Royal Approval, Alexander McQueen
Sarah Burton’s starring role as designer of the Royal Wedding gown may have been kicked from the headline’s by Kate Middleton’s rise to mother of the new Prince George of Cambridge but women are still...
Champagne Shoes, Berluti
The beautifully handcrafted shoes of Berluti will soon be sighted more frequently in Asia, as the brand embarks on an expansion led by its CEO Antoine Arnault, son of LVMH boss Bernard Arnault. Earlier this...
THE BEHOLDER’S EYE, Delvaux
Since 1883 Delvaux has been a warrant holder to the Royal Court of Belgium (a title it still holds) but the house’s roots go deeper still, back to 1829 when Charles Delvaux opened his atelier in Brussels....
Frank Yu turns Gravity into a force for change in architecture
Founded just ten years ago, Gravity has evolved into one of Hong Kong’s most interesting and influential design and architecture partnerships. And yet the company was born in the most difficult...
The rebirth of luxury manufacturing in China
Mao Jihong is leading the charge of new Chinese designers with his emphasis on handmade craftsmanship and Asian inspired creativity. He spoke about the rebirth of luxury manufacturing in China and the...
Marc Jacobs leaves Louis Vuitton
Marc Jacobs (pictured in 1997) is moving on from Louis Vuitton after 16 years. The Fashionable Truth says this is exactly what Vuitton needs to continue its revival and re-branding as a style brand. New...
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 to Paris for the Bordeaux train and M. Arnault's Cheval Blanc harvest festival dinner. A...
Mountain Man, Louis Vuitton
"You’ve got to stay on top of things,” according to Kim Jones, the former Dunhill designer who now runs the menswear line at Louis Vuitton, under Marc Jacobs. “I’m working for the biggest luxury goods...
Boris Berlin’s design work brings harmony and calm to the world of chairs and tables
Boris Berlin co-founded Komplot Design in 1987 with Poul Christiansen and in 2010 he joined with Aleksej Iskos to launch Iskos-Berlin Design. Together the two companies have focused on creating...
Poseidonion Grand Hotel, Spetses
On the Greek outlying islands it’s easy to imagine that this cradle of Western civilisation is still a paradise worthy of the gods. This is especially true of Spetses, one of the 227 inhabited Greek...