Tag Archives: New York
Drama at Sophie’s Steakhouse
Hearing about Sophie’s Steakhouse, I was expecting a romantic down town New York grill restaurant and the cool decor didn’t disappoint, with cool exposed brickwork, clusters of tiny low lamps and banquettes. Little did I know how eventful our late … Continue reading
Posted in London, Restaurants
Tagged 2 course lunch, bag theft, BBQ sauce, bearnaise sauce, central London, cheesecake, covent garden, express lunch, Fulham, homemade chips, house sauce, London, London theatreland, New York, pickpocketing, raspberry cheesecake, rib eye steak, ribeye steak, ribs, salami, Sophie's Steakhouse, steak, steak sauce, The Strand, Wellington Street
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Lime Crime takes over the UK
Earlier this month, I bought my first sensible lipstick, the new Rouge Coco Chanel lipstick in Mademoiselle (worn by Vanessa Paradis in the campaign), a perfect day to night, complimentary shade that conditions lips for up to 10 hours and … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty
Tagged beauty blogger, black lipstick, blue lipstick, clubbing, costume make-up, cult beauty brand, Doe Deere, Doe Deere Blogazine, Illamasqua, Lime Crime, lipstick, MAC Cosmetics, MAC Cyber, Magic Dust, make-up artist, marie-antoinette, Morange, NARS, New York, NYC make-up artist, Rouge Coco lipstick, Rouge Coco Mademoiselle, Space NK, star confetti, statement lips, Vansessa Paradis
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From the catwalk to the lobby…
Fashion hotels are spreading like wild fire and any designer worth their salt has translated their style DNA into interiors and furnishing. It seems like a no brainer that fashion designers should try their hand at designing hotels. They have … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Hotels - Design, Hotels - Luxury, Milan, News, Paris
Tagged alice in wonderland, Armani Hotels, art hotel, bento box, Bulgari Resort Bali, Charles Rennie Macintosh, christian lacroix, Clandestino restaurant, Claridges, colourful sushi, Cucina restaurant, Design Hotel, Diane Von Fürstenberg, Dominican Republic, Donatella Versace, DVF, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Old Town, fashion hotel, George IV Bridge, Giorgio Locatelli, Hôtel Bellechasse, Hôtel du Petit Moulin, Hotel Missoni, Hotel Philosophy, Italian designer, italy, Jamaica, left bank, Locanda Locatelli, luxury hotel, Maison Moschino, Matteo Thun, Mattia Camorani, Milan, Moreno Cedroni, Mos kit, Moschino, New York, Oscar de la Renta, Palazzo Versace, Paris, Proud to be Woman CD, Ralph Lauren, Rezidor hotel group, Rosella Jardini, Rosita Missoni, Round Hill House, Scotland, the marais, the Seine, Tortuga Bay, trompe l'oeil, Viale Monte Grappa
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Beauty lust-have: Kate Moross x Kiehl’s
Kiehl’s have enlisted illustrator/designer Kate Moross to give their best selling body lotion, Creme de Corps, a new graphic make-over. The limited edition bottle features her super bright, hand-drawn slogans paying tribute to the product’s reputation as a cult must-have. … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Shopping, Stores
Tagged apocalyptic club poster, Big Cartel, body lotion, Creme de Corps, Dairy Milk, Dazed & Confused, designer collaboration, designer packaging, east London club night, FACT magazine, Guardian jobs, Isomorph Records, Kate Moross, Kate Moross for Topshop, Kiehl's body lotion, kiehls, limited edition beauty product, London, mother's day, New York, Nike Dunks, NYLON, Oyster card holder, Sony Walkman, Space NK, Topshop, Young Turks
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Daphne Guinness opens her wardrobe to New York
Haute couture collector Daphne Guinness has one of the most enviable wardrobes in the world and now we can take a peak at her sartorial treasures. Daphne will be exhibition 80-100 pieces from her extensive collection at New York’s Fashion … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Fashion, News, USA
Tagged Alexander McQueen, Andy Warhol, artist colony, Azzedine Alaïa, Balenciaga, Cadaqués, Comme des garcons, Cruella De Vil, Dali, Daphne Guinness, Daphne perfume, Dolce & Gabbana, Duchamp, fashion exhibition, Fashion Institute of Technology, Gareth Pugh, Isabella Blow, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Mary Jane platform heels, New York, Salvador Dali, socialite, Spyros Niarchos, Womankind, Yale University Press
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Kisses from Paris…
How would you describe a city like Paris? Do you automatically think of a Robert Doisneau image of two lover kissing in front of the Hotel de Ville or is the Eiffel Tower lit up at night inscribed in your … Continue reading
Posted in France, Paris, Videos
Tagged advert, beaubourg, before sunrise, before sunset, canal saint-martin, Centre Pompidou, Charlotte Gainbourg, Charlotte Gainsbourg, chateau de vincenne, Eiffel Tower, ethan hawke, flirting, France, I love you, julie delpy, kisses from paris, kissing, leaving for paris, louis garrel, New York, New York I Love You, nouveau paris, palais de tokyo, Paris, paris ile-de-france comite regionale du tourisme, Paris tourist board, pierre perrier, Robert Doisneau, Rufus Wainwright, Saint Ouen flea market, vienna, viral film, young Paris, Yvan Attal, Zoé Schellenberg
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Anthropologie arrives in London
So, I finally got to see the new Anthropologie store on Regent Street and in just a short visit, I managed to compile a pretty extensive Christmas wish list. I first came across Anthropologie on a trip to New York about … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Designers, Fashion, London, News, Shopping, Stores
Tagged Accessories, American crafts, Anthropologie, avoca, Belfast, books, candles, central London, Chelsea, Christmas decorations, clothes, crockery, cushions, delicate, disneyrollergirl, embellished, Eva Franco, feminine, handmade, homeware, jewellery, King's Road, Leifsdottir, lifestyle store, live plants, Mise en Scene by Ruffian, Moulinette Soeurs, New York, Oxford Circus, oxford street, Picadilly Circus, pretty, quilts, Regent Street, rustic, Sara Berman, soft furnishings, style bubble, twee, urban outfitters, vintage
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Pop in to Soho's new pop-up
The pop-up eating and drinking establishment is as ubiquitous as London’s other current obsession, the flash mob (is there anything they won’t ‘pay homage’ to in Liverpool St station with a camera rolling?), but are any of them worth the … Continue reading
Posted in Cafes, London, News
Tagged Bistrotheque, broadwick street, cafe, cappuccino, carnaby street, Central Perk, coffee house, david waddington, free coffee voucher, Friends, Gunther, latte, London, masonic temple at andaz, New York, pablo flack, pop-up cafe, Soho
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