Olivier Lapidus, the son of Ted Lapidus (the well-known favoured tailor of the seventies) is a visionary designer. As a forerunner fascinated by innovation, he is the only one to have anticipated the development of High Technology in our daily life. "Innovation ...
Read more »Visionary, Christian Lacroix, predicted in 1994 "a blue world", jeans were destined according to him to invade the depths of our wardrobes. In fact, work, play or fashion addict, the blue-jeans is not ready to give up any ground, and gathers more followers. ...
Read more »Vintage, you said vintage, didn’t you? This term which came out in the 1990s, has cleverly become a buzzword over the last two decades. A real fashion phenomenon, for a long time, this term exclusively meant connoisseurs and originally was reserved ...
Read more »Style? In a nutshell, all of the elegance of the world! Difficult to put your finger on what style actually entails. A subtle grace, a mysterious allure, an elegant presence, dressed to a T?
Read more »Iberian Chefs are cooking up a storm these days ! And what is behind all this commotion ? Molecular cuisine and the culinary experiences of apprentice sorcerers who are 'incurring the wrath' of those who swear by a more traditional, local cuisine... All ...
Read more »Why spend some 3 500 Euros for a basic telephone model, without a 3G function and with a modest digital camera, hardly reaching 2 Megapixels? Simply because it is a Dior of course...
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Read more »Do you fondly remember that small bridge over a sleepy little river you used to fish from when you were a child ? Do you invariably feel a twinge of excitement just thinking about that heavenly island around the bend from Ko Phi Phi ? Well, it's high ...
Read more »Edinburgh, the former capital of the kings of Scotland, the cradle of Reform and today the seat of the Scottish Parliament, with its bewildering landscape and monuments sprouting up everywhere, seems straight out of a J.K Rowling or Tolkien novel. This ...
Read more »It's a first twice over! The innovative Swiss company Valöex has created the first line of cosmetic products which is 100% mineral based, and which has been refined by handing over the products to groups of tester-bloggers, with the aim of improving ...
Read more »L'Heure Bleue, this is "an uncertain hour, an hour in-between" Françoise Hardy used to sing. This is also one of the most luxurious riad of Essaouira. Luxe-magazine.com is offering the chance to live like a pasha and spend a romantic break. Tell ...
Read more »London is undeniably one of those cities about which a visitor just cannot remain indifferent. Birthplace of the avant-garde, extravagent clichés, and with its many paradoxes, London vibrates as a world unto itself. Both upmarket chic and downmarket ...
Read more »The countdown has begun. At eight a.m. on the 8th day of the eighth month in 2008 the 29th Olympic Games will begin. Happily, the number 8 is the Chinese number of good luck! It is during this global event that the ancient imperial city of Beijing ...
Read more »Awake your sleeping sense of smell at the Studio des Parfums in Paris' Marais district! Two hours is all it takes to create your very own perfume and receive your “Student Parfumier” diploma. Ready your handkerchiefs!
Read more »Ribbon, Tulip, Mushroom , these poetics words evoke Pierre Paulin's world, which state owned furniture is celebrating his 80 years with a great exhibition in the Gobelins Galleries. Well known by the general public, mainly because he was in charge of ...
Read more »Actress and fiction writer, Anny Duperrey is triumphal in the emotional play, "Oscar et la dame rose" written by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, currently at the 'Théâtre de l'œuvre' in Paris. She plays both a woman who visits sick children ...
Read more »Because theoretically we should not have to choose between the comfort of a palace or the intimacy of a sumptuous villa during our holidays, Villazzo came up with a crafty concept: the villa hotel. The idea? Take all the advantages of luxury hotels and ...
Read more »"I am increasingly insane"! It is in these words, that Richard Mille, founder of the most expensive watches in the world, presents himself. But the reader should reassure himself. His madness is a soft madness, stimulated by his creative bulimia. Apart ...
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