I CAN’T remember the last time I was excited for a runway collection. Perhaps it was the pandemic, with its cancelled shows and digital presentations, that dampened my enthusiasm for fashion. But the Carven Spring 2024 Ready-to-Wear collection, by British designer Louise Trotter, has changed that.
WE ASKED for your beauty/makeup inquiries on our Instagram Stories recently and received so many questions! So many that we couldn't possibly get to all the DMs and thought we might answer a few of them here. From perfume recommendations to makeup tips for beginners to the best foundation for dry/sensitive skin, here are the things that you want to know ...
THE FIRST CHRISTIAN DIOR perfume ad that ever caught our attention was the 2008 Sofia Coppola-directed Miss Dior Cherie television commercial starring model Maryna Linchuk frolicking around Paris, bounding through boulevards, trying on sunglasses, and riding her bike to the strains of Brigitte Bardot’s “Moi, Je Joue”. Coppola has worked for a range of brands including Gap, Marc Jacobs and H&M, brands who were all looking to inject some of Coppola’s visually stunning, sensual style to their products. The director applied many of her signature filmmaking techniques to these commercials, including plenty of pastel colours, hip soundtracks and languid camera movements.
While we’re getting ready for a festive month, in some cities the first snowfall has already been celebrated, and morning coffee is being taken more and more often under the covers, even though I just discovered a pretty café in my neighbourhood.
The first Holiday Gift Guide of the season is for The Sophisticate — leopard print cushions made of velvet and pink-rimmed porcelain platters, ginger jars and perfume that smells like a flower market, a set of artisanal handmade knives with Swedish steel and carved wooden handles made of Spelted Beech and African Olive and more …
Fluttery dresses with the tiniest spaghetti straps, suede sandals, lovely wicker and lacy underthings — here is chic outfit inspiration for a summer (long) weekend …
WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING the week on the beautiful island of Ibiza, returning home on Friday. It was easily one of the best weeks ever -- there would be striking turquoise waters and pale pink sunsets...
SUNDAY WAS SPENT in the countryside visiting family and Monday was spent out of the office, for it was no...
A busy (early) start and coffee to begin the week, with the completion of a few projects last week and the beginning...
[slideshow — if gallery does not advance, click here] It’s the weekend! and this week’s FIVE THINGS to Look Forward include flowers...
[slideshow — if gallery does not advance, click here] The weekend is coming to a close and this week’s FIVE THINGS to Look...
Just in time for the Easter Long Weekend, here’s a fun & super-easy idea for hand-painted Easter eggs I made...
EVERY CHRISTMAS, ONE OF MY most favourite gifts to receive is perfume—so much so, that nearly everyone knows my favourites,...
AWAY ALL MORNING for an out-of-town meeting and did not have a chance to tell you earlier, about this wonderful...
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