Undulating water music and dim chandelier lighting set a deliberate tranquility at the Hotel de Varengeville, as Moon Young Hee…
Karl Lagerfeld’s Chic New Concept Store
Karl Lagerfeld, fashion mega-mogul, is opening his first concept store in February 2013 during Paris Fashion Week on the artsy…
Plus, Plus Meilleur?
Devotees of the Karl Lagerfeld school of beauty eschew meals for protein shakes and embrace symptoms of bulimia. Yet, there…
Save the Brand Soirée at Chez Papillon
The invitation said to come at seven on a Tuesday evening. The Facebook page urged us to be there by…
Fashion Bite: Redefining Taste with Cynthia Rowley
For an industry that turns its nose up at buttery croissants and moules frites, the imagining of fashion as an…
Fashion Week: Ten Essential Tips for Surviving en Point
The eponymous Daphne Guinness once intoned, “I’m not high-maintenance. When I think my hair needs a bit of help, I…
Hommage a L’Elegance de la Comtesse Mona Bismarck
In a poetic homage to the elegant Countess Mona Bismarck, the Mona Bismarck American Center for art & culture in…
A Serpents Tale – Boucheron
Founded in 1858, the House of Boucheron was the first French luxury jeweler to establish its home in the opulent…
Peeling Back the Layers of ‘& Other Stories,’ H&M
It takes five Vogue cigarettes and countless run-ins with my umbrella to reach my destination. Like so many fashion press…
Valentino S/S 2013 Couture – A Wrought Iron Gate Opens into a Secret Garden
Abracadabra! Valentino’s magical Spring/Summer 2013 collection was a potion of designs stamped with patterns of wrought iron gates and gossamer-thin…
La Bayadère de la Beaute at Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 2013 Couture
Inspired by India and the sheer beauty of their crowned jewel, the magnificent Taj Mahal, Jean Paul Gaultier sent models…
Ode a la Delicatesse: A Lavish, Lace Infused Homage to Femininity at Elie Saab’s S/S 2013 Couture
An elegant woman is always in need of an exquisite dress, a gown that lingers and drapes in all the…