Prada’s Milan fashion week show goes for heightened femininity
Models wear fondant fancy colours and princessy accessories, as Miuccia Prada confounds expectations once more
Grace Kelly
Milan Fashion Week: Gucci’s smart revamp ensures brain over brawn
Alessandro Michele, the brand’s new creative director, begins work by discarding traditional glitz with a pared back, philosophically influenced womenswear show
Grace Kelly: screen goddess, princess and enduring source of scandal
Kelly’s life was one of glamour, privilege and ultimately tragedy. Now, as Grace of Monaco, the biopic starring Nicole Kidman, opens the Cannes film festival, fresh controversy has stirred
Gucci Flora 1966 – the scent of beauty itself
Exclusive Fragrance: Gucci Flora 1966. Italian beauty&fashion house Gucci will welcome the spring with an exclusive new floral chypre from the family of Flora fragrances, blending elegance with sensual charisma. The perfume conveys a “certain freshness”, a spice, an intangible something that it is impossible to pin down: the scent of beauty itself. Available exclusively … Read more
Luxury is comfort. An interview with Cynthia Pace – Personal Fashion Stylist
She is an accomplished personal fashion stylist, lifestyle model, image consultant, and etiquette authority. Respected for her ability to find the classy/sexy balance; “always appropriate” is her motto. From hair and make-up, to accessories and jewellery, to clothing and even nail colour, she guides entire style teams to create head to toe synthesis and perfect … Read more
Must-see: Valentino: Master of Couture at Somerset House
Somerset House, the spectacular neo-classical building in the heart of London, is hosting “Valentino: Master of Couture at Somerset House” – a new exhibition celebrating the life and work of Valentino through 130 exquisite haute couture designs. Somerset House’s Embankment Galleries are transformed into a glamorous couture catwalk. In a clever reversal of roles each … Read more