Coco Chanel discovered Scotland alongside the Duke of Westminster. She brought back tweed, her emblematic material. 1954: volumes and Christian Dior’s New Look were the talk of the times. Chanel was pursuing her quest for modernity when she designed a style that was against the current. With minimalist silhouettes, her clothes were less constraining. The...
In the beginning, there were the Saturnian shapes of poet Jean Cocteau. After dreaming them up, he inspired his friend Louis-François Cartier to create an original piece: a “triply Saturnian” ring with three rings of platinum, red gold, and yellow gold. Upon its creation in 1925, the Trinity Ring by Cartier was dubbed “3 rings...
AD: Stella McCartney, Model: Binx Walton (NEXT), Look #16
The French brand called on designer Peter Saville – famous for founding Factory Records, and also for having designed the uniforms for England’s football team – to reinterpret their mythic polo for Lacoste’s 100th anniversary. But it’s the crocodile that he chose to alter by keeping the same size and shape. What amused him was...
The lion’s head crowned by a magnificent mane is present in many ways: sculpted on suit buttons, engraved on jewelry, as a decorative element of Gabrielle Chanel’s apartment at 31 rue Cambon… The lion has a remarkable symbolic power. It represents the sun, strength, wisdom and justice so dear to Gabrielle Chanel’s heart. The Mademoiselle...
A renowned perfume only has meaning if its roots bear witness to a sophistication and refinement that reveal an out-of-the-ordinary personality from the get-go. J’adore is one of these. Like an homage to Christian Dior’s passion for flowers, J’adore is a scent that symbolizes ultimate femininity. To unite the most noble of flowers from a...
AD: Alberta Ferretti, Model: Klara Boscic (Elite Milan), Look #7
The main difference in the Tourbillon Royal Oak Concept GMT is a chromatic change. The manufacturer made a white ceramic upper bridge for this timepiece. This tour de force is made possible through a mastery of materials acquired by Audemars Piguet. Brilliant and pure, this watch is an avant-garde homage to the legendary octagonal Royal...
Tartan was once the prerogative of Scottish men, used to make kilts or the wool blankets they threw around their shoulders as well as marking one’s belonging to a specific clan. The width, color, and space between the lines allowed the wearer to be distinguished by class. A tight-knit wool fabric, tartan was adopted by...
