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Regent Street to re-launch Summer Streets

June 15, 2015

This Summer London’s famed central retail strip, Regent Street, is set to bring back Summer Streets for the fourth year running. Going into effect on July 5 with a garden theme, in which the street will be tran...

La Perla presents SS15 lingerie, nightwear and beachwear collection

Xenia Founta

June 15, 2015

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La Perla SS15 collection plays with optical illusions and new techniques in the brand’s quest for innovative and stylish interpretations of couture. Luxurious beachwear ranges from graphic and more classic b...

London Collections Men SS16: Jermyn Street St James

Livia Feltham

June 13, 2015

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In a stylishly executed first for the heritage-laden menswear hotspot Jerymn Street St James, a live-and-kicking catwalk showcase was held right in the heart of Jermyn Street, featuring elegant ensembles of a v...

London Collections Men SS16: Astrid Andersen

Livia Feltham

June 13, 2015

News

For SS16 Astrid Andersen, the unassuming thus rather unlikely eyes, ears and outfitter of the ultimate in uber-luxe high octane sportswear, got herself into some big trouble in Little China. John Carpenter’s wh...

London Collections Men SS16: Hardy Amies

Livia Feltham

June 13, 2015

News

Savile Row icon Hardy Amies staged a utilitarian spectacular at London Collections Men this season, introducing tailoring with a more innovative direction and relocating its catwalk show to the imposing St Panc...

London Collections Men SS16: Christopher Shannon

Livia Feltham

June 13, 2015

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This season a curiously inspired Christopher Shannon put together the ultimate rave-cation wardrobe and did it all in the best comic sense. All the while the firmly London-centric design streamlined some of his...

Scented love – Glass attends a speed-smelling event at Harrods’ Salon De Parfums

Persolaise

June 11, 2015

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Scented love – Glass attends a speed-smelling event at Harrods’ Salon De Parfums Picture this scenario. You’re at a speed-dating event. Yes, you find the very idea ghastly, but you've been persuaded to atten...

Best in show on Middlesex University 2015 Catwalk

Livia Feltham

June 8, 2015

News

Certainly among the toast of the graduate fashion week entrants, Middlesex University's Fashion Design and Fashion Textile students put on another impressive show this year. Now the dust has settled on the cat...

Being human – Glass meets Christopher Anderson, one of the Magnum Photos collective’s rising stars

Peter Yeoh

June 5, 2015

Archive, Art, Avant Art, Culture, Feature, Glass Celebrates, Glass Talents, News, Photography, Travel

Being human - Glass meets Christopher Anderson, one of the Magnum Photos collective’s rising stars Christopher Anderson, one of the Magnum Photos collective’s rising stars, explores the textures of human emo...

Stars on top form at Cannes 68th Annual Film Festival

Livia Feltham

June 4, 2015

Archive, Culture, Fashion, News, Travel

At Cannes international film festival this year, hosted over 10 days at the end of April in Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, the shiniest stars of the big screen appropriately took centre stage. Glass round...

M.Patmos wins International Woolmark Prize

Kim Ing

June 4, 2015

Culture, News

In March this year the 2015 the Woolmark final of the International Woolmark Prize came to Beijing, along with an esteemed panel of fashion's influential elite, including designer Victoria Beckham, Angelica C...

Pay attention! The Mothmen resurface

Arjun Sajip

June 2, 2015

Culture, News

It’s true: this 1980 gem deserved exhuming for the semi-deluxe treatment. Its six bonus tracks don’t further the Mothmen’s story, but they provide a bit more depth, and prove that the band was both dubwise and ...

NYC’s Museum of Art and Design focuses on filmmaker Roy Andersson in Spring Retrospective

Emily Rae Pellerin

June 2, 2015

Avant Art, Culture, Don't Miss: Film, News

New York City’s Museum of Arts and Design presents It's Hard to Be Human: The Cinema of Roy Andersson until June 27. Featuring his American breakout film A Swedish Love Story alongside his lesser known short fi...

National Pavilion UAE showcases extensive, 100-piece show at Venice Biennale

Emily Rae Pellerin

June 2, 2015

Avant Art, Culture, News, Travel

The National Pavilion United Arab Emirates was first involved with la Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition four years ago, with a presence at the 53rd year’s national pavilion. Ever since, it has pa...

IUAV students present projects developed at La Scuola dei Maestri Pellettieri di Bottega Veneta

Emily Rae Pellerin

June 1, 2015

Avant Art, Culture, Culture of Commerce, News

Known for its fine Italian designs and coveted, luxury handbags and leather goods, Bottega Veneta is rooted not only in its contemporary look, but in the traditionalism of design and materials that inspires eve...

Glass checks out Robert Pollard’s 21st solo venture

Arjun Sajip

May 30, 2015

Culture, News

Robert Pollard, currently 57 and born in ‘57, has well over 1,700 songs registered under his name. This kind of songwriting facility should arouse suspicions in any rational human, but as far as Pollard’s con...

Martell Cognac Celebrates Their Tricentenaire

Livia Feltham

May 29, 2015

Culture, Dining, News

This month in France premium brandy powerhouse Martell Cognac consummated their 300th anniversary with a landmark celebration hosted at the Palace of Versailles. Glass was in attendance to experience Martell’s ...

Gucci FW15 colours and clashes

Kim Ing

May 29, 2015

Fashion Shows, News

Gucci launched the FW15 collection in Hong Kong yesterday with a declaration of clashes and colours. An overwhelming exploration of textures, intended to be worn without rules and without a formula. T...

La Residence Hotel & Spa introduces The Wonders of Vietnam package

Amanda Bernstein

May 27, 2015

Asia, Culture, News, Travel, Vietnam

Guests lucky enough to be visiting the magnificent La Residence Hotel & Spa, located in Hue, Vietnam, overlooking the famous Perfume River, can book themselves a package of a lifetime. For a limited period,...

Sustainable beauty

Cassidy Zachary

May 27, 2015

Culture, Culture of Commerce, Fashion, Feature, News

For Finnish creative studio and design house Samuji, beauty is about more than meets the eye—and clothing is about more than the latest fashion. Since 2011, Samuji has been producing high quality, impeccabl...

German photographer Candida Höfer at Sean Kelly Gallery

Louise Lui

May 25, 2015

Avant Art, News, Photography

Following years with Sonnabend Gallery, acclaimed photographer Candida Höfer has joined Sean Kelly Gallery. From Düsseldorf is Höfer’s first exhibition with the gallery and her first in New York since 2013. ...