AS THE LONG, lazy days of summer stretch ahead of us, how do you envisage filling the days? With idle pursuits like relaxing walks in the park, watching the leaves shimmering in the breeze, maybe a spot of rock-pooling or making footprints

 The mood is casual and mellow as ever at Calvin Klein Jeans, played out to a Motown-inspired soundtrack featuring vintage Marvin Gaye, Al Green, a touch of Stevie Wonder and a warble from Diana Ross (Was it really this time last year that we were all mourning the death of Michae...

There was a distinctly holiday feel at Italian brand Elsy's catwalk show where an array of young girls sporting frills and raras trotted down the catwalk to a thumping, stomping beat. The collection is a bit like postcards from around the world, conjuring up exotic climes and gla...

A wooden hut for hanging out in, the sounds of tweeting birds and grasshoppers wafting in the breeze and a blue, blue sky... Just the kind of location that Huckleberry Finn would consider ripe pickings for a spot of adventure. And when the children emerge onto the catwalk for the...

From the chefs at Brasserie BlancServes fourIngredientsFor the meringues50g egg whites50g castor sugar50g icing sugarFor the filling160 g vanilla ice cream120g raspberries120g strawberries120g fresh blueberries160g raspberry pureeFor the crème Chantilly150g whipping cream15g cast...

Off The Tracks Festival June 3–5 Donington Park Farmhouse, Castle Donington, DerbyshireWychwood Festival June 3–5 Cheltenham Racecourse Eden Festival June 10–12 Raehills Meadows, Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway Blissfields Festival June 30–July 3 The Park, Vicarage Farm, Woodmancott,...

Catch an exclusive glimpse of the brand-new virtual storybook featuring the RL Gang. Catch the full version of the story, read by the Uma Thurman, at the Ralph Lauren website from March 3.

Chill out at Camp Bestival – and book early for 2011.A CHANGE IS as good as a rest, so they say, and what could be further removed from the strictures and routines of daily family life than the chance to let your hair down at a festival? Cool festival fashion and Hunter wellies a...

, this is only Borgo Egnazia’s second summer, and the resort still has that air of newness. But you have the feeling that it will also blossom even more – just like the gorgeous bright pink bouganvillia that clambers so prettily over the walls – as the resort

're hanging out at camp. Bring art projects, body paints, costumes, water guns, and anything that contributes to all the fun of the festival.For our guide to the Best Family Festivals to fill your summer, check out our best of the fests.