Monet’s Water Lilies Lead Sotheby’s $208 Million Auction Painted in 1906 by Claude Monet and consigned by an anonymous collector, “Nympheas” An iconic painting of...
Giorgio Armani’s screen test Is Giorgio Armani the silver screen's reigning king of Haute couture? He might be, on the strength of the gowns he...
Gothic Revival, Alexander McQueen The latest Alexander McQueen men’s collection has arrived in Asia and it’s a treat for men who love to wear jackets...
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...
Tiger’s Nest, Switzerland The Swiss Alps in central Valais may be an odd place to find a big striped cat but once it becomes clear...
Poseidonion Grand Hotel, Spetses On the Greek outlying islands it’s easy to imagine that this cradle of Western civilisation is still a...
Silver Lining, Sotheby’s Thierry de Lachaise, Senior Director and Head of the Silver Department, Sotheby’s Paris, has absolutely no idea why...
A Different Complexion, Laszlo Decades before La Mer, La Prairie and Chantecaille, Erno Laszlo was the most outrageously expensive - and glamorous -...
The gold standard for keeping baby quiet The central contradiction of parenthood? Mummy and Daddy can’t wait for their adorable newborn to make sounds. Then...
Chinese caviar finds fortune with the New York Times Since the USSR fell and the state’s monopoly on the sturgeon egg delicacy ended experts estimate that 90% of the...
The Martell Trunk by Pinel & Pinel is a masterpiece of fine craftsmanship The Martell Trunk packs thrills for lovers of exquisite eau de vie and spectacular craftsmanship. Daniel Jeffreys...
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...
Tiny ceramic gems capture the imagination of collectors When Jesuit missionaries presented snuff to the Qing Imperial Court in the 17th century, it would...
From Delvaux to Newspaper Chair, Charles Kaisin’s endless journey Belgian designer Charles Kaisin works like a choreographer with a dancer, seeing endless possibilities of form...
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...
