Autumn, what a beautiful season and for many, it is a favorite season. The onset of fall makes trees wear all shades of orange, the fresh pumpkin into the food chain means pumpkin stews, desserts and coffees. Thanksgiving, Halloween and Diwali (and a hint of Christmas) are just around the corner. Autumn is one of those double seasons when the hot arid summer weather is slowly leaving us, and the long cold dry winters are approaching. This amalgamation of arid, cold and dry ma

If I asked you, “Do people focus more on their strengths or their weaknesses?” What would your answer be? If I asked you which one you tend to focus on, what would your answer be? Studies demonstrate that most people focus on their weaknesses first, and there are several reasons as to why this could be. The first and foremost reason is the negativity bias, wherein negative events have a stronger impact on our psychological well-being. Secondly, there is a common misconceptio

“For my tribe, the people I found years ago, we’ve found sanctuary in the irreverent, in the off-center, in the quirky... And that’s how we stay entertained, and that’s how we stay engaged in what would otherwise seem to be a really cruel world. A really harsh world.” - RuPaul Charles This quote from RuPaul encapsulates an important aspect of the word sanctuary. Often, people think of a sanctuary as a quiet, safe place - a refuge - and in the most literal definition a sanctu

ONCE IN A LIFETIME THE MOST UNIMAGINABLE HOUSE COMES ON THE MARKET... and this is the one. Hidden Hills most iconic property! This showpiece home has been transformed into a modern-transitional feel where impressive designer touches have been captured in every room of the house! The Main House has ‘Rooms for All Reasons’: there are five bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, an enormous kitchen with commercial-grade range, convection ovens, pastry station, huge ‘walk-through’ pantry and cof

Nearly two years ago now, as Max Büsser read increasingly grim reports from Italy and China, he surmised that MB&F, his namesake and signature timepiece brand, would go bankrupt before the pandemic was done ravaging his main global markets in Europe, Asia and the USA. These days, he’s happy to have been wrong, but acknowledges that the outcome could have been vastly different. The key to his pandemic survival? Key, loyal customers placing cash orders for timepieces that his w

Pondering if the plunging neckline would actually be worn off the runway? We ponder no more. As seen at award shows and galas on celebrities, this trend is taking on a new meaning as it hits the runway and the street during New York Fashion Week. Deep plunging necklines are not only trending in evening gowns, as done by Carolina Herrera, Jason Wu and Rodarte, but also in casual dresses, as done by Altuzarra and Michael Kors. Tops by Tory Burch and Tom Ford also take the plung

In his first live fashion show for Fendi at the Milan office base, Kim Jones, the artistic director for womenswear at Fendi, showed a Spring 2022 collection with the idea of recasting the different notions of femininity at Fendi over the years with clothes meant for a real celebration. “Our women have let loose a bit, and she’s going out, dressing up. We’ve all been locked away for so long that I think that’s what we all need right now,” Jones said.

In the 70s, the most sensual stars of the day, including Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren, to mention but a few, wore Roberto Cavalli’s clothes. His approach to design was as untamed as the extravagant rendition of animal prints he used, and women found them irresistible. The collections were conspicuous then and now, and just as show-stopping in the hands of Puglisi – Puglisi gets to the heart of Cavalli DNA. There’s a feminine strength, albeit an imitable grandeur, in Pugli

Dolce and Gabbana’s Fall 2021 men and women collections epitomized their backward-forward momentum – finding that perfect pit setting in the new world while preserving the house-recognized fashion styles. Dressed now for a different flashlight and modes of seeing fashion, amidst the sparkling bulbs and walls of young commentators on monitors watching the proceedings, the Dolce and Gabbana perfectly tailored patchwork wool suit endured, as did the black corset dresses of the e

Christian Siriano showed his spring collection at Gotham Hall, the former Greenwich Savings Bank. Built during the Jazz Age, the super-size (at the time) building boasts an interior that borrows from the Old World, much as American fashion leaned on Paris then. On the floor there are mosaics; high up on the wall are carved sober statements such as, “Waste neither time nor money but use both to your own good and your neighbor’s good.” The sentiment seemed strangely at odds wit