemental wine and spiritual restorative
Wine has never seemed more superfluous as an edifice, a vast palace of fussiness; yet its essence, as not just…
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Introducing ‘art for the digital age’
As most physical venues remain shut around the world, Spear’s hears from Rob Anders, co-founder of Niio, a digital art…
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Christie’s to stream landmark ‘global’ sale from four cities
After the cancellation of its flagship New York summer sale, Christie’s is debuting an exciting new auction concept New York,…
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Rothschild & Co logs record Q1 wealth and asset management revenues
But the group saw AUM slump and says that it expects revenues to fall across all aspects of the business…
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Data shows wine investors have cause for cheer, despite coronavirus crisis
Businesses and the financial markets might have suffered in recent months, but data from BI Wines and Spirits shows the…
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67 Pall Mall launches virtual membership
The wine lover’s paradise is offering non-members a chance to skip the real-life waiting list and join tastings via Zoom…
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Lockdown, dress up
For entrepreneurs and aesthetes from Jeremy Hackett to Spear’s contributor Nick Foulkes, working from home during lockdown is no excuse…
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Lady Lucan’s fashion brand launches spring/summer collection
Anne-Sofie Foghsgaard’s fieldsports-inspired aesthetic is back with a bang Award-winning luxury British fashion brand, Lucan, founded by the Countess of…
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Make your next Deliveroo order a £1,320 magnum of Chateau Lafite: The best wine delivery services for lockdown
Our usual watering holes may be closed for the foreseeable future, but oenophiles can still enjoy a drop of something…
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Hide and Hedonism invite ‘guests’ to a virtual wine dinner
The Mayfair restaurant and wine boutique invite diners to a virtual four-course dinner with head sommelier Julien Sarrasin ‘Guests’ of…
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Art in lockdown: The galleries and auction houses selling work online
Galleries and auction houses may be closed for the foreseeable future, but there is no need for art-lovers to stop…
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Norman Foster’s Philadelphia Story
Norman Foster first visited Philadelphia when he was an architecture student at Yale. Now he has returned to the city…
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This Silicon Valley vineyard owner says Covid-19 will lead to big changes in wine
As the wine world grapples with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, one entrepreneur is seeing wider industry change on…
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‘Our online presence now is our presence full stop’ – galleries adapt to Covid-19
In the time of coronavirus, art too is being transformed. Arun Kakar reports on the ways galleries are changing their…
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