Bamford braves new frontiers
“New growth – above all optimism”, and if you take Carole Bamford’s word for it, the recent developments that have unfolded at the benefit of her eponymous RTW label throughout March clearly attest to her decl...
HYSTERIA show of new work opens in Soho, London
Opening next week in one of Glass Magazine’s favourite Soho haunts, the exquisite French patisserie Maison Bertaux, all-female art collective HYSTERIA show their latest collection of work alongside that of inte...
Waldorf Astoria opens in Beijing
Hilton Worldwide and Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts have announced the opening of Waldorf Astoria Beijing, the second Waldorf Astoria hotel in China.
The hotel offers 176 luxuriously appointed guest room...
PFW AW14 : Maison Martin Margiela
Sleek, fluid tweed strode down the Maison Martin Margiela AW 2014 Ready to Wear runway. The collection was by far not entirely in grandpa’s fabric, but the design team used Harris Tweed (in name and in pattern)...
New Pullman hotel opens in Vietnam
Pullman, Accor’s upscale international brand, has announced the opening of its third hotel in Vietnam, the Pullman Saigon Centre, which is strategically located in the heart Ho Chi Minh City. The hotel boasts m...
MFW AW14: Moschino
Simply Moschino, simply Scott. Jeremy Scott that is, the man who was taken on by the iconic house last October due to an unmistakable knack that would hopefully see the audacious designer successfully reinterpr...
LFW AW14: UNIQUE
This season, Topshop deconstructs the uniform as Unique celebrates English Heritage through the eyes of the quintessential schoolgirl rebel.
The look, according to Head of Design Emma Farrow, is fresh, easy ...
Your very own piece de resistance
The Belgians really love their food. Brussels’ proximity to its gastronomic neighbour Lilles, just half an hour by train, seems to have spurred the city on to strive for higher culinary standards. Per capit...
NYFW AW14: Michael Kors
While the much-reported success story gets more picturesque each and every day, the Kors whirlwind shows absolutely no signs of stalling after a knockout presentation for AW14 in NYC. The discerning Kors woman ...
NYFW AW14: All Access Kors
Recently named billionaire Michael Kors is preparing to give viewers all over the world all access views via a website to his NYFW catwalk show today. The digital site, named ALL ACCESS KORS, will offers viewe...
New Pullman hotel opens in Shanghai
The Accor group has announced the opening of Pullman Shanghai South, the second Pullman hotel in Shanghai and its 15th in China.
Perfectly located, the hotel caters to every need of today’s sophist...
Sleepless in St Moritz
Having only been on skiing holidays with my father – an excellent skier but not one for the luxury trappings that accompany it – I discovered there was a great deal about the ski holiday I had been missing ...
The gift is in the journey
Mr Grumpy hates shopping, specifically the Christmas shopping list and the New Year sales. I have always had to do all the gathering and face the crush of shoppers on Oxford Street alone. So this year I con...
Luxury Link Travel Group Launches In The UK
The Luxury Link Travel Group has recently launched its award-winning travel website in the UK. Based in the US and already recognised as one of the world’s leading luxury travel websites, sophisticated travelle...
Still got it: Cannes
Playing host to numerous arts festivals held in and around the sun-drenched La Croisette, Cannes has sustained an undisputed reputation as the French Riviera’s most glamorous and popular hotspots. Not surpr...
Sloane Street celebrates the beauty of bespoke
Drowning under today’s fast-fashion culture of clothing consumption, we learn to truly appreciate the beauty of a personal piece. A made-to-measure item is a rare gem which commands admiration. This year, such ...
Finding my voice – Glass interviews British actor James Norton
James Norton is a part of the new wave of British actors that’s slowly but surely knocking at the door of the acting world. From 2009, his career seems to have hit the ground running; with wor...
The ballerina stripped bare
Marcel Duchamp caused an outcry stripping the bride bare. Today he would have to strip himself, strip his skin and then flay his flesh.
Provocation gets old and dies, and yet there are taboos that agains...
Many hands make light work
What do you get when you cross an engineer with an art director and a photographer? Oh, and some furniture designers and a few industrial engineers?
Haberdashery is the fruit of such a cocktail, a multi-...
Of all the bars in the world …
What makes a great bar? Great drinks, of course, but what else? From an astonishing view to a dimly lit basement, neon Electro to smoky Jazz, our taste in bars is as subjective as our choice of drink. So ra...
Europe’s Finest
Whether you’re looking for the best in culinary expertise, the coolest scene in town or just a place to rest your weary head, Glass lists five favourite hotels to visit on the continent
For design: Sofit...