Kilian’s Bamboo Harmony
On a recent visit to the South of France, we spent an afternoon at Chateau de Flaugergues, one of Montpellier’s more spectacular “folies,” those summer homes built for the city’s elite during the 17th and 18th centuries. Count Henri de Colbert, the…
Alexander Kargaltsev’s Asylum
One of the most compelling and timely photography exhibitions of recent years is Alexander Kargaltsev’s project Asylum, which explores the lives of gay men who fled Russia for the United States because of the violence and hatred they have encountered in…
Juniper Ridge Siskiyou Cabin Spray
First and foremost, they’re hikers – not perfumers. Yet, in spite of that declaration, the naturalists at Juniper Ridge make captivating fragrances that are as sui generis as the scents of nature atop a mountain in the morning. Simply put, Juniper…
Five More Good Reasons to Visit Ontario for WorldPride Toronto
From June 20-29, 2014, Pride Toronto will host the first WorldPride event ever held in North America in an effort to raise awareness of inequality and, consequently, to effect positive change through education and outreach. As Pride Toronto Co-Chair…
Elixir APOM by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
As with all seduction, foreplay is integral to the art of fragrance, which is something that Maison Francis Kurkdjian understands intuitively. Opened in 2009, the House of Kurkdjian was founded by the man behind such modern classic fragrances as…
‘Made in Japan: 100 New Products’
Hard to imagine now but it wasn’t so long ago that a label reading “Made in Japan” had about as much cachet as “Made in China.” People of a certain age might remember when a common response to a broken item was “What can you expect, it’s ’Made in…
Jacomo de Jacomo: The Original
The classics remain so because we keep returning to them. Marlon Brando in The Wild One, for example. You look at that iconic photograph of him on the Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle and right away you can smell the black leather jacket, the tobacco…
Raw Spirit Desert Blush
Gloaming. L’heure bleue. That mystical period between daylight and darkness. What photographers call the sweet light has long captured the imaginations of the world’s artists and romantics. Belgian artist Jan Fabre, for example, has focused much of his…