Perfume: The New Luxury
“Christian Dior claimed that a woman’s perfume told you more about her than her handwriting, and for Coco Chanel no woman had a future without it.” Alison Porter meets a new breed of artisan parfumeur…
Browsing: The Lifestyle
Damascus 1939
“A restlessness pervaded his slightest movements as he sat behind a desk in the small dusty office that overlooked the minarets of the Near East. The call of the muezzin cried and wailed in the distance…”
New World Cigars
“When it comes to cigars, the world is neatly cleaved in two. Forget the different regions, the different soils, the climates and the countries. You either smoke Cubans or Non-Cubans.” Behold the New World cigars…
Smoke, Spirits and a Garden Room
December may seem a curious time in which to launch a new menu for a…
A Festive Gift Guide
Have you started your festive shopping yet? Still have a few more gifts to get for those hard-to-buy-for people who have everything? Have a peek at our little selection of tantalising treats for some more ideas…
Valentino: Master Of Couture
For over half a century, Valentino has created some of the world’s most elegant and…
Review: Sieff ‘Fashion’ – From YSL to Twiggy, 40 Years Of Iconic Photography
“I have been searching for time past all my life.” – Jeanloup Sieff…
Shaken or Stirred? Cocktails, The Old-Fashioned Way
With various recipes like the Brandy Alexander, Cape Codder (vodka-based), Manhattan, Hemingway Daiquiri, Tuxedo Martini,…
From Lanvin To Lacroix: Explore Christie’s Vintage Couture
This November Christie’s presents Vintage Couture, a beautifully curated auction of fashion and accessories including…
Beauty and the Beast
“It’s dark. I am naked, dripping in hot oil. Heavy breathing and panting fills the basement as hands move quickly up my slippery thighs.” A candid insight in to the wonderful world of spa reviewing…
The Lady Smokes
For most of last year, and some of this, I made frequent visits to Manchester.…
Happy (expensive) Halloween: Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Minaudière for Louis Vuitton
Yes folks, that wonderful time of the year is approaching again – the time where…