by kschwarz | Nov 6, 2023 | Feature
THE FASHION HOUSE Jenna Lyons, tastemaker, fashion maven and now reality star, has a home to match her impeccable CV Because I have been watching the new series of The Real Housewives Of New York City (RHONY) – in which former J Crew creative director and president...
by kschwarz | Nov 17, 2023 | 10 Hot Stories
10 PAWFECT BEDS FOR PRIZED POOCHES A Chanel shopping basket – the only way for a dog to travel at Couture Fashion Week WE’RE IN THE throes of hardcore pet-core. No longer content with simply kitting out our pampered pooches in designer swag (Chewy Vuitton,...
by kschwarz | Nov 20, 2023 | 10 Hot Stories
9 Kitchen confidential The Bear HIGH-SHINE LOW-FI kitchens are back. Blame our obsession with The Bear, or watching David clean his in documentary Beckham. Or perhaps it’s the result of perfecting our culinary skills during the pandemic – home cooks now think they’re...
by akindell | Nov 6, 2023 | Interview
THE LAST WORD:ANISSA KERMICHE From box sets to beauty products, designer Anissa Kermiche reveals her lasts… The last book I read… The Body Keeps The Score. Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress. The last song I listened...
by kschwarz | Nov 17, 2023 | 10 Hot Stories
8 Ding Dong Merrily On High (Street) FOR MANY, THE first advent calendar sighting sparks nothing but joy. For others, a festive dread. But whatever your feelings, you’ll no doubt have noticed that Christmas, in all its gaudy grandeur, is well underway. And, at the...
by kschwarz | Nov 16, 2023 | 10 Hot Stories
7 PUT YOUR FEET UP AT HOTEL LOUBOUTIN WORDS RACHEL LOOS it should come as no surprise that Christian Louboutin’s first hotel, in the pretty village of Melides in Portugal, is called Vermelho, which means ‘red’ in Portuguese – after all, the colour has become the...
by kschwarz | Nov 17, 2023 | 10 Hot Stories
6 Are you sitting on a flatpack fortune? The blue bag (at Paris Fashion Week) HAVE YOU EVER wondered how much your old Ikea Billy bookshelf might be worth? What about that candlestick you picked up after a meatball lunch circa 2003? And let’s not forget about the...
by kschwarz | Nov 21, 2023 | 10 Hot Stories
5 Swapping suites for sofas Now trailblazing fashion designer Ozwald Boateng has a range of furniture ALMOST 30 YEARS ago, Ozwald Boateng took the traditional Savile Row suit and turned it into something sexy and new, using vibrant colours and patterns from his...
by kschwarz | Nov 17, 2023 | 10 Hot Stories
4 Is your garden missing a bathtub? Outdoor tubs are a big draw at Aller Dorset FORGET SLEEP SYNCING or facial yoga, outdoor bathing is the new self-care. From rudimentary lo-fi showers to luxe roll-top bathtubs, zen-worthy soaks are fast becoming the new status...
by kschwarz | Nov 17, 2023 | 10 Hot Stories
3 Get the high-low look… for less ZARA HOME IT ALL STARTED with an egg chair. Granted, we all did some unhinged online shopping during the pandemic. But the £150 Aldi egg chair – so beloved in May 2020 that around 40,000 people waited in a virtual queue at...
