As years progress, the one personal detail called style has slowly become obsolete. Yes, that’s quite right. Style has become the filler, the accomplice of something much more important: your statement pieces. Whether they are shoes or jewelry or words of wisdom, making a statement & being unique has become highly prioritized in today’s society. It’s all…
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Scenes Of A Rustic Summer
Seasonal scents of jasmine and honeysuckle invade the air. The sun unravels its rays over scenes of cobblestones and faded wrought iron gates. And while fireflies take to the black cashmere sky, nightly warm breezes accompany and push laughter wafting from festivities even further across the panorama. And in those countryside estates or villas in…
The “Jet Lag” In Fashion + Class & Jet Lag By Menswear Designer George Zaharoff
One of the things I find exciting about the business of fashion is that it’s truly a global business. A mid-level executive can easily rack up 50,000 miles a year in domestic travel visiting accounts. But the big-time miles are done by upper management – they are the ones who are gone three weeks out…
Hidden Treasures of New York City: M. de PHOCAS
As a native of New York City, it is still amazing that one can find hidden treasures buried within the overpopulated retail landscape of this city… such a treasure is M. de PHOCAS. For those of you who are not familiar, they are a bespoke fine jewelry business, which caters to gentlemen from around the…
Facial Fantasies From Fornasetti
A dynasty of dynamic simplicity, the classification of contemporary & chic has become increasingly popular. But one name from the past has somehow found its niche in this category of modernity. Something alluring, something artistic. Black & white. The name Fornasetti. Italian painter & interior decorator Piero Fornasetti started his company with a series of 6 white plates…
Sinfonía de Volúmenes by A-cero
Created by Spanish architectural firm A-cero & located on the periphery of Madrid, Sinfonía de Volúmenes is exactly what its name implies: a grand symphony of contemporary elegance. Giving the impression as if it’s naturally emerging from the land like a rock, the home is dominated by neutral colors with a natural stone & textured aesthetic….
World Curiosities via Creel and Gow
In what can only be described as the most tasteful 21st century version of “Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe,” I present to you Creel and Gow. The shop is a veritable treasure trove of items, which range from the simplest tiger eye sphere to the most elaborate deconstructed crustaceans better known as a lobster and huge…
If Walls Could Talk
During the European Renaissance, nobility decorated their homes with tapestries while aristocrats saw the birth of wallpaper. Centuries & many styles later, wall coverings have evolved, but wallpapers have survived into the 21st century. In a world where there always seems to be something better, there actually is when it comes to home renovations. Today,…
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