North Korea: Inside Pyongyang’s annual fashion show Some designers are pushing the boundaries in the rigid state Some designers are pushing the boundaries in the rigid...
Dressing down is the new power dressing: how to master ‘deviation chic’ Mark Zuckerberg: CEO in a hoodie. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters From tracksuits in the office to trainers on...
Are Camera Phones Killing Fashion? Wow! All those live social media reports from Fashion Weeks in London, New York, Paris and Milan. It’s like actually...
Life is a symphony at Claridge’s The Fashionable Truth has just landed in the chill dawn of London's autumn. Tonight at the glorious Claridge's and then...
Zen-like calm at the Mandarin Oriental in Paris It’s Paris but quiet, sylvan, verdant. And I have a glass of impeccable Meursault in my hand that’s chilled to...
Taking tea with the French in Mohkan Shan In times past Chiang Kai-Shek, gangsters with tigers and French diplomats all sought refuge from Shanghai’s...
Grand Marques become collectibles for the super rich Grand Marques, Goodwood Art, watches and fine wines have previously satisfied the appetite of wealthy...
The Write Stuff, Aurora Pens create powerful emotions. When I visited the Hero pen factory in Shanghai recently (the plant is now mostly...
Château Cheval Blanc’s reputation continues to dazzle under Pierre Lurton and Bernard Arnault LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault bought Château Cheval Blanc with Baron Albert Frère in 1998. Fears...
Ferran Adrià creates a new recipe for global food Ferran Adrià’s ‘techno-emotional’ cooking changed food forever. But with his famed restaurant no more, the mad...
Luxury grandmaster Jean-Marc Lacave takes charge of Moët Hennessy in Asia Pacific Christophe Navarre, CEO of Moët Hennessy, announced today (Friday July 25th) that Jean-Marc Lacave is to become...
Julian Schnabel is staging a critical comeback with his mind-bending art Julian Schnabel’s flirtations with celebrity have damaged his reputation as an artist but the man who has more film...
Tiny ceramic gems capture the imagination of collectors When Jesuit missionaries presented snuff to the Qing Imperial Court in the 17th century, it would...
Artist Grimanesa Amorós throws light into the deepest corners of creativity Grimanesa Amoros New York-based, Peruvian-born artist Grimanesa Amorós is rapidly becoming one of the art...
