How the Top 10 Hidden Gems at Milan Design Week That British Visitors Always Miss Appear Every Year Milan Design Week is not curated from a single source. Alongside major exhibitions, there are: Smaller district initiatives University-led projects Gallery programmes Architectural spaces temporarily opened to the public These are rarely highlighted in mainstream guides, which is why they’re often missed. 1. Courtyard Exhibitions Behind Historic Palazzi One of the most overlook

The celebrities expected to attend London Fashion Week 2026  are not announced in advance, and London Fashion Week (LFW) does not publish official guest lists. What can  be stated factually is who typically attends, why they attend, and how celebrity presence at LFW consistently forms based on long-standing patterns. This article focuses only on verifiable behaviour and historical attendance trends, written in a human, realistic way — without speculation or name-dropping. How

Top 10 shows to watch at London Fashion Week Spring 2026  doesn’t mean predicting surprise moments or unconfirmed line-ups. London Fashion Week (LFW) follows a well-established structure, and every season certain types of shows and presentation formats consistently shape the conversation — regardless of last-minute changes. This article focuses only on verified patterns, recurring pillars, and factual formats that reliably define London Fashion Week, written in a human, reali

Sparkle Season 2026  in London reflects a familiar but evolving reality of the city’s Christmas fashion scene. Each winter, Londoners return to festive dressing that balances celebration with practicality — shaped by the weather, social calendars, and the city’s long-standing relationship with evening wear, layering, and understated glamour. Rather than dramatic reinvention, Sparkle Season 2026  builds on established winter and holiday dressing habits already visible across L

For U.S. visitors, Top 10 shows Americans should not miss in Milan  is less about chasing hype and more about understanding which events consistently define Milan Design Week. Rather than one-off spectacles, Milan’s importance comes from established fairs, districts, and recurring exhibition formats  that shape global design every year. This guide focuses only on confirmed, recurring, and factual shows and formats  that Americans reliably attend during Milan Design Week — no

Hollywood Meets Milan: Celebrity Presence at Design Week 2026  reflects a long-established reality of Milan Design Week rather than a sudden shift. Each April, internationally recognised actors, directors, and public figures attend Milan Design Week alongside designers, architects, and editors — not as performers, but as guests, collaborators, and cultural participants. What draws Hollywood to Milan is not spectacle alone. It is the way design, fashion, architecture, and film

Milan Design Week  can feel overwhelming the first time you experience it — especially if you’re arriving from the UK and trying to understand how the city truly works during design week. The good news? With the right approach, you can move through Milan confidently, avoid common mistakes, and experience the event the way locals and seasoned insiders do. This guide focuses only on verified, factual information  and is written to feel human, practical, and realistic — not prom

Milan Design Week — the world’s largest and most influential design event — returns in April 2026, bringing together global visitors for a week of creativity, innovation, installations, and city-wide exhibitions. For British travellers, Milan offers a mix of design culture, architectural beauty, great food, and easy navigation thanks to direct flights from London, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Birmingham into Milan’s three airports (Linate, Malpensa, Bergamo). This guide breaks

Milan Design Week attracts thousands of British creatives each year, many of whom are part of the new wave of Forbes Europe 30 Under 30 UK nominees   featured on our platform. Milan Design Week — made up of Salone del Mobile at Rho Fiera and the city-wide Fuorisalone exhibitions — returns in April 2026 as the world’s most influential design event. Every year, more than 350,000 visitors arrive from over 180 countries, and UK travellers remain one of the most active groups, es

When SXSW London  made its debut in 2025, it immediately reshaped expectations of what a creative festival could look like in the UK. Modelled on—and partnered with—the iconic South by Southwest event in Austin, Texas, the London edition introduced a new multi-venue platform connecting music, film, tech innovation, gaming, culture, and future-focused ideas . The SXSW London creative festival 2025  marked a pivotal moment for the capital: a signal that London is reclaiming its

