Luxury

Jewels, journeys, launches and initiatives in the Kingdom of Luxury

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Portofino posh | honeymoon hotspot | Italian Riviera | Pocket port

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

Portofino is as breathtaking as the Krupp diamond: a jewel in the Italian Riviera’s crown, a pocket port of iris blue, a marina crammed with gleaming cruisers, runabouts and schooners, and the shore clustered with narrow buildings painted the rich shades of ancient ochre.  What better place to spend a honeymoon? Susan Skelly unpacks the resortwear Portofino,…

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Rocking the resort look | Audi Hamilton Island Race Week | Net-A-Porter niceties

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

Celebrities, sailors and well-heeled shoppers are part and parcel of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week every August, checking out the latest premium motors, pearls and designer threads. Much sought after last year was Lupe Puerta, Net-A-Porter.com’s global head of personal shopping. Susan Skelly quizzed her on how to rock the resort look. 1.    How do…

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Monaco pit-stop | French Riviera | Monte Carlo millionaires

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

Monaco is a magnet for the rich and famous, a dazzling collage of yachts and cruisers in Port Hercules, fast cars, and hotel porters weighed down by designer shopping bags, reports Susan Skelly Once labelled “less a real country than a glorified safe deposit box”, the tax haven of Monaco stands tall in glitz, glam…

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Paris Perfumeries | Sweet smell of success

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

No trip to Paris is complete without a unique perfume memento. Susan Skelly sniffs the rarefied air for 10 of the best perfumeries within the 1st arrondissement’s orbit. Paris is dotted with perfumeries staffed by knowledgeable, passionate purveyors of scent, from legends (Annick Goutal, Caron, Diptyque, Penhaligon’s, Le Labo, Jean Patou) to funky cocoons (Iunx,…

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Louis Vuitton style | Kim Jones in India | Maharaja muse

Brando
Charisma and character - and just a little bit game-changing. Action!

India’s grand palaces, lakes and hunting grounds – even its aviation heritage – inspired one luxury brand’s Spring Summer 2015 collection, with its embellished fabrics, smart military tailoring and inventive sport style. Louis Vuitton men’s style director Kim Jones enlightens Susan Skelly on how the sub continent has shaped the creative process. The colours of India?  Indigo, shocking pink…

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Jewels for divas | Portofino posh | Bulgari or bust

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

Making a statement with fabulous jewellery is as much about attitude as bank balance. When Bulgari launched a new collection in Portofino, referencing La Dolce Vita and its movie-star divas, Susan Skelly discovered that a little bit of audacious goes a long way.   Elizabeth Taylor knew how to rock a rock. She wore statement…

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Statement jewellery | Tiffany & Co | NYC Blue Book launch | Francesca Amfitheatrof

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

  Tiffany & Co has a history of stellar designers such as Jean Schlumberger, Elsa Peretti and Paloma Picasso. Now Francesca Amfitheatrof adds to the 178-year-old jeweller’s legacy. In New York, Susan Skelly previewed the artistic director’s first Blue Book. In the icy month of February, traffic isn’t the only thing that’s being disrupted in…

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Goliath and Goliath | elBulli with bubbles | Dom’s vintage vision

Groucho
Brainy and cheeky. Witty and inventive. Always smoking hot.

A collaboration between two food and wine behemoths raises questions about directions for gastronomy, dining, and future-proofing luxury brands, reports Susan Skelly. It’s mid-April 2015 and Ferran Adrià is back in the kitchen for a three-night stand, four years after closing his celebrated three Michelin-starred elBulli close to the town of Roses in the north…

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Cognac gets a good rap |Why Hip Hop loves Hennessy

Brando
Charisma and character - and just a little bit game-changing. Action!

The French call it the water of life and both traditionalists and hip hop arrivistes have irons in the fire at the Cognac club. On a wintry night seeking a slow flame, Sydney’s Hemmesphere nightclub is abuzz with suits, spray tans, short, short dresses and those with a nose for both eaux-de-vie – the building…

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The pearl experts | Seed capital | Australian luxury

Garbo
Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

As an oyster, pinctada maxima can be a little, well, inelegant. But in true ugly duckling to swan style, the treasures it produces signal Australia’s luxury credentials to the world. Susan Skelly goes to sea to witness the surgical genesis of pearly perfection. The seamless amalgam of sea and sky off Eighty Mile Beach on…

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