Gucci has hired its first global head of diversity, equity and inclusion
Click:小森日本大学ランキングShare 2nd Aug 2019 Gucci has hired a new face to oversee its diversity and inclusion efforts. The Italian fashion house announced on Tuesday that Renee Tirado will now fill the position of global head of diversity, equity and inclusion. Following Gucci’s release of several culturally insensitive products last year, including the ‘blackface’ balaclava sweater,…
Your August 2019 horoscope is here
Leo23 July-23 AugustA new dawn, a new day and a new life sees you feeling good this month. A mind and body makeover could bring love your way or change the ground rules of a current relationship. Being on the same page with finances may also be strangely stimulating now, so discussing the practicalities of…
These are the best celebrity vintage outfit moments on Instagram
While Instagram may have recently removed likes, there’s no denying the social media photo-sharing platform has provided a portal to the best, and worst, of celebrity style. Unlike the pomp and circumstance of red carpet awards, film premieres or fashion galas, the Instagram profiles of the most followed celebrities in the world let us in…
These decadent train interiors will inspire your next journey
Is there anything more charming than arriving to your destination, bag in hand, on board a luxuriously outfitted train? It calls to mind the glamour of another era, one where the journey was just as important as the destination, and travellers actually made an effort to dress up for dinner. Like cruising and road tripping,…
Inside the luxury Mustique villa Kate Middleton and Prince William vacationed in
Image credits: supplied What is it about Mustique, the private island in the Caribbean, that Prince William and Kate Middleton find so alluring? Is it perhaps the fact that it’s a rather beautiful hideaway? Or, that it boasts a world class security team, or maybe it’s the luxury facilities that allow for the royals to…
10 island escapes you can get to without a passport
When it comes to tropical island escapes, Australia’s many hidden gems located just off-shore are often overlooked. There are some 8,222 islands floating around the coast of Australia, yet according to research conducted by Wotif, most Australian island holidays are taken overseas. With this in mind, we thought it was time you gave your island…
House tour: a northern Italian home converted from an 18th-century granary
Amidst the world’s stormy chaos of fast fashion and mass production, the Veneto region of northern Italy is a sort of microclimate of highly skilled artisans taking their time and using their hands. At its centre is an 18th-century former granary in the village of Pieve di Soligo, a home and showroom for Paolo Tormena,…
Marc Jacobs is being honoured with MTV’s first-ever Fashion Trailblazer Award
Share 31st Jul 2019 On August 26, Marc Jacobs will receive MTV’s first-ever Fashion Trailblazer Award at the VMAs in a partnership between the brand and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. It couldn’t go to a more worthy individual. After all, it’s impossible to separate Jacobs from the music that’s influenced his 30-plus-year…
Everything to know about the history of trainers
A passerby wearing Gucci sneakers in Paris, France, 2018. The history of trainers is long and fast-paced, with various hurdles along the way. It begins in 1839, when an American scientist called Charles Goodyear invented vulcanised rubber: a process of adding sulphur to heated rubber to make a pliable substance, both waterproof and mouldable. Several…
Model Joan Smalls on the power of the protests in Puerto Rico
Share 30th Jul 2019 Puerto Rico is in the midst of a major political upheaval. Hundreds of thousands have taken part in mass demonstrations on the Caribbean island over the past two weeks, forcing the resignation of governor Ricardo Rosselló on Wednesday 24 July. The protests were sparked by a series of leaked messages –…