The Golden Joystick Awards have long been a highlight for gamers and industry insiders alike. Known as London’s gaming Oscars, this event celebrates the best achievements in video games each year. As 2025 approaches, excitement builds around what this year’s ceremony will bring. From anticipated nominees to new categories and surprises, this post offers a detailed preview of the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 and what attendees and fans can expect. The Royal Festival Hall in Lon

If the beauty industry has an “insider voting panel”, it’s the CEW UK Beauty Awards 2025 . Held in London, the awards bring together over 1,000 Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) members – brand founders, product developers, retailers, PRs and beauty editors – to vote on the launches they genuinely rate and recommend. The 2025 edition, celebrated at a lunch at The Londoner in June, crowned winners across skincare, makeup, hair, wellbeing and fragrance, plus consumer-voted categor

What are the Next in Beauty Awards 2025? The Next in Beauty Awards 2025  are Who What Wear UK’s own beauty awards, created to spotlight “what’s new and next in beauty” – from future-facing formulas to cult classics that still deserve a place in your routine. This year marks the third edition  of the awards. Key facts: Run by Who What Wear UK  with a dedicated awards site and entry process. Products enter across categories like skincare, makeup, hair, body, nails and fragrance

What is the Giller Prize? The Giller Prize is Canada’s most influential award for fiction, created in 1994 by Jack Rabinovitch to honour his wife, literary journalist Doris Giller. It celebrates the best Canadian novel, graphic novel or short story collection published in English each year. Winner’s purse: $100,000 Each finalist: $10,000 The 2025 ceremony took place on 17 November 2025 in Toronto, broadcast nationally on CBC TV, CBC Gem and CBC’s YouTube channel. CTV describe

The 16th Governors Awards took place on 16 November 2025 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood, honouring Debbie Allen, Dolly Parton, Wynn Thomas and Tom Cruise, who received an Honorary Oscar. On the red carpet, the mood was unapologetically bold. Essence described the night as a masterclass in fearless colour and “couture storytelling”, spotlighting a guest list where rich jewel tones, sculptural silhouettes and sharp tailoring did as much talking as the statues in

After more than 40 years in film and four previous Academy Award nominations, Tom Cruise has finally walked away with an Oscar – an Academy Honorary Award presented at the 2025 Governors Awards in Los Angeles. The 63-year-old Mission: Impossible star accepted the statuette on 16 November 2025 at the 16th Governors Awards, held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood. For Cruise, it is technically his first  Oscar, despite previous nominations for: Best Actor – Born on

The Game Awards are back on 11 December 2025, live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and streaming worldwide – including for UK viewers at 12:30am GMT on 12 December. This year’s ceremony is already historic. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a French-made RPG, leads the pack with a record 12 nominations across Game of the Year, narrative, art, music, RPG and more – the most any game has ever received at the show. For Xbox players, there’s another headline: a deep bench of X

ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025 Festival Award: The six UK festivals that defined summer At the end of October, Rolling Stone UK announced the nominees for The Festival Award at the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025. The magazine described the category as a tribute to the events that “defined our summer in fields across the UK” – and the list is tight and telling: All Points East Body Movements GALA LIDO Glastonbury Green Man  The awards ceremony itself takes place at London’

On 6 November 2025, the ballroom at Claridge’s Hotel in Mayfair, London filled with some of the most influential women in culture for the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2025. The event, hosted in partnership with The Platinum Card® by American Express, honours women across fashion, film, art, music, sport and literature. This year’s winners’ list underlined how broad that influence has become: Jade Thirlwall – Musician of the Year , presented by Cheryl, recognising

For the third chapter of James Cameron’s Avatar  saga, the final word belongs to Miley Cyrus. The singer has released “Dream as One (From Avatar: Fire and Ash )”, a new original song written for the franchise’s latest instalment – a shimmering end-credits ballad that matches Pandora’s scale while staying rooted in Cyrus’s own story of loss, resilience and rebirth. A lush collaboration built for Pandora “Dream as One” finds Cyrus in full cinematic mode. She co-wrote and co-pro