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Category Archives: Fashion
Lavender’s Blue + Rue de Rivoli Paris
A Boulevard of Dreams and Things “We met at the little bar across the place from Dior’s called the Fontaine-de-something and had one – two – three Champagne cocktails on my expense account. Then we had lunch.” Shamrocks and Unicorns, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Fashion, Hotels, Luxury, People, Restaurants, Town Houses
Tagged 228 rue de rivoli, alain ducasse, elisabeth visoanska, hotel meurice calais, lavender's blue, le meurice paris, lord kilbracken, nairns paris, philippe starck, shamrocks and unicorns, stuart blakley, versailles
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Hôtel Charles V + St Paul Le Marais Paris
De Temps en Temps Continuing the bookending theme of a year well spent: Easter in George V, Christmas in Charles V. The former, westward upstream of Notre Dame; the latter, eastward downstream. One, extrovert art deco; the other, discreet Swedish … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Fashion, Hotels, Luxury, People
Tagged charles the wise, european house of photography, george v hotel, hotel charles v, hotel daumont, hotel de sens, hotel henault de cantobre, hotel st pol, ian nairn, la male deffeene, lavender's blue, nico thibault francioni, notre dame, river seine, rue st antoine, st paul, st paul le marais paris, stuart blakley
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World Boutique Hotel Awards 2019 +
The Four Score Nations Robin Sheppard, Co Founder of Bespoke Hotels, calls it, “A star studded, must attend, essential date in the world’s perpetual calendar.” The ninth World Boutique Hotel Awards takes place, as ever, in Merchant Taylors’ Hall in … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Hotels, Luxury, People, Restaurants
Tagged 2019 world boutique hotel awards, antonelli puglisi, awarta nusa dua resort and villas in bali, bradley goian, director schlomo gabbai, elisabeth visoanska, eroline lamontagne, fond doux plantation and resort st lucia, founder eco luxury, francisco seresina, laura scampini proprietor tenuta montemagno resort, lavender's blue, lyton lamontagne, maureen ohara cnn, merchant taylors hall city of london, mestyle garage hotel bangkok, ninth world boutique hotel awards, phatthamon sangratkanjanasin, robin sheppard co founder bespoke hotels, silent pool gin, stuart blakley, tenuta montemagno relais and wines, villa sostaga gargano, wild retreat vancouver island, worshipful company of merchant taylors, writer cheryl king
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La Divine Comédie Demeure Privée + Spa Avignon
A Sense of Theatre A private paradise. A secret world. A hidden kingdom. Cloistered glory. The very essence of exclusivity. If luxury could be bottled… heavenly scent. A multiple epiphanic realisation of complete beauty and tranquillity. Not even a Gallic … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Country Houses, Design, Fashion, Hotels, Luxury, People
Tagged amaury de villoutreys, avignon, colette gigi, colette the cat, dante, donald tusk president of the european council, frances hodgson burnett the secret garden, gaston, gilles jauffret, la divine comedie demeure privee spa, lavender's blue, min hogg founding editor of the world of interiors, provence, rue des bains, rue sainte catherine, rue saluces, simone, stuart blakley, theatre du chene noir, theatre golovine, thedule
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Mary Martin London + DejaVu + Fashion
Working It Babes, every summer, just when the mercury’s rising, Mary Martin London is the star of Africa Fashion Week London and it’s not just her hotter than hot clothes that steal the show. She’s famous for mixing her own … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Design, Fashion, Luxury, People
Tagged afrobeats, article 10 the royal collection, balenciaga, d j shack, dejavu, fendi, givenchy, gucci, lavender's blue, m i raw recordings, mary martin london fashion designer, oluwande ayodeji oluwaga, prada, seven wallace, stuart blakley, tony portelli
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Mary Martin London + Blood Sweat + Tears
The Men’s Collection Getting the dynamic and then some. A prophetess. A field of energy. In pursuit of knowledge not glory. A divine intervention. She is so that we are.
Africa Fashion Week London 2019 + Models
A Day at the Face Track Amidst the pandemonium that is the fashion show backstage, it’s impossible not to every so often glimpse the beautifully suffused light seeping through the stained glass windows, like a carpet of crushed blue sapphires. … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Fashion, Luxury, People
Tagged africa fashion week london 2019, freemasons hall covent garden, lavender's blue, stuart blakley
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Africa Fashion Week London 2019 + Mary Martin London
More Than Many Sparrows “Mary Martin London stole the 5pm show with a colourful menswear collection.” Africa Fashion Week London official spokesperson Multi award winning fashion designer Mary Martin took the capital by storm at this year’s Africa Fashion Week … Continue reading
Queen Diambi Kabatusuila Tshiyoyo Muata of the Bakwa Indu People of the Luba Empire Kasaï Democratic Republic of Congo + Lavender’s Blue
Remember Us This Way In the midst of the boldness and brilliance that is Africa Fashion Week London, Her Royal Highness Queen Diambi arrives peak afternoon with Her Royal Entourage. The African Queen graciously shares her wisdom: “It’s a beautiful … Continue reading
English Heritage Georgian Makeover + Kenwood House London
Big Wigs Going Viral “Hello! I’m Fashion Historian Amber Butchart and welcome to Kenwood House which is cared for by English Heritage. We’re standing inside an incredible Georgian house in north London that was once home to William Murray, 1st … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Country Houses, Fashion, People
Tagged camera director joel bates, camera liam southall, camera thomas buttery, director producer hannah silverman, earl of mansfield, english heritage curator esme whittaker, english heritage georgian makeover, fashion historian amber butchart, female model ashleigh murray, kenwood house london, lady mansfield, lavenders blue, lord mansfield, makeup artist rebecca butterworth, male model stuart blakley, photographer abi bansal, producer katie kennedy, sound zander mavor, stuart blakley, william murray, youtube
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Hôtel Meurice Calais + Lavender’s Blue
Schmotel From Paris to Berlin Calais, we’re always at home in Le Meurice. C’est bon. C‘est très bon. Tout suite.
Posted in Architecture, Art, Country Houses, Design, Developers, Fashion, Hotels, Luxury
Tagged berlin, hotel meurice calais, lavenders blue, le meurice paris, stuart blakley
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St Tricat Hauts de France + St Nicaise Church
Bronze Brawns Well of course we’d end up in St Tricat this summer. It’s where the Big Hitters and Hot Shots are hanging out. The new St Tropez. We’re a breeze in from the Opal Coast; what’s not to love … Continue reading
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Tagged hauts de france, lavenders blue, st nicaise church, st tricat france, st tropez, stuart blakley
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Masterpiece Preview 2019 + Lavender’s Blue
You Made Us Feel So Free Title as quotation. Business (card) as usual. We’re on it like a Jane Austen bonnet. Walking down an emerald aisle. One hundred years of San Sebastián style.
