Exquisite releases from Vashi Diamonds

Roberta Lister
News
Vashi Dominguez  is a diamond expert widely lauded for bridging the gap between the mass jewellery market and the closed-doors of the fine jewels world.  Yet, as Glass discovers, his recent move away from the c...

Marion Cotillard is Lady Dior

Roberta Lister
News
This Summer, Marion Cotillard reprises her elegant personification of the Dior Lady. Jean-Baptiste Mondino’s latest campaign for the House’s classic handbag sees the actress embody the light, liberated and care...

Against the trend

Bonnie Friend
Avant Art, Feature
Fashion in any field is a peculiar thing because to really be at the forefront of it you almost have to be the one who’s totally ignoring it. Such is the enduring case of two of the most influential artists...

Magical Madrid

Nicola Kavanagh
Europe, Feature, Spain, Travel
  Madrid is one of the few European cities that has succeeded in retaining the overwhelming charm and authenticity of its mother culture – as the Spanish are wont to do so valiantly. Indeed, they ar...

A new branch on the Mulberry tree

Livia Feltham
Culture, News
As a brand steeped in prestige, Mulberry’s knowing ability to conjure up an ideal rustic image of Somerset, or at least an image of English Arcadian pastoralism, is in part down to putting all their chips on ma...

Leading lights

Xenia Founta
Avant Art, Culture, News
Tate Britain has announced its spring season of BP Spotlights. BP Spotlights are displays of works from the Tate collection that explore particular themes or subjects or focus on the work of one artist. Thi...

Battle off the canvas

Bonnie Friend
Avant Art
  The battles for social ideals have always been hard won, and that is if you deem them to have been won at all. Whatever stage you consider the society around you to be at, these are not wars that ...

Alice made this, fancy that

Livia Feltham
Feature
  This year is already shaping up very well for Alice Walsh, mainly on account of her crafty cufflinks, and if you didn’t know, now you do, Alice made them. And indeed, Alice Made This cuff-links ar...