United Arab Emirates: Creative fashion
You may have the impression that the United Arab Emirates is all about spectacular architecture, hotels and shopping malls. But they would like to...
Beauty: The Thigh Gap
When my grandmother first heard of the ‘Thigh Gap’ and its related obsession, she nearly fell off her chair. Now an 82-year-old woman, she...
Café Costume suits are both traditional and personal
In the mid-2000s, Bruno Van Gils decided it was time to do something about what he saw as the two ills of contemporary suit...
A new “Diamond Lounge” opened by Tollet
Tollet has opened a room in their store on 36 Rue des Fripiers dedicated to the sale of jewellery and luxury watches. Called the...
Beauty and comfort in sunwear
When it comes to swimwear, at least, we all know: women want something that’s not only pretty but also comfortable and, need it be...
Jeremy Hackett: Posh rags to riches
In recent years, he searched for and found his mother and his father whose identity his mother had kept from him. “She said to...
J&Joy opens flagship store in Liège
J & JOY is proud to open its first store in the heart of Liège just around the corner from the Pot of Gold....
Bringing true colour into your life
As an avid reader of high-quality magazines (evidently) you probably have an appreciation of style, layout and, most important of all, colour. The way colour is displayed and...
The world of watch making
Outside the impressive front door of the Christie Auction House in Paris, on the way to an event showcasing eight young watchmakers from the company Girard-Perregaux, I had...
A conversation with Chanel’s top perfume ‘nose’
Perfumer Jacques Polge is the third generation “Nose” at Chanel; Coco Mademoiselle and the men’s fragrance Bleu de Chanel are among his many creations...
