The Bentley Bentayga heralds the rise of a new auto segment – the ultra-luxe SUV. High-end brands including Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini are also creating models for a niche they believe is opening above the most expensive Range Rover, but how did luxury manage to succeed so off piste?

With a sleek design, top tech features and no emissions, Tesla’s Model 3 is gaining a lot of attention – more than 500,000 customers have already paid a deposit to get their hands behind the wheel of the car. So how is Tesla’s Model 3 making electric cars cool?

French label Vetements has turned heads in the fashion industry ever since it rose to fame for selling a $330 replica of a DHL driver’s uniform t-shirt. Now, it’s endorsed internet-era copycat Vetememes, in a move that proves it understands a younger, more internet-savvy luxury consumer.

In April 2017, French couture brand Balenciaga unveiled the Arena tote, which bore more than a passing resemblance to IKEA’s iconic Frakta bag – except that the luxury version bore a price tag of $2,145. Was it a joke at the fashion world’s expense, or just a homage to a reliable design classic?

Global menswear sales are set to reach $40 billion by 2019, partly fuelled by fashion-conscious fellows who are flocking to social media for inspiration on shirts, shoes and everything in between. How is the Instagram account of luxury brand Mr Porter standing out among the online influencers?

The modern man is a very different creature than his predecessors. But fluid masculinity and metrosexuality aside, men today are increasingly socially savvy; Pinterest – an old haunt for brides-to-be – reported a 73% increase in male users in 2014. What’s got so many men signing up?

Luxury means different things to different people. For some, a product simply needs to have a prestigious brand name, but others may demand hyper-exclusivity or the use of exotic materials. Canvas8 spoke with 20 Britons to discover how they define luxury in terms of clothes and accessories.

For over 160 years, well-heeled shoppers have wandered down the Rue de Sèvres in Paris to visit the iconic department store Le Bon Marché. Now, parent company LVMH is bringing the experience of browsing elegant boutiques online with 24 Sèvres. But do people really want to buy luxury over the web?