Why Everything Everywhere All at Once’s 2023 Best Picture Oscar win means so much
Jack Yan discusses why Everything Everywhere All at Once means so much to him and, he bets, others in the Chinese diaspora, not to mention all those who recognize the immigrant experience of the film’s Wang family […]
Longines marks 50,000,000 milestone with Master Collection watch
Longines has commemorated its 50 millionth timepiece with a new watch previewing a new addition in its Master Collection. The Swiss company, a subsidiary of the Swatch Group, says it has closely and authentically tracked its production, originally recorded in books until 1969, before the use of microfiche in the 1970s and 1980s, then […]
Maurizio d’Este: remembering a great hotelier
Baglioni Hotels mourns the sudden passing on Christmas Day of a dear friend and colleague, group vice-president and general manager Maurizio d’Este. Mr d’Este, a legendary travel professional was the epitome of Venetian elegance and graciousness, and served in many roles over a long career. He was GM at the Baglioni Luna in Venezia and […]
BRM Chronographes shows French blue Disque de frein watch
BRM has announced a new addition to its Disque de frein watch range, its design based on exactly what its name suggests in French: a brake disc. BRM has shown a blue version, joining the ones on offer on its website in black, yellow, orange and red. There are traditionally two versions available […]
The revived Engelmüller brand has launched a range of gloves inspired by motor racing, including this pair named for female racing driver Eliška Junková. The E. J. 28 gloves, designed by Jana Rollová, takes the shade of Junková’s Bugatti Type 35B, which she piloted to a win at the Targa Florentino in 1928. The gloves […]
Vaimalama Chaves, Miss Tahiti, wins Miss France 2019
Bertrand Noël/SIPA/Miss France/TF1 Vaimalama Chaves, Miss Tahiti, has been crowned Miss France 2019, succeeding Maëva Coucke. Chaves is 23, and holds a master’s degree in management as well as qualifications in negotiation and customer relations. The top five contestants were Lauralyne Demesnay, Miss Franche-Comté; Morgane Soucramanien, Miss Réunion; Vaimalama Chaves, Miss Tahiti; Aude […]
HRH the Duchess of Sussex a surprise presenter at the Fashion Awards
John Phillips Mike Marsland/BFC The Fashion Awards, formerly the British Fashion Awards, have become one of the fashion industry’s most celebrated nights. As usual, the British Fashion Council, which runs the event, slowly drip-fed media over the last six weeks on this year’s developments: that Jack Whitehall and Alek Wek would host on December 10 […]
Lift your spirits and your skin in time for the holidays
Looking younger may forever be is a priority for most of us, so the fast-approaching holiday and red carpet season make it a an urgent necessity. Sure, there’s lots of marvellous make-up and fabulous facials that do a decent job of covering up or provisionally improving our reflection, but those are temporary. Life is too […]
After a stressful (and scarier-than-usual) October, it was wonderful to step out and head to Organic Spa Magazine’s fifth annual Travel and Wellness Media Event. This event happens to be one of our favourites, and we like to think of it as a bit like Hallowe’en in the sense that you get handed a bag […]
Hunkemöller previews Doutzen Kroes in sportswear photo shoot
Doutzen Kroes fans can rejoice if they’re enjoying her work for Dutch label Hunkemöller. Originally signed for two years in September 2016, Hunkemöller has said that Kroes will promote its next sportswear range due out at the end of December. The company released previews last week from the shoot by London-based photographer Jouke […]
