While most Paris designers are getting ready to take time off In August, Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz is traveling to Beijing to start working on a huge fashion show he’ll stage in the Chinese capital on Sept. 18. It is planned as part of the closing festivities for the “Year of France in China.” Other events in the cultural extravaganza will include an exhibit of French art and dance, as well as a Christian Lacroix retrospective. WWD
US Vogue says to go here http://www.carpediemtravel.co.uk/ for the best luxury houses and villas to rent in Greece ….( The website is not much to look at, it’s all very exclusive).
Ever wanted to buy some of the fabulous old fashion shots from Vogue? Go to http://www.condenastart.com/ and you can buy famous photos from the 1920’s to the 1950’s. The best are from Horst P. Horst and George Hoyningen-Huené,
(Note: they won’t ship framed photos internationally).
For divine modern furniture check out Armani Casa website http://www.armanicasa.com
Following from the success of the fashion shopping magazine ‘Lucky’ (Shop Till You Drop is the copy) Conde Nast in the US has now launched Domino, a shopping magazine for homewares. Click on the site and use the mouse to actually turn the pages of the magazine. Cool. http://www.dominomag.com
In Paris? Check out the new vintage jewellery store Karry ‘O (62 Rue Des Saints Peres) for one off vintage baubles…
Here’s a great travel site: http://i-escape.com/.
A new resort has opened in Vietnam by the same hoteliers responsible for the gorgeous Soneva resorts in The Maldives http://www.sixsenses.com/evason-anamandara/index.php
Go to this website to buy the very clever ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ guidebooks to the grooviest, and sexiest hotels in the UK and now Europe (it’s not the movie, it’s the idea that you use the name Mr. and Mrs. Smith when checking in ) .http://www.mrandmrssmith.com.
Check out Stella McCartney’s husband’s furniture company in London Established and sons…cool name http://www.establishedandsons.com
This is the groovy website of the Thompson Group of boutique Hotels from 60 Thompson St in New York to the new Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. http://www.thompsonhotels.com/thompson.html
Have I mentioned this old fashioned glamorous villa on Capri? http://www.villalescale.com
Check out the cool Jeffrey Bilhuber designed interiors for this hotel in New York http://www.cityclubhotel.com/
Still after a cool Hotel in New York? Try the chic Hotel on Rivington on the lower east side …Amazing views! http://www.hotelonrivington.com/
Off to the Greek Islands? Stay on Santorini in one of the Rocabella Suites….luxury ! http://www.rocabella-santorini.com/
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