The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier
Some people live like they have all the fun in the world. Jean Paul Gaultier, for example. Think about it: playing dress-up with Madonna and Kylie and doing runway and blending perfumes – and always doing everything with that impish, manic charm and…
Comme des Garçons + Artek = Standard
There’s a “High” Episcopalian church in midtown Manhattan fondly known as “Smoky Mary’s” – and sometimes referred to as “Bells and Smells,” pet names that have been given for the abundance of incense burned up and down the nave. Incense so heavy as to…
Adopt an Olive Tree for the New Year
Want to do something for the environment – and get something in return? How about adopting an olive tree? Nudo is a cooperative of nine local olive-farming artisans in a small hilltop village in the Marche region of Italy – and its Adopt An Olive Tree…
Bruce Sargeant and His Circle: Figure and Form
For those of us who recognize the antecedents of Bruce Weber and Herb Ritts in the 19th-century works of Thomas Eakins and other visual artists who champion the male form (and particularly in natural settings in various stages of undress), it’s…
A Midnight in Paris with Van Cleef & Arpels
With a name like Midnight in Paris, a name harnessing two of the more beautiful concepts in the world, what else would you expect but a revelation? Years ago, when very young, we walked all night through the streets of Paris. Over the bridges and across…
Heavenly Scent: Cire Trudon Spiritus Sancti Candle
Feeling a bit like Marie Antoinette lately? About to lose your head? Relax instead and light your home like Versailles with a candle from Cire Trudon. Founded in 1643, Cire Trudon served as the Royal wax manufacturer for the Queen and her court at…
Bad Boys: The Stretch Headphones by Philips | O’Neill
Someone we know hasn’t taken these headphones off his head for over a month. Well, okay, maybe two months. Make that two years. Not since the Christmas he received them. That’s saying something about this collaborative effort from two pioneers of…
Journey to Jouany’s Marrakech
All through childhood, oranges awaited us at the bottom of our Christmas stockings. Every year, a ripe orange, its bittersweet smell emanating from the red felt fabric. No Christmas was complete without the smell of a fresh orange. For more than a…