Was Ghesquière Speaking For All Designers? NICHOLAS GHESQUIERE NICHOLAS GHESQUIERE maintains he was speaking for all designers when he talked about the...
As Couture Ends, a Quiet Self-Confidence Giorgio Armani Privé couture The winter couture season drew to a close just after Brazil’s dreams of World Cup...
Vivienne Westwood’s flights of fancy make fashion feel like fun Vivienne Westwood’s Battersea offices are hushed, efficient and pink. The reception is pink, the walls...
The Fairmont Peace Hotel, Shanghai The-Fairmont-Peace-Hotel When a callow youth I played Elyot, one of two husbands in Noel Coward’s Private...
Great literary hotels of Asia continue to inspire artist and travelers In September, Louis Vuitton opened a unique maison in Singapore. It is the first store in the brand’s...
In Shanghai the Peninsula offers an exquisite window on China’s complex history PENINSULA SHANGHAI As a child in England in the 1960s I had a dream of...
Champagne Shoes, Berluti The beautifully handcrafted shoes of Berluti will soon be sighted more frequently in Asia, as the brand embarks on an...
奕欧奕 Yi Ou Lai Suzhou Village Grand Opening is a dazzling celebration of self-expression Value Retail unveiled its first Village in China on May 15th. With over 40 glamorous boutiques open, Yi Ou Lai...
Higher Calling, Hoverit A source tells me in absolute confidence - which is why I’m telling you - that a certain billionaire media mogul...
Bordeaux enters the Year of the Horse with Cheval Blanc as its most sought-after wine The Bordeaux harvest is a special time of year, especially at Cheval Blanc where Daniel Jeffreys went to pick grapes...
Vegetables are the new chic on Chinese banquet tables After a decade in which Iberico pork, wagyu beef and french chicken were the most desirable menu items...
Royal Salute World Polo thrills at the Maharaja of Jodhpur’s Golden Jubilee Cup Sport can claim few better partners than Polo and Royal Salute, a game of monarchs matched with a whisky that...
Sculptor Wang Keping uses wood to tell astonishing stories For over 30 years sculptor Wang Keping has been changing the face of contemporary art with works that are a rare...
Bright approach Many songs and poems have perished along with the minstrels who sang them, while untold books and scripts have been...
Chinese Ink Painting takes captivating new directions in the hands of two masters The Square by Song Yonghong As this year’s exceptionally gloomy rainy season made Hong Kong feel...
