Aman’s new resort in Vietnam is a natural wonder
It was the middle of the afternoon and I was floating several metres beneath the surface of Vietnam’s East Sea when the deluge began. From an otherwise pellucid blue sky a single dark rain cloud had arrived...
Spirit International Artists bring the stars out to party
Want the guests at your wedding, anniversary bash or next company gala dinner and dance to go totally GaGa? She can be had. The world’s most photographed music and fashion icon – and foremost wearer of raw...
Corneliani family have ambitious plans for Asia
The Founders Claudio and Carlalberto Corneliani Since the 1930s the Corneliani family have been making exquisite clothing for discerning men, and with their new flagship stores in Shanghai and Hong...
Perrier-Jouët brings bespoke to champagne
Perrier-Jouët makes some very fine champagne and has been doing so for two centuries, 2014 being the 203rd anniversary of the maison, which is based in the French Champagne town of Epernay. For everyday...
Guerlain rebuilds a fragrant legend in Paris
The Fashionable Truth's editor in Chief Daniel Jeffreys had the chance to make a private visit to the recently restored and renovated historic Guerlain flagship at 68 Champs-Elysées on December 18. The...
Private islands for billionaire castaways
Paradise comes at a price, even in the midst of international economic meltdown. “Our most expensive property with a published price is Patroklos off the Athenian coast in Greece” says a blithe Andrew J...
Ducati’s motorbikes are geared to fit like a glove
Superstar Tom Cruise is measured for height, weighed for less or extra poundage and forensically studied for changes in preferred driving posture for each of his exacting Vyrus motorcycles, those peerless...
Two artists battling with the existential forces of darkness
The work of Daniel Arsham and Kaz Oshiro copies objects designed by other people. The execution of the pieces is superb but raises questions about whether art will ever escape from the...
Sales of Asian art ride a philosophical wave at Christie’s
Noh masks. Cloisonné-enamels. Rinpa paintings. Lacquer boxes. Ravishing silk room dividers. Meiji art. Samurai swords and armour. Ancient tea ceremony sets. Wabi-sabiink drawings. Katsura Yamaguchi,...