Magda von Hanau represents a journey from Brazil to the global stage, embracing her self-coined identity as a “daughter of the world.” Initially gracing the spotlight as a model and actress, she evolved into an accomplished sculptor, photographer, and designer. Hailing from the quaint town of Barra Bonita, she metamorphosed into a figure akin to … Read more
Oh, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy! Her name alone conjures images of sleek, minimalist elegance, a beacon of style from the nineties that continues to echo through the fashion corridors today. Imagine this: a world where Khaite, Bottega Veneta, and The Row are tipping their hats to Carolyn’s effortless panache. And now, the allure of Carolyn Bessette … Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Netflix series The Goop Lab, about her alternative lifestyle brand worth more than 250 million dollars, raises quite a few eyebrows and makes some people very angry. Despite the tremendous success of her brand, the former actress turned lifestyle guru is under scrutiny for her health claims and for recommending medically dubious, when … Read more
The new must-see exhibition “Women in Balance” in Florence honours Wanda Ferragamo. Discover the powerful woman who helped turn her husband’s shoe workshop into the iconic Italian luxury fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo.
As expected, the Eurovision Song Contest showcased what should be the best music from 40 countries and, most importantly, some pretty questionable looks. In other words, with over 180 million viewers, Eurovision is possibly the most colourful show on earth, yet, we love to hate the glitzy and over-the-top outfits musicians wear to the competition. … Read more
The new bad-ass-women-spy movie The 355 stars the American actress and film producer Jessica Chastain. The globe-hopping action film also stars Lupita Nyong’o, Diana Kruger, Penelope Cruz, and Fan Bingbing fighting off the bad guys. Together, they must recover a stolen data key that can access anything on the internet. Throughout the movie, the five … Read more
If you’ve been on this planet for the last twenty and something years, you must have watched Sex And The City at some point in your life. The series and movies around Carrie Bradshaw and her friends’ adventures were an absolute cult, and many dreamt of living the glamorous single-girl-life Sarah Jessica Parker portrayed on … Read more
Fashionistas, rejoice, there are new TV shows about fashion to binge-watch! And the Netflix series and Amazon Prime documentary about the American fashion designer Halston will take you to the glamorous world of the fashion legend in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Ewan McGregor plays the Iowa-born, Indiana-raised Roy Halston Frowick in the 5-episode Netflix series … Read more
Reading all the birthday messages the royal family has just sent Meghan Markle, including the Queen, Prince Charles and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, it is hard to imagine that only a couple of days ago, extracts of Harry and Meghan’s upcoming biography have come out in the newspaper The Times. … Read more
The Italian Alps is the location of this particular hotel named after Soloman, an Indian Elephant, that was brought all the way from Lisbon to Vienna as a gift for the Archduke Maximilian of Austria. The story surrounds the Hotel Elephant is mind-blowing, almost surreal, even Jose Saramago, the Portuguese Nobel Prize in literature, was … Read more
Fall is coming with its parties and cosy dinners, so now are the right time to think about getting a new cocktail ring! Before jumping into the business, we’ll share a fascinating trivia with you, to be used as small-talk in your next cocktail party! And it’s exactly about the name cocktail ring. The concept … Read more
It’s been 10 years since Alexander McQueen tragically passed away, and to celebrate the life and work of British designer, why not watch again McQueen, the documentary about a fashion legend? Lee Alexander McQueen was undoubtedly an artist in every sense of the word, with an exuberant talent, imagination and extremely skilled. To bring the … 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
This week is full of great music and fashion. As we told you before, Copenhagen Fashion Week is one of the coolest fashion weeks. We loved seeing what the Scandinavian designers showed from the 6th to 9th August. In the birthplace of Mozart, the Salzburger Festspiele is going strong. The festival started on 20th July … Read more