The reinvention of classics.

Of all the figures in the scandal enveloping Prince Andrew, few are more exotic than the Kazakh entrepreneur and dedicated socialite with whom he is said to be besotted

As we gear up for New Year, Harriet Walker salutes the greatest party style

"We go to new lands," said Sepp Blatter, concluding events in the Messe exhibition hall yesterday. In front of him the Russian contingent were celebrating, an eclectic mix of Andrei Arshavin, the pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, the supermodel Natalia Vodianova and a gaggle of men in suits. Russia had long been seen as the front-runners, despite their bid being largely contained on paper and stunning computer-generated images of their proposed stadiums, not least because they were perceived as the first choice of the president of Fifa. And presidents, as any Russian knows, usually get what they want.

Emma Thompson, Florence Welch and Sam Taylor-Wood have been named Women of the Year.

The Frieze Art Fair has barely started but the dealers, creatives and A-listers started schmoozing days ago

Pawson shows Caroline Roux around his latest client's minimalist home

With Alice in Wonderland on the big screen, storytelling clubs for adults and exhibitions set up like playgrounds, there's never been a better time to revisit the golden days of youth. Nancy Groves joins in the fun

With the spring/summer 2010 round of catwalk shows now well under way, anyone who regularly picks up a newspaper, browses the internet or switches on the TV can expect the biannual deluge of images of lithe young bodies stalking the runways. Cue much body-envy and self-hatred among 50 per cent of the population.

Michael Green, formerly one of the big players in ITV, believes that the humble printing industry is going through a digital revolution similar to that experienced in television.