Six new luxury hotel openings of 2017

Luxury travel agency Virtuoso revealed the hottest hotel openings around the globe for this winter season and beyond: Adare Manor, Ireland Situated on the banks of the Maigue River and surrounded by medieval ruins, the 19th-century neo- Gothic Adare Manor will unveil an 18-month, multimillion-dollar renovation in September 2017. Architects Reardon Smith, known for their … Read more

The perfect après ski: Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges, Courchevel, France

Opening date: December 16, 2016. Romantic chalets, enchanting ski slopes and easy walking trails among the fir trees. Prestigious brands, an aquatic centre and fashionable clubs. Night and day, Courchevel distinguishes itself in the heart of the Alps. The world’s elite flock to its slopes. Rest, relaxation and a hale and hearty lifestyle are the … Read more

How to shine a light on storytelling? Independent film is coming to 100 Autograph Collection Hotels

“When you find another organization that shares your values, it only makes sense to work together to further them” (Franklin Leonard, Founder & CEO, The Black List). How to shine a light on storytelling? Autograph Collection, Marriott’s exclusive portfolio of one-of-a-kind hotels, announced an unprecedented cultural program focusing on independent film. Launching in January 2017, … Read more

Tom Ford: ‘I wore a suit on set. It’s a uniform… I feel weak in trainers’

As his much-anticipated second movie, Nocturnal Animals, is released, the designer turned film director talks about dress code, family and eccentricity

Retro lifestyles going digital

Maybe it all started with Mad Men. Since the cult series appeared on our screens in 2008, retro has become the cool tendency among Generation X. It is definitely thanks to Don Draper that Old Fashioned, Americano and other classic cocktails have been revived in upmarket bars between New York, London and Paris. Not to … Read more

Rossy de Palma: ‘Seduction is great, but there is so much more to being a woman’

More than 20 years after making her name as Pedro Almodóvar’s muse, the Spanish actor and fashion icon is starring in his latest film, Julieta. She discusses age, glamour – and why she wants to play a kung fu superhero