If the thought of retiring your comfortable sweats and choosing a new outfit to leave the house in each morning is an intimidating prospect, you’re in good company. For the better part of the pandemic, I’ve lived in a pair of stretchy, soft wool trousers in the cooler months, switching allegiance in summer to a […]
Mark Gallivan Model: 2022 Dacia Jogger Extreme SE TCe110 Price: from €24,190 (€26,950 as tested) in Ireland Engine: 1.0 litre, 3-cylinder petrol, 110bhp, 200Nm torque Performance: 0-100km in 11 seconds, 111mph top speed Fuel consumption: 40.5mpg, 5.8 l/100km, 131g/km CO2 Verdict: Dacia Jogger offers genuine 7-seater practicality at an unparalleled price. Budget family MPVs don’t […]
Until March of 2022, Shanghai had spent much of ‘The Covid Years’ largely lockdown-free. 2020’s international outbreaks had prompted a mass return to the Motherland. Chinese models and photographers flocked back to China’s fashion and financial hub-never busier-while New York, London, Paris, and Milan ground to a halt. Upcoming Chinese designers moved their businesses back […]
Mark Gallivan Model: 2022 Arkana S-Edition TCe 140 Mild Hybrid EDC Price: from €28,890 in Spain (€31,490 as tested) Engine: 1.3 litre TCe Petrol Mild Hybrid Performance: 0-100km in 9.8 seconds, 127mph top speed Fuel consumption: 40mpg, 5.7 l/100km, 132g/km CO2 Verdict: Renault’s new “super” sub-niche coupe crossover. Competent where you expect, surprises in places […]
A few weeks ago we saw the end of the very successful fourth edition of Florence Jewellery Week, an event entirely dedicated to the world of jewellery, which this year has had a special endorsement by the actress Serra Yilmaz, a great fan and collector of contemporary jewellery, who, with her own personalized interpretations, wore […]
