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Extreme Sport Richard Purdey – Day 4 Amid golden woodland, the Purdey director enjoys his first shoot of the season Gift Guide Today’s news October 17 Art | Need To Now Bibliothèque: art and design book pop-up A three-day Hoxton event with rare and limited-edition tomes Gift Guide Ermenegildo Zegna iPad organiser case £595 Toast dressing gown £245 Nicole Farhi shell vase From £485 Taffin Stella watch From $70,000 Meli Melo Thela bag £650 Previous Next Women's Fashion Art deco-inspired style Fendi Casa’s glamorous Italian palazzo and interiors collection sets a decadent scene for art deco-inspired fashion, in feathers, fur, sequins and chiffon. Location Palazzo Orsi Mangelli. Styling by Damian Foxe. 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