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Glass stays at Edinburgh’s landmark hotel, The Balmoral

November 18, 2024

THERE are classic historic hotels so grounded in their locations that their name and the city are inseparable – the Waldorf Astoria, New York; The Peninsula, Hong Kong; La Mamounia, Marrakech – and up there wi...

Fairmont St Andrews brings luxury to Scotland’s eastern coast

Sophie Richardson

October 16, 2024

News, Travel, United Kingdom

ST ANDREWS – Scotland’s Home of Golf – is recognised across the globe for its prestigious university, medieval cobbled streets, and, of course, its ten golf courses. However, the quiet historic town has become...

Glass relishes in Hebridean hospitality at The Machrie

Katie Felstead

July 15, 2024

Feature, United Kingdom

REMOTENESS. It conjures a sense of isolation and fear in some, or a huge sense of peace and contentment in others. I fall into the latter tribe. But do not be fooled – the Isle of Islay’s The Machrie may be re...

Dior celebrates Scottish craftsmanship with its Cruise 2025 collection

Sophie Richardson

June 5, 2024

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

CELEBRATING the powerful ties between Dior and Scotland, Maria Grazia Chiuri took to the grounds of the beautiful Drummond Castle for Dior’s cruise 2025 collection. Christian Dior’s affinity for Scotland c...

Glass takes the high road in the Scottish Highlands

Jonathan Belford

January 3, 2024

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

FOR those who don’t know, Braemar is close to Balmoral, the Royal Family’s Scottish home, and The Fife Arms is the newly renovated pearl of Braemar, fit for a King (and actually a frequent dining spot for him ...

Glass relaxes at Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian

Amanda Bernstein

August 7, 2023

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

THE BLACK Bentley from the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh -The Caledonian whisks me along Princes Street. I’m heading for a stay at the hotel to indulge in their spa. Having recently undergone an overhaul, it now f...

Change Author // Glass Tastes a Wee Dram on Orkney

Glass tastes a wee dram on the isle of Orkney

Sean Sheehan

June 26, 2023

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

IF EINSTEIN, having showed how time is relative to its own frame of reference, had visited the Orkney archipelago he might have been tempted to extend his insight into the naming of places. The largest and mos...

Glass discovers the best of British at Knockinaam lodge

Nicola Kavanagh

May 3, 2023

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

KNOCKINAAM Lodge is truly one of Scotland’s hidden gems. Tucked away in the remote South-Eastern corner of Dumfries & Galloway, this beautiful and historic boutique hotel offers the ultimate in trad...

Glass stays at Lews Castle in the Scottish Hebrides

Nicola Kavanagh

March 27, 2023

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

PERCHED ON the rugged coastline of the tiny town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in the remote Scottish Hebrides, Lews Castle is the ultimate romantic getaway. A piece of fanciful Victorian architectu...

PFW AW22: Chanel

Imogen Clark

March 9, 2022

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

IT WAS sometime during the early 1920s when Gabrielle Chanel first ignited her love for tweed during a trip to Scotland with the Duke of Westminster. The classic British outfits worn by the aristocrats the desi...

The Glass guide to luxury UK staycations

Cara Jenkins

August 3, 2020

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

DESPITE the multitude of overseas destinations opening (cautiously) to encourage the return of British holidaymakers, the UK is becoming a highly appealing holiday destination for summer 2020, with concerns suc...

Looks from the Alexander McQueen’s Pre AW20 Collection inspired by Art Nouveau

Imogen Clark

July 29, 2020

Fashion, News

NEVER straying too far from its roots, Alexander McQueen’s Pre AW20 womenswear collection was inspired by the vast intricacies of the British countryside as well as this country's art nouveau movement. Mergi...

Glass escapes to Fort William

Sean Sheehan

February 10, 2020

Feature, Travel

LONDON in winter challenges the cosmopolitan spirit: dark, damp and dreary by 6pm; other people’s umbrellas threatening to take your eye out; cramped and crowded public transport. This was my ungenerous feeling...

Glass previews Juli Bolaños-Durman Studio x Jorum Studio Wild Flowers collection

Maria Noyen

October 8, 2019

Beauty, Fragrance Picks, News

“THROUGH my work I want to invite the audience to delve into a magical world of second chances, where waste material is the starting point. I’m interested in how this visceral bond between the maker and the mat...

NYFW18: Adam Lippes

Abi Simm

February 11, 2018

Fashion, Fashion Shows

AMERICAN designer Adam Lippes transported us to the Scottish countryside for his AW18 Ready-To-Wear Collection. Aspects of the countryside are evident in various looks on show, such as the cut-out fitted peplum...

Glass talks to Edward Windsor – founder of menswear brand Fidir

Joseph Furness

December 29, 2017

Fashion, Feature

EDWARD Windsor, Lord Downpatrick: son of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, grandson of the Duke of Kent and Princess Diana’s godson, has ventured into the fashion industry with his menswear brand Fidir. Drawi...

The historic Kinross House near Edinburgh in Scotland

Glass joins The Gilt Club

Natalie Egling

December 27, 2017

Europe, Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

THE Gilt Club, where members can swap or rent highly exclusive international properties from ski lodges to castles, chateaux and villas or exchange for assets such as private jet or yacht access, has just launc...

Christopher Kane Resort 2018 Collection

Emily Harris

June 23, 2017

Fashion, News

CHRISTOPHER KANE goes back to his roots in the Resort 2018 Collection. Shot in Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh, Glasgow, Kane makes use of beams of sunlight, natural greenery and the archi...

Glass meets the renowned sculptor Martin Boyce

Glass Archive

January 27, 2017

Art, Feature

Alternative Worlds – The renowned sculptor Martin Boyce discusses reinterpreting reality and finding beauty in the abject WHEN Martin Boyce won the career-changing Turner Prize in 2011, it was with a seamles...

Glass meets Dave Ma, the photographer behind Ballantine’s latest Artist Series

Natalie Egling

December 22, 2016

Art, Feature, Photography

“HERE’S a tip for you,” says Dave Ma, sitting on a heather-covered hillside in the Scottish countryside, not far from where the director and photographer shot his series of aerial images for the Ballantine’s Ar...

From the Glass Archive – Greats of photography, Glass interviews Albert Watson

Nicola Kavanagh

July 22, 2016

Feature, Photography

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From the Glass Archive: Greats of photography – Albert, the Pragmatic Albert Watson, named as one of the 20 most influential photographers of all time alongside icons such as Richard Avedon and Irving Penn,...

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