Keeping a‘breast’ of love tokens
Miniature paintings of a loved one’s eye were prized expressions of romantic feeling from the 1790s to the 1830s.
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Thriving stylishly
We don’t have to tell you that this has been a challenging time for the luxury market. And yet some luxury retailers have managed not only to survive but to thrive in this environment, thanks to some reinvention and a little help from their friends.
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A peek into Pookie & Sebastian
At a time when many businesses are contracting, women’s clothing and accessories boutique Pookie & Sebastian is expanding.
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Creativity on Hampton Road
“Whether you’re looking for a new everyday purse, an elegant party clutch or a clear bag… Hampton Road Designs provides high-quality customizable leather, silk, and vinyl products with unmatched attention to detail and vintage beauty,” a spokeswoman for the Texas-based company says.
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Luxury on wheels
What happens when clients don’t feel comfortable shopping in stores? Louis Vuitton comes to them.
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A shop fit for the gods
Monochromatic colors – with an occasional pop of jewel tones – luxurious fabrics, clean lines and scrupulous craftsmanship define the Peserico label.
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A ‘charmed’ life
Manhattan-based Charmco.com is a great resource for 14-karat gold travel charms that let you “wear your wanderlust,” WAG travel and beauty writer Debbi K. Kickham says.
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And the Oscar for Best Costume Design goes to…
Among the categories that fill the Academy Awards, the honors for Best Costume Design have always existed somewhere under that proverbial radar in terms of sparking public debate or controversy. But if you take a deeper dive into the category’s history, it seems to be among the most intriguing of the Oscar competitions.
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Nourishing ‘the theater of life’
Pietro Simone’s Essential and Prestige Collections address skin maintenance and anti-aging respectively.
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All dressed up with nowhere to go?
In the midst of the coronavirus, couture continues.
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Have shoes, will travel
Here’s an overview of some of the world’s best shoes for travel.
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Creating a spa at home
Skincare specialist Vicki Morav takes a philosophical approach to her work and life in the time of the coronavirus.
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Accessory du jour
With masks a way of life for the foreseeable future, it’s no surprise that fashion brands have gotten into the act.
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The tough go shopping
Remember shopping for something other than groceries? It’s a hazy but fond memory but one that MAD doesn’t want us to forget.
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A prophet for our times
The complex, controversial Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) – who lived through some of the most troubled moments in Italian and world history – speaks to our own time, in his criticism of both the right and the left and his warnings about the evils of consumerism, the pitfalls of globalism and the manipulation of new media, which in his day was television.
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Double delight
Lots of beauty products claim to perform miracles. But we’ve found one, Clarins’ Double Serum, that, if not miraculous, certainly lives up to its billing as the number one face serum in the world.
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Makeup gets a museum of its own
Beauty lovers have something special to look forward to this spring — Manhattan’s new Makeup Museum.
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She came, she saw, she contoured
What’s is like being a celebrity makeup artist in today’s competitive industry? We talk with Manhattan-based makeup artist Katrina D’Onofrio.
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Spring into fashion
Chuck Steelman, Neiman Marcus’ senior manager of VIP Private Client Experiences, was on hand Feb. 5 to deliver the “Neiman Marcus Trend Report,” a…
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The ‘Storie’ continues
The Valmont Group adds to its Storie Veneziane fragrance collection with two new collections that offer a Casanovian twist.
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