Lancôme opens first flagship store at 52 Champs-Élysées
Lancôme, part of the L’Oréal group and the number-one luxury beauty brand in the world, has opened its first flagship store at 52, Champs-Élysées, in Paris, with a two-storey, 300 m² space showcasing all their lines, beauty technology, and gift personalization. Designed to be immersive, the entrance space is called ‘the Joy of Now’, […]
Giorgio Armani, Daniel Lee, Kim Jones scoop top honours at the Fashion Awards 2019
British Fashion Council Top honours at this year’s Fashion Awards—formerly the British Fashion Awards—went to Giorgio Armani, Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta, and Kim Jones for Dior Men, in a spectacular night at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and attended by 4,000 guests. As well as presenters and […]
December 12 event at Pullman Bercy promises wild competition
Something definitely intriguing is afoot at Paris’s Pullman Bercy Hotel following the recent introduction of a performance programme dubbed Artnights. A sub-brand of the monolithic Accor chain, the property innovated weekly intersections with the young and avant-garde, aimed at seducing locals and hyperconnected international travellers. Twenty nineteen’s final Artnight happens on Thursday, December 12, well […]
Hailey Bieber, Miriam Leone, Emilia Schüle, Danny Lomas celebrate Calvin Klein at Berlin bash
Matthias Nareyek; Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images Hailey Bieber, née Baldwin, was the best known international celebrity attending Calvin Klein’s A Night of Music, Discovery and Celebration event on Wednesday, held at the iconic Musikbrauerei in the Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. The label created a multi-room installation to showcase its autumn–winter 2019–20 Jeans and Underwear collections. Each […]
Aston Martin launches DBX, its first SUV
Aston Martin has finally revealed its DBX SUV, after teasing its existence for some years, and releasing images of disguised prototypes. Aston Martin began the DBX development programme in 2015, with a clean-sheet design. As Aston Martin had no vehicles that could act as a donor, the platform is unique to this model. This […]
Makeup Museum to open in Manhattan in May
The first-ever Makeup Museum is set to open in New York in May 2020. Never before has there been a physical space for beauty and make-up enthusiasts to delve deeper into the history of the industry and take a look at its ongoing impact on society. The Makeup Museum in Manhattan will open with […]
Oaks Wellington Hotel opens on Courtenay Place, in the heart of New Zealand’s capital
Mauro Risch Photography Jack Yan The Oaks Wellington Hotel, which opened Monday, is located in an ideal spot in the capital city of New Zealand. Ask Wellingtonians which hotels spring to mind, and they’ll often be in the Featherston Street area—ideal for events such as the World of Wearable Art and the waterfront, but […]
Drinking in the arts décoratifs
Kirstin O’Brien Top: The exterior of Parkview Square. Above: Interior wall details at Parkview Square. Looking out of our hotel window while in Singapore I spy a beautiful déco-styled building and decide to investigate. Little did I know that this building would share two of my favourite things … There it stood: a tall, […]
Kathy Ireland to release first novel, Fashion Jungle, based on real-life experiences
Above: Rachel van Dyken and Kathy Ireland. As if building up a multi-million-dollar fashion and home licensing enterprise and her philanthropy weren’t enough of a follow-up to a highly successful modelling career, Kathy Ireland can now add novelist to her list of credits, with her first title written with the number-one New York Times best […]
While a hope and a prayer never hurts, the best anti-ageing secrets are much easier to come by than magic lamps and polysyllabic passwords. Autumn is a time of harvest for much of the world, and we had the opportunity to discover what’s cropping up in the worlds of skin care and CBD wellness. Jody […]
