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Monocle checked in to Il Pellicano a few months early to put the season's choicest resort pieces through their paces and settle into the best sun loungers in the Med, if not the world.
Monocle advises you not to take the year of the cow too seriously and get moving.
India is world famous for its handcrafted silks - but sometimes the complex patterns are too tricky for us. That's why we were pleased to discover Rajboori, a new collection of silks by the American industrial designer, Stephen Burks.