Couture brands welcome back big-spending clientele – but force them to pour their own Evian

Just a few months ago, the pop of Champagne corks was a common sound on Sloane Street, a particularly opulent corner of Knightsbridge, as customers quaffed  a little bolly while browsing £2,000 handbags in designer stores. One global pandemic later, however, and there’s sobering news for the well-heeled shoppers who might be hoping it’s business-as-usual … Read more