The Spring/Summer 2024 New York Bridal Fashion Week was overflowing with deeply romantic overtures. An opulent abundance of dreamy tulle skirts, gowns filled with fresh picked flowers from an embroidered garden, and jewel encrusted bodices. The newest gathering of gowns for the upcoming spring weddings will set an alluring and magical stage for your love story. Here is our edit of our favorite designers for the season. LEE PETRA GREBENAU Was it not the goddess of love who arose out of the sea? The Lee Petra Grebenau collection, Sunrise, features twelve mesmerizing gowns. Perfect for an ethereal bride who somehow…
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Strawberries, cherries and an angel’s kiss in spring…. Valentine’s Day makes you dream of beautiful things. Over the top romantic gestures to heartfelt love notes make the last days of winter melt into warm fuzzy feelings. Whether you are celebrating an engagement, long time love, new love, galentine’s/palentine’s, or somewhere in between here are some of our favorite drinks to raise a toast to the one’s that we love. PERRIER-JOUËT This art nouveau painted bottle needs no introduction. The iconic Perrier-Jouët Champagne, beautiful in every way, is an extraordinary elixir to toast wedding engagements and anniversaries. Begging to be paired…
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Artist or scientist? Creator or the great examiner? There are few talents over the millennia that have blurred the lines and found that life makes more sense when dancing on the edge of the divide. It is a rare opportunity to interview someone who would be quite comfortable in the company of Da Vinci and Michaelangelo, yet who more modernly sits with Bill Gates and world leaders of today endeavoring in advanced nuclear energy. Yet we had such an opportunity to speak with Nathan Myhrvold, a prominent scientist, technologist, inventor, artist and author, with over nine hundred U.S. patents awarded…
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Looking for that New Year glow? Here is a list of our favorite skincare products to give you the best skin of your life. Cleanser At the beginning is an excellent place to start and a fresh face begins with the most luxurious cleanser. Retrouvé’s Luminous Cleansing Elixir is a dream come true for your skin. The silky balm melts away impurities without leaving your face dry. Founded by Jami Morse Heidegger, the heir of the famous Kiehl’s skincare brand, and her husband Klaus Heidegger with the goal of creating a unisex skincare line without compromise in quality, price, or…
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One can hardly think of celebrations without imagining saucy coupe glasses overflowing with golden bubbles as friends and family come together to celebrate the good things in life. This New Year we invite you to join us in in filling you flutes with one of the most iconic and delicious champagnes, Perrier-Jouët’s Belle Epoque & Blanc de Blanc, as we welcome a year filled with wonderful possibilities. The gorgeous Belle Epoque story is intertwined with biodiversity and it is fitting that the emblematic flower is an everlasting symbol of art and nature. A limited-edition bottle of the Belle Epoque Brut…
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Holiday parties call for holiday cocktails. Instead of the same old same old, why not sip from a different cup this year? We’ve rounded up some of our favorite drinks for you to try. Enjoy with friends and enjoy responsibly. Ferrari Perlé Can it even be a party if there isn’t something sparkling, bubbly, and golden? This holiday season we invite you to open a bottle from the fast lane. Ferrari is no stranger to the winner’s circle and their Trento is the official sparkling wine of the Formula1. This Italian Trentodoc is a velvety dream and the perlage is…
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Gifting gadget goodies for the home can be a fun and unexpected present to give and to receive. While technology has made its way into almost every aspect of our lives, which have led to daunting challenges and apocalyptic headlines in the modern era, this holiday season think about items that are more playfully practical, Jetson-esque, and at the ready to help solve some of life’s little challenges. Here’s a list of some of our favorites. MOLEKULE We are loving this super cute air purifier from Molekule, whose purifiers work by using Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO; sounds like Pee-Koh) technology.…
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Once again New York City is hosting the Salon: Art & Design, the premiere fine art event showcasing the best galleries and designers from around the world, specially curated by invitation to join together in this fascinating and highly anticipated event. Over two thousand five hundred people attended the grand opening. At the helm is Jill Bokor, her exceptionally trained eye and years of experience makes her the perfect Executive Director, calmly standing in the eye of the storm while orchestrating the year’s biggest event. We had the opportunity to chat with Ms. Bokor, about the special occasion and what…
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This season of the New York Bridal Fashion Week showcased a wide range of luxury designers and didn’t fail to provide those swoon worthy moments every Mrs-To-Be dreams of. From glammed up city girls to Bohemian fantasies, and a few surprises sprinkled in. Continuing a trend that we all know and love, it looks like the after-party gowns are here to stay. Yes! Here is our Fall/Winter 2023 Edit of looks we love. Ines di Santo Known for her perfect fit, fascination with color and being endlessly timeless Ines’ collection “Illuminated Soirée” is where Murano Chandeliers are the center piece…
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Perhaps best known as a villainous protagonist on the silver screen the Spanish actor and artist Ernesto Collado, is a welcoming and charismatic man who inherited a rare talent from his grandfather, the legendary Jean Carles. Carles, of course, was the genius nose who created the provocative perfumes Tabu and Canoe. After a moment of severe disillusionment with the world of glitterati, Collado not only lost his taste for paparazzi, he also lost his sense of smell…for two years. Until one day exploring the countryside of Costa Brava, he caught the scent of the wild rosemary that grows around the…