“Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.” — Coco Chanel.
Yesterday, I received a newsletter describing an upcoming hospitality event as Elevated Luxury. …
Here in the U.S., in the middle of the Coronavirus storm, we are in mandated quarantine, consuming news and rumors like a Keto-diet breakfast bar. We’re living in this moment when the ideal of the “good life” as conceived in the 1950s, is finally irrelevant. Privilege and Luxury now have…
As a fellow creative, what has always excited me the most about Haute Couture is that it offers a blending of limitless creativity with ingenuity and skill. The mythical houses of French and Italian Haute Couture built their reputations on the name of one or two designers and on the…
The first Monday in May. A day that from this point forward will live in fashion infamy, thanks to the 2019 MET Gala. A gala organized by none other than Anna Wintour, a fashion deity — or OG — who declared the MET Costume Institute her own a few years…
Haute Couture season started on January 6th, when Lady Gaga arrived at the Golden Globes wearing a pale blue Maison Valentino gown, a $3 million Tiffany & Co necklace and matching blue hair. Gaga swayed and posed on the red carpet, trying to maneuver a cape the size of a…
Scents for the Non-Tinder Generation
Long before there were fragrance trends, like gourmand and marine, and perfume wardrobes, there were signature scents. A classic fragrance always invites intimacy and often requires it. Some of the best fragrances require body heat to blossom, hopefully, the heat generated by two bodies. We have become less inclined to…
There is a singular excitement to see technological tours-de-force that combine innovation, tradition and imagination. At the extreme high-end of horology, these watches represent a new baroque aesthetic that will appeal to collectors and investors of timepieces, but also to dreamers who are fascinated by such creations.
If we were to judge from the recent Haute Couture collections, the opera cape is about to make a big comeback. The absence of current divas notwithstanding, a dramatic entrance is indeed necessary for any environment, especially in jewel tone silk taffeta. …
In the first part of this article, we explored some key brands that are riding the Streetwear trend of the moment. We covered some recent designer changes taking place in luxury houses, all motivated by landing the ideal creative director who can develop the next hot item for their luxury…
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