Going down in a blazer of glory

Wherever you look – from our national flags to carvings on ancient buildings – you can see heraldic designs. They owe their appearance to a formalised system that’s a lot more complex than you might at first appreciate, explains Clare Hunt

Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire

Designed to protect the wearer from wind, rain, salt spray and sun, chunky gansey jumpers retain a special place in fishermen’s hearts, finds Jane Wheatley

IT WAS a recent knitalong that led me to the gansey. Or rather, more precisely, it was a stranger’s comment that caused me to ponder what makes a gansey. The pattern behind the KAL in question was the

kith.com Touchline drip, level 100. High-end lifestyle brand Kith, established in New York in 2011, have, not for the first time, joined forces with Adidas. Here, they’ve roped in Ballon d’Or winner a

It no longer matters if you’re not a surgeon or a comedian: after the dark days of endless leisurewear, bow ties are back, says Simon Mills