The Story of the Cocktail Ring

collage with vintage photos and rings telling the story of the cocktail ring

The season of parties is almost here. Weddings, black-tie dinners, late-summer celebrations that somehow end with champagne in the garden and someone discussing divorce law near the dessert table. In other words, the perfect moment to think about jewellery. And yes, perhaps to buy a new piece of bling. But before you rush to the … Read more

Reading, the Next Hot Trend – How Books and Brains Become Fashionable

Collage with three actress reading at Miu Miu Club Book in Shanghai

The Reading Trend: Why Books Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Artificial Intelligence The return of reading might be the most unexpected trend of 2025/2026. From Miu Miu’s Literary Club in Shanghai to Gen Z turning libraries into social sanctuaries, books are suddenly the most desirable objects in a world dominated by artificial … Read more

Notorious Women #8 – Visual Artist Magda von Hanau

Artist Magda von Hanau holding a sculpture from her Visceral series at Meiselberg castle in Austria during an art exhibition and instalation event.

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

The Story of Hotel Elephant Austrian surrealism.

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

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion. The Book, The Muse and The 90s Style Revisited

a detail of the book Carolyn bessette kennedy, a life in fashion where we see her walking in new york with her husband john kennedy jr.

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

Is the Psychodelic Gwyneth Paltrow’s Netflix show under scrutiny?

Gwyneth Paltrow and The Goop Lab on Netflix under scrutiny.

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

9 outfits inspired by the Eurovision fashion. - When more is more.

Sparkling fashion at Eurovision 2022 with contestant wearing a halter neck outfit and '60s inspired bob.

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

Jessica Chastain, the star of The 355, has a powerful fashion style 

Jessica Chastain, the star of The 355, wearing her signature powerful style in bold yellow.

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

The lies Sex And The City told us Will the revival be more real?

Carrie Bradshaw and her friends in Sex And The City.

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

McQueen, the documentary about a fashion legend Long live McQueen!

Fashion designer Alexander McQueen is subject of a documentary by Netflix

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

Loden: from peasant’s outwear to fashion trend The first performance fabric.

Junges Paar in Tracht von Adam Brenner, 1840, where the man is wearing a loden jacket

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