Top global department stores for gift shopping

We name the top places to get your quick shopping fix in major cities like London, Hong Kong, New York, Milan and Berlin


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A jetset lifestyle that takes us from London to Hong Kong or Milan to Paris can make us expert reductionists. With so many places to go and people to see, time for gift shopping can be understandably low, so we run the risk of coming home empty handed or settling for unoriginal duty-free solutions. Continue Reading...


So we’ve devised a list of the top retail destinations around the globe that have the best their cities have to offer in the way of fashion, gift ideas and stylish souvenirs, all under one fabulous roof.

Vintage Clothing Trend

From flapper to disco queen, high fashion brings vintage style back for spring/summer 2012


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Due to popular demand, vintage clothing fashion trends have made their way onto the shelves of boutiques in every major fashion city. Sienna Miller, Rachel Zoe, Nicole Richie and Michelle Williams all take style notes from the likes of Greta Garbo, M. Monroe, Dietrich – and you know how the song goes…These ladies were among the original style icons – women who were ahead of their time, defined not just by their body of work, but by the devastatingly beautiful and expensive outfits... Continue Reading

Ballantyne Spring / Summer 2012

 Urban and iconic fashion clothing trends for next spring
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Archive meets urban at Ballantyne as resident Creative Director Yossi Cohen (Isreali born and raised, studied fashion design at New York's presitigious Parsons) presents his second women's collection for the historic Scottish-born label. Cohen took us around the brand's spacious Milan showroom, showing us the new line and a special edition capsule collection he created based on Japanese inspirations. Keep Reading

Lardini: A Story Made in Italy

The Italian suit masters show us what goes into making their suits

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Le Marche is one of Italy's most remarkably beautiful regions, known for its rolling hills, seaside and exceptional cuisine. It's a well known fact that the best shoes are made here, but it was thanks to an autumn excursion that we discovered that some of Italy's finest suits are also manufactured here.

The mark of a Lardini suit can be recognized by the quality of the cut and materials along with the charming little flower crafted in wool that is worn accessorized in the button hole of a collar...CONTINUE READING

Jean-Paul Gaultier Interview

Famous designer Jean-Paul Gaultier reveals his source of inspiration in our interview and his key to 35 years of success

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Jean-Paul Gaultier is no doubt one of the most important fashion designers in recent decades. With his cone-shaped bras, inspired by his grandmother’s corsets and his teddy bear, Nana, which were sported by Madonna during her Blond Ambition World Tour in the 1990s, the designer has long cultivated pop culture, counter-culture, humour and the elegance of haute couture. Keep reading

Fendi Fall/Winter 2011-12 at the Milan runway fashion shows

Fendi, Italy's top fashion brand brings practical, trendy elegance to Milan Fashion Week

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F stands for Flawless Fendi Fall Fashion. The Creative Design team of Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi has brought us a collection that's trendy and functional, with just the right colour combinations. The line's theme was all about collage inspired by the work of German Dada artist, Kurt Schwitters. What Fendi has done is taken the concept of collage and implemented it into the collection's fabrics creating 1970s fashion shapes and styles in the iconic colours of the period. The colours are rich and wonderfully complement the designs. Keep Reading

Vintage Clothing Trends Spring/Summer 2012

 From flapper to disco queen, high fashion brings vintage style back for spring/summer 2012
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 Due to popular demand, vintage clothing fashion trends have made their way onto the shelves of boutiques in every major fashion city. Sienna Miller, Rachel Zoe, Nicole Richie and Michelle Williams all take style notes from the likes of Greta Garbo, M. Monroe, Dietrich – and you know how the song goes…These ladies were among the original style icons – women who were ahead of their time, defined not just by their body of work, but by the devastatingly beautiful and expensive outfits they wore to attend film premieres, high profile parties and jet set around the globe. As women began to have a greater role in society, politics and the workplace, their clothes changed with them. It was precisely at these times in history that designers created the looks that have once again come back in style. Keep Reading...

Agnona Spring / Summer 2012

Fashion Review of the new women’s collection

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Cashmere in summer? Oh yes we can! One of our favourite Italian women’s brands, Agnona has plenty of cashmere propositions for next season, all crafted in a lighter blend for an easy and elegant wear.

