This week, we can finaly say that autumn is here, which makes choosing your office look so much easier. Fall 2019 is still in love with elegant suits, but this year the newcomer is the plaid suit. It means the office wear per excellence brings a new flair at your work routine. For All types … Read more
The 2020 S/S Seoul Fashion Week may have just finished, but we’re still obsessing over the incredible street-style looks in the streets of South Korea’s capital. Korea has become a significant influence in the past years, not only with their colourful street style fashion but also the Korean cosmetic industry and K Pop music. K … Read more
Can you imagine our lives without zippers? This little fastening device is everywhere; on our trousers, jackets, boots, luggage, tents, you name it. Nevertheless, we take it for granted. I bet you don’t even think about zippers when you get dressed in the morning. And yet, it is one of the great inventions that have … Read more
Photos by David Hindley – © LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions “Judy”, the movie about Judy Garland’s final year in London is out. The film will probably win Renée Zellweger an Oscar for her poignant performance as she portrays Garland. The American actress and producer even singing herself full numbers including “Over the Rainbow”. And … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge‘s royal tour in Pakistan is over. Of course, all eyes were on the beautiful Kate Middleton. Eventually, after the five day tour, Pakistan fell in love with Catherine. And so did we, with her shoes! In a word, the Duchess of Cambridge said in a CNN interview that: It’s been … Read more
To all Madonna’s fans delight, the 90s style is back. Honestly, we’re happy to see again trends such as power suits, plaids, polka dots, overalls, neon colours, buckethats, platformshoes, turtlenecks and baguette bags, to name a few. Besides all these 90s iconic pieces, two designers shaped the way women dressed in that decade, and their style is still contemporary. I’m … Read more
Diamonds have played an essential role in the world of jewellery throughout history. They have adorned kings and queens crowns and tiaras for centuries. But nowadays, with synthetic Zirconia becoming more and more popular, who is a girl’s best friend? Let see the results of diamonds X zirconia. So the bottom question is: is it worth … Read more
What do the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph, Yves Saint Laurent, Nike and Saint Hubertus have in common? If you guessed the Loden, you guessed right! Maybe you don’t own a Loden coat or cape, but for sure your parents, uncles or grandparent do! The greenish or grey outwear was an absolute must in the 70’s … Read more
With 163k followers on Instagram, the 56-year-old Sophie Fontanel is one of the coolest fashion journalists and Instagrammers there is. Sophie Fontanel’s style Fontanel’s style is at the same time feminine and boyish, free and fresh, a kind of Katharine Hepburn with a street-style attitude if you know what I mean. On top of that, she has … Read more
The former Vogue India editor, Bandana Tewari, has some excellent – and straightforward – advice for fashion lovers who are interested in not harming the environment. Tewari is considered one of India’s most expert authority on fashion. She’s a journalist, sustainable activist and member of the BOF500 (2016, 2017), the professional index of the most … Read more
Paris, the city of lights, capital of Haute Couture, and the place of the dreamy French it-girls. Paris is also home to the super chic Inès de la Fressange, Jane Birkin and Caroline de Maigret, who embody this aspirational charm. Parisian girls are known for their effortless chicness and coolness. Today, the new Jane Birkins … Read more
During PFW, all eyes are on fashion in Paris, which made me think about what is happening in the French capital, in terms of jewellery design. The first French jewellery designers that come to mind are, naturally, houses as such Cartier, Chaumet, Boucheron, Van Cleef & Arpels. But apart to these heritage names, there is … Read more
I was invited to a workshop talk about Fairmined Gold at the jewellery shop Skrein in Vienna. The guest speaker was a mining engineer and chair of the board at ARM, Alliance for Responsible Mining, the Austrian Dr Felix Hruschka. Dr Hrushka took us closer to the lives of small-scale miners in Latin America and … Read more
MQ VIENNA FASHION WEEK is the proof that Vienna is indeed a fashionable city. For more than a decade, the three women behind the agency creative Headz; Elvyra Geyer, Zigi Mueller-Matyas and Maria Oberfrank, have been organising Austria’s renowned fashion event in front of the MuseumsQuartier. The MQ VIENNA FASHION WEEK, which attracts more than … Read more
Fall 2019 started with a trend that we can easily copy because is more about styling than buying a totally new wardrobe. We are talking about the all-leather trend we saw on Tod’s, Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler and Nanushka’s A/W catwalks. This Fall 2019 trend also emerged strongly in the streets of the most influential … Read more
Here is a private view of the Miuccia Prada’s dinner in Venice. Lucky you, since everybody has eyes on the Queen of the Adriatic those days. For the occasion of the 76th international film festival, one of the most celebrated red carpets in Europe, the Italian fashion designer, Miuccia Prada, was in Venice for other … Read more
The fashion world made the news during the G7 Summit, hosted this year by President Emmanuel Macron in Biarritz, because of the presentation of the Fashion Pact. What is the Fashion Pact This pact aims to set concrete objectives for reducing the impact of the fashion industry on the environment. It will focus on three … Read more
Can you wear Jewellery to the beach? In my opinion, not only you can but also, you should! Take advantage of the jewellery trend for Summer and add a little bling and shimmer to your beach look! We’re still feeling the influence of the ‘80s and early ’90s OTT style. So you can have a lot of … Read more
Angela Merkel as a trend-setter? Well, yes my dear, the German Chancellor is becoming a fashion icon as the media reports, in shock, that she has worn the very same outfit at four different occasions. Angela Merkel Kimono became news. And here is a crucial question; can we repeat an outfit many times? This all-important question … Read more
Chaumet presented an exhibition on the art of the diadem in Monaco, displaying fabulous head jewels the French high jewellery house has created since 1780 for royals like empresses, queens and princesses. The exhibition curators are two experts on royal courts, the journalist Stéphane Bern and the jewel historian Christophe Vachaudez. They divided the 250 … Read more
The latest Quentin Tarantino movie made an estimated 40.4 million dollars in one weekend only; the highest-grossing Tarantino opening weekend ever. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood takes us to the final moments of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969. Tarantino’s movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a faded TV actor, and Brad Pitt, his stunt double, … Read more
What is it with rainbows that we all stop whatever we’re doing to admire them in awe whenever one appears in the sky? The beautiful multicoloured circular arc instantly brings us joy and hope. So, to put a smile on your face, you should wear the uplifting rainbow colours, come rain or shine. The symbolism … Read more
