Few fabrics feel as luxurious as silk. Consequentially, few fabrics are as expensive as silk. However, you don't always have ...

Sherwanis are timeless, regal, and perfect for grand celebrations. We’ve curated the best stylish sherwanis for men from top ...

Travelling on the high-speed train from medieval Samarkand to modern Tashkent, Beverley Watts first takes in the ancient ...

She's worked in the industry for 29 years, starting in the '90s at Calvin Klein and Donna Karan, and has a keen eye for what ...

The more charms, the better. If you’re feeling inspired by Coach’s runway, start with the large Times Square Tabby Shoulder ...

Have you ever marveled at the glossy perfection of someone's straightened hair and wondered about the magic behind it? There are a few techniques that can be used to get bone-straight hair, but ...

Renowned Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri declined an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh scarves — a garment long associated with ...

Samarkand’s Registan public square and Bibi-Khanym mosque – the latter the poster-child of the Silk Road – stand out. Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, often features in itineraries but it’s a ...

Museums are continually searching for ancient counterparts to contemporary phenomena, and the British Museum’s new show Silk Roads appears to be just that: an exploration of the ancient ...

Silk Roads is about lots more than silk. John Masefield summed up the allure of trade with the east in his poem Cargoes: “Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir,/Rowing home to haven in sunny ...

From an African king to a Chinese princess, meet the fascinating figures whose stories are forever entwined with the Silk Roads. For millennia, people travelling the Silk Roads carried objects, ideas ...