Can you wear Jewellery to the beach? In my opinion, not only you can but also, you should! Take advantage of the jewellery trend for Summer and add a little bling and shimmer to your beach look! We’re still feeling the influence of the ‘80s and early ’90s OTT style. So you can have a lot of
Angela Merkel as a trend-setter? Well, yes my dear, the German Chancellor is becoming a fashion icon as the media reports, in shock, that she has worn the very same outfit at four different occasions. Angela Merkel Kimono became news. And here is a crucial question; can we repeat an outfit many times? This all-important question
It can be challenging to find eco-friendly sneakers, as many trainers are made from virgin plastics in harmful ways, including child or underpaid work in countries as China and India. So we’re more than happy to have a brand like Veja with cool design and fair-trade policy. Founded in 2004 by Sébastien Kopp and François-Ghislain
When you put together a contortionist, a stylist and a photographer in the same room, you can be sure you are in for a real treat! Keep reading to see the amazing result of this fashion editorial with contortionist Nina Burri. The Berlin-based talented trio shot a fashion editorial for Notorious with images full of
This week is full of great music and fashion. As we told you before, Copenhagen Fashion Week is one of the coolest fashion weeks. We loved seeing what the Scandinavian designers showed from the 6th to 9th August. In the birthplace of Mozart, the Salzburger Festspiele is going strong. The festival started on 20th July
Luckily for us, we don’t need to stalk anyone for fashion inspiration; we have Instagram to know what stylish women are up to this summer, and more importantly, what they’re wearing to cope with the hot days. Keep scrolling to see some of our favourite looks and why we like them: Margot Robbie is in Los
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
A collaboration between the high-street label & Other Stories and the Swedish designer Mia Larsson resulted in a limited collection of sustainable jewellery using recycled silver and oyster shells. The Stockholm-based designer is known for giving a second life to materials from nature by transforming them into beautiful jewellery pieces. Larsson thinks “it’s great that
The fashion market has been shaken lately. Many brick-and-mortar retailers claim that they are facing heated online competition, and the changing of consumer habits of Millennials interested in the environment and sustainability are also responsible for shaking things up. In 2019, American retailers stated that 5.994 stores will close; Victoria’s Secret, for example, is closing
Hedi Slimane released Celine A/W19 newest campaign just a few days before his catwalk show for the French label’s Spring-Summer 2020 that closed the Paris menswear season. Besides being a fashion designer, Slimane is also a photographer. Actually, the French designer with Tunisian background started with photography when he was 11 years old. For his
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
Great news for fashion lovers who care about ethical and sustainable products, Net-a-Porter launched Net-Sustain, an online shopping platform with the best environmentally friendly brands in Europe and beyond. Labels wanting to sell on Net-Sustain must meet at least one attribute of the five categories below: Locally Made Brands that manufacture at least fifty per
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 famous and collectable series Louis Vuitton City Guides celebrated its 20 years, launching a digital version. Who better than Louis Vuitton, who began making trunks and suitcases for travellers in 1854, to have the best tips from all around the world? Since 1998, the Louis Vuitton City Guide’s provided travellers, dreamers and even local
Almost 15 years after launching the Paddington bag, another iconic handbag is back; the new Chloé Aby bag has evolved but comes with the same famous padlock that was the handbag signature. Chloé Aby bag, was the most-desired handbag of the Noughties, which every it-girl had to have, was loved with such fervour back then that
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