Since 1993, the Eastern & Oriental Express has offered one of the most extraordinary rail journeys in all of Asia. It crosses Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand in three days, passing through legendary cities and sites. Its unique trajectory plunges passengers into the past and offers up colorful landscapes, impenetrable equatorial forests, immense mountains, golden temples,...
Lyon… the cradle of cinema and the Lumière brothers, as well as puppeteering. Lyon, the cultural melting pot between Italy and France, between Gaul and Rome. A crossroads of civilizations, capital of printing and of silk, a temple of haute couture, it’s also in Lyon that one of the most beautiful hotels in France reigns...
“The hand is fabric’s sense of touch… which I like more than anything. First off it’s unique, it’s the couturier’s, then pluralistic with the whole atelier. I imagine a story but it’s written to many” – Alber Elbaz
There are some artists who never forget the point of their art and, with purely altruistic aims, bring treasures at the crossroads of different cultures into the world. This is how Michaël Bartocetti got his East-meets-West inspiration for an Easter egg tinged with notes of China and the rising sun. Dubbed “Son of the Chinese...
Veuve Clicquot’s design still reigns supreme and is distinguishable among other vintages because of the brand’s audacity and ingenuity. Renowned and admired for their innovative character, they’re now giving Cupid all the attention that the messenger of beating hearts needs. A champagne bucket shaped like a megaphone houses this Rosé Non Vintage. The idea is...
The building on Regent Street that serves as host to this exceptional hotel was originally named Café Royal by Daniel Nicolas Thévenon, a French wine trader. The year was 1865. Year after year, its architecture and cellar, long considered the best in the world, earned it a solid reputation. It didn’t take much to attract...
Scouted by the Shangri-La Paris team at the beginning of 2015, Michaël Bartocetti already has a number of notches on his belt. Discovering his passion for pastry-making at a young age within his families’ two restaurants, the pastry chef admits that he was attracted by this profession that he qualifies as being “generous”. An apprentice...
It’s reigned for over two centuries over the facade of St. Mark’s Basilica. Just above the Byzantine horses, the Lion, a celestial symbol, has sat upon its throne. But now the gold that adorns it has lost its supreme luster… Gabrielle Chanel made Venice her city; it is in this same vein that today, the...
Scouted by the Shangri-La Paris team at the beginning of 2015, Michaël Bartocetti already has a number of notches on his belt. Discovering his passion for pastry-making at a young age within his families’ two restaurants, the pastry chef admits that he was attracted by this profession that he qualifies as being “generous”. An apprentice...
Coco Chanel, an independent and innovative woman among her contemporaries, had a habit of spending her vacations in the Southeast of France, on her lover the distinguished Duke of Westminster’s yacht. In the late 20s, the object of her affection brought his lover to a piece of land above the town of Menton, offering a...
