Melanie Abrams
The man who brought high fashion to New York
Jewish businessman Henri Bendel rose from running a plantation store in the deep south to becoming a Manhattan retail king
Vogue model and war journalist Lee Miller’s Jewish friends and lovers
A film released this week tracks her astonishing story – and the cast of high-profile Jews who played crucial roles in building her career
The fashion icon bringing his trendspotting eye to the world of books
Simon Burstein once ran South Molton Street retail landmark Browns - now he is applying his considerable skills to preserve the art of book binding
Pictures by a shy man
A new exhibition highlights a top 1950s fashion photographer who has almost been forgotten .
‘Fashion will survive — but altered’
This weekend London Fashion Week Men’s morphs into a digital platform
Our sportswear brand show Israelis and Arabs can work together
At first glance the Adish brand is classic sportswear - track pants and T-shirts. But the clothes pack a powerful message of co-existence
From Tel Aviv to Paris Fashion Week - the bag you'll want in your wardrobe
If you're looking for the latest IT bag look no further than fashion week - and the pop into Browns boutique for the latest must-have arm candy from Tel Aviv
Linda McCartney in the frame
The V&A’s new photography centre will showcase the work of Linda McCartney - her photography was over shadowed when she married a Beatle, but is now appreciated as natural and spontaneous
Israeli costume designer Buki Shiff makes opera shine
Melanie Abrams meets the costume designer whose creations are on display in opera houses across the world
From light sculptures to silk-printing: Showcasing Israel's top artisans
Young Israeli artists are winning international awards, and a new book shows why
‘You don’t forget a Leibovitz image’
The iconic photographer has a new coffee table book showcasing photographs from 2005 to 2016; a visual who’s who and what’s what of the era.
Chim: Photography's forgotten hero
He was one of the best photographers of his era, and helped found the influential Magnum agency. So why has he been neglected for so long?
The photographer who got up close and personal with Elvis
Alfred Wertheimer’s intimate photos of Elvis Presley are being seen at last
Roman Polanski: the great survivor
He has faced the Holocaust, his wife’s murder, a sex scandal and exile from the United States. In between, he’s made some classic films
How Edith Head gave Hollywood its dress sense
With a record-breaking eight Oscars and a whopping 35 nominations, Edith Claire Posenor is a Hollywood legend
Changed faces and altered points of view
A celebrated photographer's imaginative retrospective
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