PFW SS24 Couture: Valentino
VALENTINO's Pierpaolo Piccioli understands haute couture - this is a known fact. On 24th January, Piccioli's Le Salon couture collection greeted guests at Place Vendôme with a wardrobe of grandeur, imagin...
Lalique Factory celebrates its centenary
THE SLEEPY countryside village of Wingen-sur-Moder in Alsace, near the German border, is one of the most unlikely places to find a world-class museum. However, this location is home to the magnificent Musée Lal...
Gucci debuts first high jewellery collection, Hortus Deliciarum, in Place Vendôme, Paris
CREATIVE director, Alessandro Michele, expands Gucci’s horizon even further following an incredibly successful show at Paris couture week 2019. The next momentous task on Michele’s pioneering agenda is to take ...
Louis Vuitton unveils their Place Vendôme flagship store in Paris
ARCHITECT Peter Marino merges two historic Parisian mansions at Place Vendôme to create an extravagant new Louis Vuitton flagship store, honouring the founder’s Parisian beginnings. Returning the four floors to...
Glass celebrates … Van Cleef & Arpels
THE story of Van Cleef & Arpels is every bit as romantic as the jewels that the maison creates. It began with the marriage of Estelle Arpels, the daughter of a precious stone dealer, to Alfred Van Cleef, th...
Années Folles
Pondering the 1920s instantly conjures rich images of extravagance and frivolity, of high-octane nightlife and rebellious dress, thriving society and decadent indulgence. For the after-dark mondaine of the ...