Monthly Archives January 30, 2016

January 29, 2016

Beauty, Fragrance Picks, Male grooming, News

“I don't pop molly, I rock Tom Ford.” Though the sentiment might be a tad over-used since Jay Z released the eponymous song, it remains truer than ever due to one simple fact – Tom Ford knows what's up. His pop...

Five-and-a-half questions for singer-songwriter-producer Matthew E White

Arjun Sajip

January 28, 2016

Feature, Music

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Currently on a world tour, the Richmond, Virginia native Matthew E White was in a philosophical mood when he spoke to Glass recently. His debut album Big Inner (yes, pun intended) debuted in the Top 20 on Billb...

Haute Couture Spring 2016: Valentino

Sara Hesikova

January 28, 2016

Making their way through a bed of roses, the models almost floated in their lightness and fluidity, accentuated by a haze of pleated chiffon gowns, which were at the core of Valentino’s haute couture collection...

Haute Couture Spring 2016: Elie Saab

Anna Coughlan

January 28, 2016

Fashion, Fashion Shows

Elie Saab continues to bring out the inner princess in us all with his latest couture collection for SS16. The collection continues Elie Saab’s classically whimsical reputation with a reasonably natural and neu...

Haute Couture Spring 2016: Jean-Paul Gaultier

Anna Coughlan

January 28, 2016

Fashion, Fashion Shows

This week in Couture, Gaultier introduced a collection that is capable of making the late, great and much-lamentedDavid Bowie rise from the dead and sing with joy some of his 1980s output. It was a collection o...

Menswear AW16 Paris: Umit Benan

January 28, 2016

Turkish designer Umit Benan’s love affair with Japan cannot be understated. Following his much-loved Tokyo store and recent Oniki collaboration with Japanese brand Tomorrowland, it only makes sense he would loo...

The MAC lip colour we can’t be without – Amplified Creme Lipstick in Dark Side

Rachel McCormack

January 27, 2016

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love

Mac’s recent seasonal collection Magic of the Night is all shimmer, smoke and shine: manna from heaven for those who love to party. Blue, black and cobalt pigments full of glint and knowing gleam make for ...

Menswear AW16 Paris: Givenchy

January 27, 2016

Riccardo Tisci has made a name for himself as one of the most prominent menswear designers of today, and in Paris this past week his Givenchy tour de force struck gold once again. Showing his collection in a pi...

Philipp Plein Launches Watch Collection #PLEINTIME

January 27, 2016

Fashion, Jewellery and Watches, News

German fashion house Philipp Plein have just launched their much anticipated watch collection, #PLEINTIME. Accompanying the launch is a fashion film created exclusively for the collection, directed by Lars Timm...

Getting up-close-and-personal at Giraffe Manor, Nairobi

Amanda Bernstein

January 27, 2016

Feature, Travel

Kenya offers the inquisitive traveller a vast array of safari experiences across the breadth and length of this magnificent east African country. However, only a 40-minute drive away from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatt...

Haute Couture Spring 2016: Armani Privé

January 27, 2016

Giorgio Armani palliated the couture high jinks he’s opted for in the past this season in Paris, delivering a little more subtle play on springtime custom-made garments for the world’s high net worth cognoscent...

Haute Couture Spring 2016: Chanel

January 27, 2016

Karl Lagerfeld’s couture outing for Chanel this season represented a gentle reflection of the softer side of the fashion industry, and not just the gossamer fine silks that made up a portion of his Spring 2016 ...

Haute Couture Spring 2016: Alexis Mabille

January 26, 2016

Alexis Mabille created classic couture for his eponymous couture house in Paris this season, doing so in a similar fashion to previous collections with one demarcating factor however; Spring 2016 was only about...

Glass talks to Jamileh Kamran – the designer behind some of Hillary Clinton’s defining fashion moments

Nicola Kavanagh

January 26, 2016

Fashion, Feature

Dressed for success – As Hillary Clinton makes her bid for president, Glass meets Jamileh Kamran, the designer behind some of her defining fashion moments Few people have heard of Little Rock, Arkansas, even...

Haute Couture Spring 2016: Christian Dior

January 25, 2016

Fashion

Christian Dior Spring 2016, a conundrum if ever there was one and we are all thinking it. Sans any trace of a virtuoso creative director, Dior moved forward and gave the names Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux as ...

Haute Couture Spring 2016: Schiaparelli

January 25, 2016

Fashion, News

Schiaparelli’s creative director of eclectic couture creations, Bertrand Guyon, had good old fashioned gastronomy on the brain this season and went about seeking all the right ingredients for a fashionable cele...

Haute Couture Spring 2016: Atelier Versace

January 25, 2016

Fashion, Fashion Shows

Atelier Versace plunged necklines, scooped out cut-outs and hiked up hem slits to the hilt in Paris last night at their Spring 2016 couture show. Styling these statements with unashamed aplomb the legendary Ita...

Glass takes a gastronomic tour of Hong Kong – Momotaro