Christine Schönburg 
From what we’ve seen regarding shoe trends in the runway shows, spring will be a feast for shoe-lovers. To be honest, we can’t wait – literally. So we’ll buy the Spring shoes now and wear these beauties paired with tights. We’ve pinpointed the eight main shoe trends that we’ll be wearing this spring, from bright-coloured
As Paris Haute Couture kick starts, all eyes are on the French luxury houses and, of course, the fabulous jewellery that adorns the designers’ creations. This year, we have an special interest in the latest Victoire de Castellane jewellery collection for Dior. Haute couture and Haute Jewellery Since 2010, Haute Couture’s official calendar has hosted
The fascinating memoir book “The Hare With Amber Eyes” by Edmund de Waal and the exhibition “The Ephrussis: Travel in Time,” at the Jewish Museum Vienna, reopen a chapter in history by telling the story of the Ephrussi family. The must-see exhibition is a travel in time. It takes us back to what happened to
Eating out in Vienna can be a culinary adventure around the globe. Although the Austrian capital is the only city in the world to have its cuisine named after it, with incredible restaurants serving the famous Viennese cuisine, you can also discover regional cooking from the all over the world. So, craving for Sushi in
The 2020 S/S Seoul Fashion Week may have just finished, but we’re still obsessing over the incredible street-style looks in the streets of South Korea’s capital. Korea has become a significant influence in the past years, not only with their colourful street style fashion but also the Korean cosmetic industry and K Pop music. K
One of the most delightful surprises of Paris Fashion Week was the comeback of Jean Patou, a luxurious couture house that had been almost forgotten for thirty years. Now part of the LVMH group, Patou is headed by French designer Guillaume Henry who says: “Do we need Patou to be another expensive heritage house when
All inspiration to pimp your wardrobe is in the street style of Milan Fashion Week. What a feast for your eyes! The first news is that Gucci was again the highlight of the Milan Fashion Week with a spectacular show. The brand is preparing a change, the next step in terms of design. According to
My grandmother used to say she needed a glass of champagne a day to be happy! While it amuses me to prescribe this cure to anyone a bit blue, part of me knows it must be true that champagne is the best antidepressant. Grandma lived quite a life, not to mention her many years of
The British capital will be packed with the stylish fashion crowd, so where to go in London if you want to skip Fashion Week? It is time for the fashion caravan to move to the U.K. for London Fashion Week, which begins on Friday the 13th; hello, superstitious! I selected some of the coolest spots
Chaumet presented an exhibition on the art of the diadem in Monaco, displaying fabulous head jewels the French high jewellery house has created since 1780 for royals like empresses, queens and princesses. The exhibition curators are two experts on royal courts, the journalist Stéphane Bern and the jewel historian Christophe Vachaudez. They divided the 250
The latest Quentin Tarantino movie made an estimated 40.4 million dollars in one weekend only; the highest-grossing Tarantino opening weekend ever. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood takes us to the final moments of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969. Tarantino’s movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a faded TV actor, and Brad Pitt, his stunt double,
Even if you have never heard about Fulco Santostefano della Cerda, Duke of Verdura and Marquis of Murata la Cerda, you most probably know his work as a jewellery designer, especially Chanel’s iconic pair of white cuffs with a big Maltese cross made of coloured gemstones that Coco Chanel used to wear every day, one
What is it with rainbows that we all stop whatever we’re doing to admire them in awe whenever one appears in the sky? The beautiful multicoloured circular arc instantly brings us joy and hope. So, to put a smile on your face, you should wear the uplifting rainbow colours, come rain or shine. The symbolism
Paris Haute Couture is the stuff that dreams of made of as it’s always a feast for the eyes, and Fall 2019 couldn’t be any different. Celebrities and fashion lovers invaded the French capital to see the most fantastic collections. While I going through all the shows to prepare the highlights of my favourite Haute
We were all waiting to see what the Duchess of Cambridge would wear to Wimbledon Championship and, as usual, she did not let us down. On her first appearance at the 2019 Wimbledon tournament, Kate Middleton wore the perfect summer dress, a white Flippy Wiggle Dress by Suzannah. Let us tell you why the choice
The modern aesthetic of today’s Balenciaga, directed by Demna Gvasalia, is very different from the creations of Cristóbal Balenciaga during his lifetime. In fact, a fantastic exhibition we saw at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, showed that Cristóbal Balenciaga, one of the most celebrated fashion designers ever, found inspiration for his creations in Fine Art
Virgil Abloh celebrates the beauty of familiar and natural things with his menswear Spring 2020 collection for Louis Vuitton. Abloh presented the collection at Place Dauphine, the beautiful square in Paris. The fashion designer created a boyhood bliss, with a bouncing castle, balloons, flying kites and ice cream. All was set among the typical Parisian
The Grand Palais housed once more a Karl Lagerfeld event, this time, a fabulous tribute attended by elegant members of the fashion world to celebrate the life and work of the iconic fashion designer. “Karl For Ever”, the tribute to the Renaissance Man and great designer, was organised by Chanel, Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld and arranged by
France announced a ban on the destruction of unsold luxury goods. This ban should prevent the annual waste of clothing and shoes worth 650 million euros in France only. The new law making the waste of unused products illegal puts France at the forefront of luxury fashion sustainability. Destruction of luxury goods and fashion sustainability
The Italian fashion house Max Mara, famous for the camel cashmere coats and chic clothes for professional adult women, presented in Berlin its Resort 2020 collection inspired by Marlene Dietrich and David Bowie, with a touch of Meissen porcelain. Max Mara Resort 2020 catwalk show was the first one to be held at the Neues
A key silhouette and trend not only for this spring/summer but also fall/winter, paper bag waist pants are one of the most flattering trousers you will ever own. The wide waist pulled in by a belt makes your waist look wasp thin and hides any extra love handles you might have. Additionally, the wide legs
I remember I used to see the fashion expert and TV presenter Trinny Woodall at parties and on TV when I lived in London, a lifetime ago. Fast-forward 20 years and here I am with other 807k people, happy to follow Trinny Woodall and her styling tips on Instagram, and here is why: Trinny Woodall,
Headbands are back and here to stay. And although the ’80s never cease to inspire us, this typical bourgeois head accessory comes now huge, breaking the aesthetic rules and boundaries of former years. Prada brought the trend back Prada reinterpreted the ’60s and ’80 proper Alice bands, but with the house’s quirky signature style. The