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
My grandmother used to say she needed a glass of champagne a day to be happy! While it amuses me to prescribe this cure to anyone a bit blue, part of me knows it must be true that champagne is the best antidepressant. Grandma lived quite a life, not to mention her many years of … Read more
The Duchess of Cambridge at Back to Nature play garden at RHS Wisley.Photo courtesy of The Royal Family. Kate Middleton has become over the year, a fashion icon and inspiration for women around the world because of her flawless style; who wouldn’t want to look like her? Whether at red-carpet events, watching a tennis tournament at … 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
Among all the young European aristocrats, the most stylish is with no doubt Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi, the wife of Pierre Casiraghi. Née Borromeo, the beautiful Italian aristo has an incredibly chic style, timeless and modern at the same time. The Wedding The 34-year old married the youngest son of Princess Caroline of Monaco in 2005 in … Read more
It is common for expecting women to glow during their pregnancies, but the way the Duchess of Sussex’s skin is sparkling and radiant is so fantastic that it made us want to find out what is Meghan Markle’s beauty secret behind such beautiful skin. Is she following a specific diet? Is it a makeup illusion? … 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
There’s been a lot of talk about the two stars of Tarantino’s latest movie, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio. But we are obsessed by the fabulous orange-ochre look of their co-star, Margot Robbie, at the movie’s premiere in London. Margot Robbie’s makeup matched exactly the same colour as her … 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
Although hair shedding is a natural thing that happens to us every day, it can become a problem for women at a certain point in their lives if they start losing more hair than usual or if the strings do not grow back. Keep reading to know the most common hair fall reasons, and if … 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
Watch the video to get the best ball dress inspiration from the Cannes Film Festival red -carpet with the most beautiful and glamour outfits. The Cannes Film Festival always happens around May, precisely during the Spring/Summer ball season. So, why not have a look at Cannes red-carpet to get inspired on what to wear to … Read more
We were all waiting to see what the Duchess of Cambridge would wear to the Wimbledon Championship and, as usual, she did not let us down. On her first appearance at the 2019 Wimbledon tournament, Kate Middleton wore the perfect summer dress, a white Flippy Wiggle Dress by Suzannah. Let us tell you why the … Read more
The modern aesthetic of today’s Balenciaga, directed by Demna Gvasalia, is very different from the creations of Cristóbal Balenciaga during his lifetime. In fact, a fantastic exhibition we saw at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, showed that Cristóbal Balenciaga, one of the most celebrated fashion designers ever, found inspiration for his creations in Fine Art … Read more
France announced a ban on the destruction of unsold luxury goods. This ban should prevent the annual waste of clothing and shoes worth 650 million euros in France only. The new law making the waste of unused products illegal puts France at the forefront of luxury fashion sustainability. Destruction of luxury goods and fashion sustainability … Read more
A key silhouette and trend not only for this spring/summer but also fall/winter, paper bag waist pants are one of the most flattering trousers you will ever own. The wide waist pulled in by a belt makes your waist look wasp thin and hides any extra love handles you might have. Additionally, the wide legs … Read more