Wolf in Women’s Clothing
Loulou de la Falaise, bohemian, former muse to Yves Saint Laurent, synonymous with the designer’s 70s era entourage of creatives and beautiful people, died on November 5th, aged 63.
Browsing: The Lifestyle
The Lanesborough’s Cigar Luncheon
As I sit down and reach for my napkin, a silver platter arrives before me with 12 Flor de Canos arranged clockwise upon it. I steal four o’clock with a murmur of thanks and fire it up with quiet elation. Crikey, this is something special.
Something Old, Something New
I am intrigued by blends of old and new. Modern on its own is entirely dull and narrow-minded to me, but old on its own isn’t enough either. So, I couldn’t be more charmed by the launch of the fluoro range of the classic Cambridge Satchel.
Nowhere I’d Rather Be
The gathered crowd – lawyers, army officers, restaurateurs, luxury retailers and your dedicated correspondent – were united by the love of food, drink and fine cigars and by golly, didn’t we prove it…
The Spirit of Bathtime
Is there anything more therapeutic than a deep bubble bath? Yes: sipping a cold gin and tonic while I soak. Baths and gin are two of my favourite things, which have now blended more completely than I ever could have hoped.
Nuj Novakhett: Fall 2011 Collection
Nuj Novakhett is a New York based womenswear designer, whose eponymous line is already a…
London Fashion Week: A Retrospective
A week in the life of The Arb’s fabulous Fashion Editor, Kate Lawson, as she struts her stuff through the Spring-Summer 2012 shows and parties. Expect Espresso Martinis, pouting in shades, and flashing lights…
Aston Martin Rapide
In my continual training to become an undercover agent (I speak multiple languages, take regular…
Short Fiction: The Phone Call
“This is The Salter Programme.” The voice was British, educated, with a working class burr. “I am calling from Tokyo, and want to inform you that your film script has been selected by our cultural exchange programme.”
Barneys Go Gaga
Barneys is to collaborate with the Queen of the lil’ monsters herself, Lady Gaga, to…
Forty
I went to a 40th birthday party last Saturday. It was full of stupid, sleazy media types braying like donkeys, desperate to be liked, to be younger than they were, to be thought of as important, to be everything other than what they were.
Get Yourself Some Neuw Denim
Neuw Denim is an Australian brand founded by three friends – Par Lundqvist, Stephen Little…