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    Bridal: Spring 2025 Top Wedding Gown Designer’s Lookbook

    May 1, 2024 - By 

    Written By: ALICIA KUNKEL Just before the spring blooms burst into the air in sweet floral perfume the world of bridal fashion with all its lace, pearls, and flights of fantasy, enters the scene and is the perfect prelude to the wedding season to come. This year is no exception and blushing brides to-be can lose themselves in clouds of taffeta dreams. The bride’s gown is a reflection of her love story, each curve, pleat and bow reading like the words of an intimate love letter. Here is our editor’s choice from the top designer’s this year. MIRA ZWILLINGER Mira…

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    JEWELRY: Ivar & Ritika Ravi

    March 2, 2023 - By 

    It was when the jewelry designer Ritika Ravi, was first exploring the world of jewelry with her mother that she became inspired to create IVAR. Coming from an Indian culture where jewelry is an important part of everyday life, Ritika had a difficult time finding a style that spoke to her. Browsing shop after shop and mostly finding designs that were traditional and commonly found among relatives and friends, it became a bonding experience for her and her mother to hunt through the glittering treasure shops to find something fresh, beautiful, that represented her heritage yet was modern and could…

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    LIFESTYLE: Sloane Stationery’s Bespoke Vegan Collection

    August 2, 2022 - By 

    In a world of mass production and an abundance of items that all feel remarkably familiar due to their sameness, we are often left wishing and wanting for more. Something that says, ‘This is mine’, ‘This is special, it’s for me.’ And, it’s the little things that make moments memorable, a birthday cake your friend made with your name written in sweet, uneven swirls. The pair of sandals in your favorite shade of blue that you bought on your trip to Europe because you lost yours somewhere in Barcelona. The tiny pendant necklace that your grandmother gave you. It’s so…

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    DESIGN: LANSERRING & NYC

    March 27, 2022 - By 

    Modern or heritage? That is the line that the LANSERRING design house often seem to find themselves elegantly balancing on the edge of. These two extremes actually aren’t as polar opposite as one would think once you get to know them. Four generations of craftsmanship under the storied Austrian castle of Riegersburg, have created a connection and fine-tuned knowing of wood working that is rarely rivaled. Today’s generation of brothers, Bernd and Johann Radaschitz, have brought state-of-the art joinery to the world stage. First opening their design house in London, English aristocrats welcomed their artful technique combined with a shrewd…

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    YACHTING: Benetti’s ‘Metis’ Wins 2020 Superyacht Award

    January 10, 2021 - By 

    Benetti’s 63-meter mega yacht “Metis” made the top step of the podium at the World Superyacht Awards in the category “Displacement yachts between 1,000 and 1,499 GT”. The judges at Boat International were impressed by the interior architecture, designed in a particularly progressive style by British studio Bannenberg & Rowell, and the innovative exteriors and layout penned by Giorgio M. Cassetta and his team. Recently Benetti’s mega Yacht “Metis” won the prestigious World Superyacht Award in the “Displacement yachts between 1,000 and 1,499 GT” category. The success is doubly sweet as they also received such recognition for Benetti at the 2019 event for…

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    FASHION: JUSTIN ALEXANDER SIGNATURE FALL 2019

    October 18, 2018 - By 

    New York’s Bridal Week was a delicious soiree of white as designers showcased their visions for blushing brides in the coming fall 2019 season. Justin Alexander presented his Signature collection meant for modern women around the world, feminine and timeless. Elegant silhouettes meet delicate detailing, a classic Justin Alexander style that brides around the world have sought out. So it is fitting that these same globe trotting ladies were his inspiration for this collection; from Oslo to Taos, Berlin to Bristol.   The collection features a very chic classic vibe with a few cheeky surprises like a sheer beaded jumpsuit…

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    LANVIN & THE TECHISM OF KRISTA KIM

    March 22, 2018 - By 

    It has never been more true that ‘fashion is art’ than this year’s Fall/Winter collection by Lanvin, who took an inspirational turn in their designs by collaborating with Techism artist Krista Kim, a leading contemporary artist who creates emotionally moving creations with her large digital algorithmic paintings.  The collection that Olivier Lapidus, the maison’s artistic director and initiator of the first e-couture label, and Krista Kim brought to life is a fusion of high technology and high fashion, for the modern woman. Elegantly balancing a futuristic vision with timeless pieces as they explore what it means to be human in the digital age.…

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    SHOEPASSION: SPRING PATINA LINE

    February 14, 2018 - By 

    Classic for a reason. ShoePassion steps into spring with the belief that you can never go wrong with a timeless oxford that handsomely crosses the line between iconic shoe staple and a contemporary go-to of the modern man’s wardrobe. With an eye for precision and detail the lines of the Goodyear-welted Patina Line are artfully sculpted and contoured adding defining elements of good taste. The love of the craft is shown in their hand finishing of the leather, carefully polishing a deep patina into each pair of shoes, creating a subtle shading and play of light as the rich hues seamlessly…

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    FOR MEN: COLONIA PURA

    October 24, 2017 - By 

    Masters of capturing the essence of the Italian way of life, Acqua di Parma has released a modern incarnation of their classic cologne. Heir to a proud tradition of refinement and style Colonia Pura provides a the warmth of a sunny atmosphere and an appreciation for refined joy. The Colonia Pura man is a man of style,  manners and taste. He is both a husband, father and explorer of new avenues of cultivated pleasure. He takes tremendous pride in his heritage and is aware of where he came from. This said, he still has a restless, youthful energy that manifests…

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    THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

    September 20, 2017 - By 

    Luxury products are far more than just a product, they are a statement, a fashion expression in limited numbers. When something is luxurious we know that it is special and that it can be purchased only by a certain group of people. One of the most amazing luxury items made in the last decade is definitely the most expensive foosball table in the world. When people hear foosball table they assume it is a game played with family and friends, but this table is much more than that, it is a masterpiece which will leave you breathless. 11-The Beautiful Game…