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Glass escapes to Andaz, Seoul – a Hyatt concept

November 16, 2020

GANGNAM has long been considered the arts and cultural precinct of the rapidly transforming city of Seoul, and now accommodation has been created to match the leaps in modernisation that the country is pioneeri...

Glass interviews actor Rachel Brosnahan

Simone Williams

July 10, 2020

Culture, Feature

THE definition of “quiplash” is two-fold – the word refers to a board game, and also, in my opinion, the sense of being ricocheted between sentences while watching The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel. A show t...

Dior shows Glass the craftsmanship behind their SS20 Haute Couture collection

Simone Williams

January 28, 2020

Fashion, Feature

DIOR has lifted the curtain, giving Glass an exclusive look at a savior-faire behind one of their looks from this year’s Haute Couture collection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0RSnskKq_M&feature=youtu.be ...

Fendidi installation introduces the full Fendi family

Simone Williams

January 27, 2020

Fashion, News

FAMILY is the focus of Fendi’s latest chapter of their Fendidi series, with the original Fendidi installation being expanded to include more members of the clan. The first iteration of Fendidi was launched t...

Saint Laurent releases collaboration with Rosé from BLACKPINK

Simone Williams

January 23, 2020

Fashion, News

FASHION house Saint Laurent has revealed a collection featuring Rosé from BLACKPINK, with a series of spectacular photographs. Rosé from BLACKPINK, in Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello Dazed an...

Louis Vuitton heralds discovery of the world’s second largest rough diamond

Simone Williams

January 22, 2020

Fashion, News

DIAMOND lovers, rejoice – the second-largest rough diamond has been unearthed. Famed fashion house Louis Vuitton, working with the Lucara Diamond Corporation and the HB Company of Antwerp, have transformed the ...

Hourglass drops Spring 2020 launch

Simone Williams

January 22, 2020

Beauty, News

HOURGLASS have revealed their Spring 2020 collection, and have also presented the Nº 28 Lip Treatment Oil – in the At Night shade for the first time – to celebrate Lunar New Year. Hourglass Confession ...

Atelier Cologne launch the Limited Edition Santal Carmin for Chinese New Year

Simone Williams

January 21, 2020

Beauty, News

CELEBRATIONS for Chinese New Year have started early, with Atelier Cologne putting forward a limited edition bottle of its staple Santal Carmin fragrance. To welcome the Year of the Rat, Atelier Cologne have de...

Louis Vuitton stars on the SAG Awards red carpet

Simone Williams

January 21, 2020

Fashion, News

ANOTHER awards show is done and dusted, with many stars opting for looks by Louis Vuitton at this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards, held in Los Angeles. The fashion house provided show-stopping red carpet outf...

Bulgari named Best of the Best by the Hurun Institute

Simone Williams

January 21, 2020

Fashion, News

BULGARI has taken out the top prize at the Hurun Report’s Best of the Best Awards, to celebrate the release of the Huran Institute's 2020 Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey. One of the brand’s opulent necklace...

PFWM AW20: Acne Studios

Simone Williams

January 20, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

SOOTHING palettes of dusky natural colour were the stars of the Acne Studios AW20 show, and the creation story of these looks were perhaps the most intriguing blend of technology and design that fashion has see...

Great Scotland Yard transforms into luxury hotel by the Hyatt Group

Simone Williams

January 20, 2020

News, Travel

GREAT Scotland Yard has opened to the public for the first time in 200 years, after undergoing a hotel transformation through The Unbound Collection by the Hyatt Group. Located in Westminster, the political cen...

PFWM AW20: Comme des Garçons Homme Plus

Simone Williams

January 17, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

CUSTOMARILY, the Comme des Garçons show at Paris Fashion week held joyful bursts of colour, and pushed the boundaries with a gleeful mash of tailoring, texture and tenacity, typical of a brand helmed by the bra...

PFWM AW20: Dior

Simone Williams

January 17, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

FIT for French royalty, the Dior show for PFWM opened with an array of duck egg blue silk cloaks – and the collection only got more opulent from there, in a beautiful homage to highly influential stylist Judy B...

Gucci launches Spring/Summer 2020 campaign

Simone Williams

January 16, 2020

Fashion, News

SUMMER is drawing closer, and Gucci has made us long for warmth even more, after releasing its sun-drenched advertising campaign – featuring a very unlikely protagonist. The Of Course a Horse campaign involve...

MFWM AW20: Gucci

Simone Williams

January 15, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

SURREAL shapes and contrasting colours were the centrepieces of the surprising and playful Gucci menswear show, held at the Palazzo Delle Scintille in Milan. Serious, tailored suits were offset with sparklin...

Gucci launches No Space, Just a Place in Seoul

Simone Williams

January 15, 2020

Art, Avant Art, News

GUCCI is paying homage to the diverse contemporary art landscape in Seoul, by engaging with a multi-layer exhibition, bringing visibility to the city’s alternative art spaces. The exhibition, curated by Myri...

Chanel opens beauty studio at Fashion Walk, Hong Kong

Simone Williams

January 14, 2020

Beauty, News

CHANEL has celebrated the arrival of its first beauty studio by throwing a star-studded bash at the glittering Fashion Walk in Hong Kong. The meticulously presented Chanel Beauty Studio, in Hong Kong Attendee...

MFWM AW20: Fendi

Simone Williams

January 13, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

SILVIA Venturini Fendi has had to come to terms with the loss of Fendi’s previous creative director, the imitable Karl Lagerfeld. For the label's AW202 menswear presentation in Milan, celebration of life is at ...

MFWM AW20: Iceberg

Simone Williams

January 13, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

ICEBERG brought a fresh chill to Milan, showcasing a collection that incorporated heavy, PVC-laden outwear, with a generous sprinkle of various iterations of the brand's iconic name. The word 'iceberg' appea...

MFWM AW20: Marni

Simone Williams

January 11, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

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AFTER Marni celebrated duality in their AW19 Milan show, 2020 has focussed on hero pieces, wearing their heart on their well-tailored, and often brightly coloured, sleeve. Outerwear incorporating clashing and o...

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