Citroën celebrates 75 years of the 2CV with 75 restored examples at Aulnay-sous-Bois
One of Citroën’s most iconic models, up there with the Traction and DS, celebrates its 75th anniversary with a special event at the Conservatoire Citroën. Jack Yan looks at the car’s international history […]
Behind the scenes of our 25th anniversary cover
Once Lindsay Adler’s photo shoot arrived here, there was still plenty of work to do to get the 25th anniversary cover just right, says Jack Yan […]
New Elsa Schiaparelli retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs from July
Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs will host a new retrospective on Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973), entitled Shocking! Les mondes surréalistes d’Elsa Schiaparelli (Shocking! The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli), and running from July 6, 2022 to January 22, 2023 in the Christine & Stephen A. Schwarzman fashion galleries. Schiaparelli drew much of her inspiration from […]
Longines taps into the 1930s for its Heritage Classic range
Every decade, it doesn’t surprise us to see a revival of designs from 20 years ago, tapping into the public’s nostalgia. But going back to the 1930s is a harder task—this isn’t dependent on nostalgia, but an appreciation of the design movements of the time. And that’s what Longines has done with its Heritage Classic […]
Bentley releases limited-edition Continental GT convertible inspired by No. 1 Blower Bentley
Bentley, celebrating its centenary year, has revealed its third limited-edition model, a six-litre W12 Continental GT convertible paying homage to its No. 1 Bentley Blower racing car of 1929. The original 4½-litre Blower, with a supercharger by Amherst Villiers, set a lap record of 137 mph at Brooklands in 1932 in the hands of […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s The Wizard of Oz: a family-friendly feast
Ross Brown I truly hope Francesco Ventriglia’s The Wizard of Oz will be performed all over the world, because this family-friendly ballet has all the ingredients for first-time and seasoned watchers alike. What we saw at the world première tonight in Wellington were skilful dancing, moments of contemplation, beautiful staging and design, and a masterful […]
Rosamund Pike, Adriana Lima, Karolína Kurková, Zhou Xun, Jessica Kahawaty at IWC SIHH launch
Chris Jackson, Harold Cunningham IWC Schaffhausen has released its Pilots’ Watches collection at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) show in Genève, with celebrities during the show and dinner including Adriana Lima, Karolína Kurková, Rosamund Pike, Hilary Swank, Zhou Xun, Marc Forster, Scott Eastwood, Christoph Waltz, American actor Chris Evans, Scott Eastwood, José […]
We always thought Deadfall was a movie by Bryan Forbes in the 1960s, but it’s actually a new film starring Eric Bana and one of our reader favourites, Olivia Wilde. Getting her hair looking right at the Thursday première came down to celebrity hairstylist David Babaii again, using the IT&LY range of hair products. […]
Above Keeley Hawes may have style in Upstairs, Downstairs, but publisher Jack Yan argues that Rufus Sewell, in Zen, paints a far more desirable fashion world (ignoring the tobacco smoke). Fashion editor Sopheak Seng and I had a great meeting today, discussing trends. A couple of weeks ago, he told me that he had seen […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s The Nutcracker a fresh, brilliant take
Maarten Holl The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s The Nutcracker is a new take on the Tchaikovsky classic—set in a children’s hospital ward. Both fashion editor Sopheak Seng and I called it ‘brilliant’ when we chatted about it post-show: it really is a fresh and entertaining take that’s cleverly directed and choreographed. Coupled with the […]