This afternoon the fashion elite flocked to Milan's Via Bigli for a private presentation of Agnona's new collection. Stepping in we saw two large staircase facing one another from across the showroom with models posing on the various platform levels. On one side we had the label's classic Brown Collection  with pieces inspired by the brand's archive and on the other, a lighter, more modern collection of casual and chic wear that belongs to their White Collection...Continue Reading

Prada Spring / Summer 2012

Top looks from Miuccia Prada’s latest collection

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The Prada fashion show for spring/summer 2012 played with the theme of women and cars in the fifties. ‘Sweetness’ was Miuccia Prada’s description of the new summer clothing trends. It was a return to the innocence of a time when clothes were more about pretty than about revealing every bit of thigh and cleavage. Oversized boyfriend letterman jackets (waist and knee length) came out in floral prints with solid coloured sleeves and cuffs. Green, yellow and blue were used for daytime styles and a mix of gold, black and crimson reminiscent of Imperial China glammed up for the evening. Studded satin jackets were Prada’s feminine take on the T-Birds, while perforated lightweight evening coats... KEEP READING

Gianfranco Ferré Spring / Summer 2012

Fashion Show Review of the new women’s collection


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Gianfranco Ferré was known as the architect of fashion in his lifetime, creating structured and dimensional pieces for his eponymous label that were characterised for their sophistication and penchant for black and white. This is the first women’s collection designed by brand new Creative Directors Stefano Citron and Federico Piaggi. The duo seems to have a firm grasp on the style principles left to them by Ferré’s design legacy. KEEP READING 

Jimmy Choo Spring / Summer 2012

Fashion Report on the new women’s shoe line by Tamara Mellon
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 Sporty, playful and flirtacious – Tamara Mellon’s Jimmy Choo girl for Spring 2012 is all that and more with eye grabbing high heels and retro handbags. Founder, Creative Director and all around visionary Mellon continues to bestow unique names on the new members of the shoe and accessory dynasty, thus endowing them with their own individual personas. Take Justine for instance: the little handbag with the spirit of seventies French cinema; designed in slouchy calf leather and an array of exotic materials such as python, closed with a vintage pin closure and finished with grab ‘n go double straps.

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Mulberry Spring / Summer 2012

Report on the new Mulberry ready-to-wear collection from London Fashion Week

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Mulberry put a smile on the faces of the female A-listers seated in the front row of its Spring-Summer 2012 runway.  Creative director Emma Hill kept things ultra girly, flirty and fun for the brand’s new collection. Weather was a clear factor to the new designs, seeing as the brand’s native London is home to cooler summers than down south. Continue Reading...
 

Louis Vuitton Spring / Summer 2012

Fashion Show Review of the new women’s collection

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Louis Vuitton threw the most impressive show of the season at Paris Fashion Week with its dreamy carousel. Last season Marc Jacobs brought us a decadent black and gold art deco style collection for fall/winter. This time around the designer did a total 180 transforming the Louvre’s Cour Carré into a total white wonderland with a large scale carousel that had daintily dressed models sitting atop white horses...KEEP READING  

Jil Sander Spring / Summer 2012

Jil Sander Fashion Show Review of the new minimalist women’s collection

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Minimalism and fashion reduction have always been at the heart of the Jil Sander brand DNA. Sander herself was referred to as the ‘Queen of Less.’ This season we saw clean cuts and minimalist trends in the form of futuristic milk maids and fashion forward Kansas farm girls. Creative Director Raf Simons says this collection is the last installment of his ‘couture’ trilogy which explored the practices and styles of traditional woman’s couture. KEEP READING

Blumarine Spring / Summer 2012

 Blumarine clothing trends for next spring and summer

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There was a lot of tanned midriff, sensuous shoulders and colour explosions at the Blumarine spring/summer 2012 women's fashion show in Milan. Anna Molinari takes us on a journey to a techno-coloured Brazil, celebrating exoticism next season. By day, the Blumarine woman chooses a ladylike A-line dress that fits her demurely at the bodice and flares out into a stunning flower bomb palette. Off-the-shoulder tops matched with billowy knee-length skirts are also a favourite combination for those warm sunny days. Molinari cleverly breaks the monotony of bright colours with crisp white pleats in between, matched beautifully with fun tote bags and high heels with cropped, bouncy fringe. Keep Reading

Giorgio Armani Spring / Summer 2011-12

Fashion Show Review of the new women’s collection
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The looks from the Giorgio Armani Spring 2012 collection were divided between the concept of the professional, yet impeccably dressed woman and the Grecian-like siren chiseled in marble. The first half of the show saw women in long sleeved silk and satin blouses (sometimes printed, other times in one solid colour). The blouses were paired with precisely cut, slim trousers. Every look had a shiny translucence to it with the fabric sparkling under the runway lights as if it were the sea hit by moonlight. Shimmering satin blazers in silver, black and navy were designed without lapels and buttons to give the piece an utterly feminine appeal. KEEP READING