There comes a time in your life when you become obsessed about your dream house. You want to live in a cozy place, filled with every possible detail that inspires you and only brings positive energy in your life. As you become stuck with the idea of creating your own perfect place, you start looking at different magazines and websites to fully understand the style that best suits you. Are you a minimalist, or a vintage spirit? Do you want…
Partnerships between hotels and fashion houses are the dernier cri—be it be Diane von Furstenberg’s suite at Claridge’s in London or the Dior suite at New York’s St. Regis, but a few select properties have even deeper ties to the world of haute couture. Herewith, our favorites. Hotel Lungarno, Florence, Italy Owned by the Ferragamo family (yes, those Ferragamos), Florence’s grande dame was the first “fashion hotel,” when it opened in 1995. Fresh off a six-month renovation and refurbishment, the…
If you’ve been keeping up with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s outfit posts on Instagram, then the calming, marbled walls of her dressing room – fondly referred to as her “escape room” – may already be familiar to you. The supermodel occasionally shares selfies of her elegant outfits, inevitably a subtle melange of sleek tailoring, silken separates and gold-toned jewellery, topped off with one of her vast array of Bottega Veneta bags. It seems Rosie’s tasteful, minimal dress code also extends to her…
Today, fashion designers are finding ways to extend their creative vision beyond their labels. Since brands have become more than just about clothes, promoting a lifestyle is now part of most of these companies’ mission. So naturally, when the world’s best hotels pursue a new location or a complete overhaul, they will now call on world-renowned fashion designers to blend their trademark style with that of the property. Here’s a look at five of the hotels that have set the…
When we think of a fashion designer, images of beautiful clothes that leave us speechless, accessories we so want to have, bags which are a must and shoes which are pure dream immediately come to our mind. Apart from creating their own fragrances and beauty and skincare collections, many designers have also turned their eyes on home décor and interior design. You will be absolutely surprised about the many impressive collections these designers have created for home décor, which will…
1/29 American Hustle, 2013 For all Seventies aficiondos, David O Russell’s star-packed production has inspiration by the brown-corduroy bucketload. This is decadence at its most indulgent: think indoor shrub beds, velour bedspreads, and the fluffiest of shag piles. 2/29 A Bigger Splash, 2016 Filmed on the captivating Pantelleria – the remote little island off the south-west coast of Sicily – the white-washed walls, quirky kitchen, record-strewn living room, and general ambience of the home rock star Marianne Lane (Tilda…
“I wanted a space that looked like my dream place,” Simon Porte Jacquemus says of his new restaurant’s interiors. His dream is shared: When Oursin—Jacquemus’ second collaboration with Caviar Kaspia—opened during Paris Fashion Week in the new Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées, its ceramic-stacked walls quickly spread across Instagram. Similar to the designer’s first restaurant, Cafe Citron, Oursin is completely inspired by the Mediterranean culture that Jacquemus was born into. Even the name itself (“sea urchin” in English) references his roots. “I was very inspired…
A Chanel No.5 perfume bar and bathroom products, a library stocked with books and films including Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and a Dom Perignon bubble bath. Guests in the newly renovated Bungalow 1A at The Beverly Hills Hotel will be following in iconic footsteps, as it has been designed to pay homage to Marilyn Monroe, who favoured the bungalow during her weeks-long stays at the hotel. It is one of five “legendary” bungalows that the hotel is opening this year, inspired by…
Hundreds of Karl Lagerfeld’s designs—for Chanel, Fendi, Chloé, and more—have been published in Vogue; and, in a 34-year span, the magazine published eight features on the designer’s luxurious homes. Four of these were snapped by Lagerfeld, a polymath par excellence who understood that the art of living well was a far-reaching concept that extended beyond spaces and objects to encompass learning, manners, art, and the like. “Dresses are only interesting as part of everything else that’s going on,” he told the magazine in 1989. It’s…
Fashion designers have a keen eye for architecture and interiors. Just look at Dries Van Noten’s exquisite Neoclassical mansion outside Antwerp or Alessandro Michele’s impossibly picturesque abode – part of a former monastery in the hilltop village of Civita di Bagnoregio. But while most are closed to the public, a number of iconic fashion designers’ homes can now be visited, either preserved as they once were, or repurposed by new owners. Here are a few of the best, including the Yves Saint Laurent’s vividly coloured…
