Vermillion means passion, lobster-toned is for warmth, carmine is its bloody side… It’s little wonder that red is such a permanent fixture in our winter wardrobes. Its shades are as varied as the garments it graces: red is never in recession. Try wearing it from head to toe or using it in your...
Everyone knows the story : in 1964 Jackie Kennedy, icon of elegance, fell hopelessly in love with a supple shoulder bag created by Gucci. She didn’t just buy one but six bags in one fell swoop, in different sizes and colors, that she would go on to sport in all the four corners of the...
The Fetish Box Clutch comes to us from Yavan Mispelaere, designing for Diane Von Furstenberg. Luxury and fantasy come together to incarnate a number of daily nonessentials: a watch a dice, an eye, and a mouth all become accessories by being transformed into mini clutch purses. Since 1974, DVF’s pieces have been revolutionizing the entire...
Winter gradually settling, and preparations for the holidays are already well under way: that means it’s peak season for Kusmi instant tea. These famous teas provide all the solace and warmth of the fantastical Russia of lore. Their recipes, kept secret, unite bergamot, spices, and citruses to create many an enrapturing, dreamy instant. Created by Pavel...
This is the second season that Frida Giannini, creative director for the Gucci label, fervent admirer of horseback riding, has excavated some signature pieces from archives to offer the young princess of Monaco a clothing line for her horse races. And this year, Forever Now is paying homage to the horsebit, the mythic Gucci emblem...
Rei Kawakubo, the revered founder of Comme des Garçons, is inaugurating a new collaboration: summoned by design house Hermès, the designer is reinterpreting the carré scarf by adding a touch of her signature “Garçon” style. “Rather than being guided by the idea of the scarf as it is worn, I became interested instead in the beautiful artworks that the...
The history of this garment – whose name derives from the Latin word camisa, a garment which is worn on the skin – dates back to ancient Egypt. It seems to have drawn its origin in a piece of Egyptian fabric pierced by a single hole for the head: the Kalasiris. In coton, linen, wool or in...
The skinny jean is a perfect example. It may be a must-have trend since the 2000s, but before that, it was also a symbol of objection in numerous counterculture movements, like punk culture. Its shape, inspired by cigarette pants worn by the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Twiggy, also reveals an evolution towards a new...
Wear it on vacation or into town: the unbeatable sailor-style sweater gives a casual but classy aspect to any outfit. The reason for its unusual longevity? Its maker, Saint James, that’s been in business since 1850. First established in Lower Normandy, the design house puts all of its unique know-how to use in order to make...
