A great Gaelic escape
It’s not everyday your masseuse demands “Give me a hug!” at the end of a treatment. But in the case of Melissa, my deceivingly petite South African therapist at Galgorm Resort and Spa, I’m happy t...
British Fashion Council and Ebay launch BFC Contemporary initiative
One thing’s for certain, the BFC certainly has initiative and as of this week, they have a brand new one in place as well. This comes after this week’s launch of the BFC Contemporary initiative, in partnership ...
Lydia Yee announced New Chief Curator at Whitechapel Gallery
Lydia Yee has been appointed the New Chief Curator at London’s Whitechapel Gallery. Joining the over-a-century-old gallery and working closely with the Director Iwona Blazwick, Ms Yee will guide a broad program...
Jean-Paul Gaultier launches Classique Intense
Nothing exudes boudoir glamour as much as Jean-Paul Gaultier’s signature corsets, famously worn by Madonna as part of her Blonde Ambition tour in the 1990s, or more recently, by androgynous male model Andrej Pe...
Natural progression
The very first major solo exhibition is a turning point for any artist, though when it comes to Caroline Jane Harris, an artist whose innate instinct for what’s in the detail continues to astonish us, it’s a ...
Givenchy flagship store opens in Hong Kong’s Ocean Centre
Givenchy doesn’t just open a new store; they unlock the doors to sanctified ground. Their new duplex flagship in Hong Kong’s Ocean Centre shopping mall maintains this exact fashion philosophy with an aristocrat...
Great balls of fire (and water)
Galerie Perrotin Hong Kong invited French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel to create site- specific sculptures. Othoniel is well known for his works of colourful giant glass “necklaces”— the Pavilion o...
Bernstock Speirs website launched
In celebration of their newly launched website, mad hatters Bernstock Speirs have commissioned a film by Romain Sellier, entitled Bunny Love.
Their new e-shop will be making their designs available to a wide...
Alexander McQueen AW14 ad campaign launched
When Alexander McQueen does dark romance at the hands of photographer Steven Klein, every party involved does dark romance. Making a star symbol of British model Edie Campbell, the AW14 campaign captures the wi...
Roberto Cavalli opens the Cavalli Ibiza Restaurant & Lounge
Now that Roberto Cavalli’s newest Restaurant & Lounge in Ibiza is officially open, you’ll know where to find Glass next time we are nearby the Mediterranean Island’s mega marina. Situated on the most exclus...
Let’s hand it to Aristide – glover extraordinaire
Inspired by contemporary artists, science, architecture and nature, the glove company, Aristide, was founded in 2010 to transform the glove from being a simple accessory to a fashion masterpiece, by fusing beau...
The V&A – Fashion pops–up on Regent Street
The V&A is celebrating the year of fashion and its main exhibitions, The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014 and Wedding Dresses 1775-2014, with a fashion pop-up open for one day only in central London. Th...
Tom Ford AW14 Campaign Launched
Tom Ford’s new AW14 campaign is full of life, which is a good thing, because it’s giving us life too. The recently unveiled campaign also has one of the clearest voices this season, upholding Ford’s predilectio...
Good karma in Kampala at the Nile Spa, Uganda
Mary Blewitt OBE is a remarkable woman. A British citizen of Rwandan origin, Mary founded the charity Survivors Fund (SURF) to support survivors of the genocide in Rwanda. In 2008 she was awarded the OBE for he...
De Beers unveil Aria High Jewellery Collection
This season De Beers are doing right by taking it back to the one thing that will always be emblematic of timelessness, the diamond. The new Aria High Jewellery collection, comprised of eight completely unique ...
Kenzo AW14 campaign launched
Kenzo are being ever so good to us this season, not only have they treated us all to snazzy new images from their AW14 campaign this past week, but the new campaign video is something that must be seen to be be...
A fire, fjords and ferries
The fire that broke out in the town of Ǻlesund in western Norway in 1904 became an act of creative destruction. There was one unfortunate fatality but the other 10,000 inhabitants, escaping the co...
Bulgari unveil new high jewellery collection in Paris
The stars came out to see the sparkle at the Bulgari MVSA high jewellery launch on Tuesday night in Paris during couture week. Being the precious stone powerhouse that they are, they set the scene remarkab...
Fall Haute Couture 2014: Zuhair Murad
Zuhair Murad’s couture materialisations this season were something of a trick of the eye, a superbly stitched sartorial trompe l’oeil if you will. Look a little closer at his stunning designs and you won’t get ...
Nancy Rubins at Gagosian Gallery, New York
Gagosian Gallery will present Our Friend Fluid Metal, Nancy Rubins’ first major exhibition of sculpture in New York since 2006. Nancy Rubins is known for exploring the aesthetic possibilities of found objects, ...
Cahiers d’Art releases 100th issue featuring Hiroshi Sugimoto
Cahiers d’Art, one of the most prominent publishers of the visual arts in the 20th century, will celebrate its 100th issue of the Cahiers d’Art revue since its debut in 1926. Issue No. 1, 2014 is the third edit...