Stay in an 18th-century palazzo with views of Rome
Rocco Forte Hotels do not do things by halves. Their iconic London establishment, Brown’s Hotel, also happens to be one of the city’s most expensive. When refurbishing their Hotel Savoy property in Florence, they collaborated with a local fashion house known for dressing A-list celebrities: Pucci. Their newest offering, Hotel de la Ville, is an…
17 stunning desert oasis hotels in the middle of nowhere
Amangiri Resort, Utah. Image credit: Instagram.com/amangiri When you think ‘holiday’ the word ‘desert’ doesn’t immediately come to mind. In such a game of word association, Australians would normally say something like ‘Bali or ‘ski’. Maybe even ‘dessert’ (the extra ‘s’ makes all the difference). But thanks to our recent story on drone photography, we’ve been…
Kendall Jenner had the best response to an NBA boyfriend meme
Share 17th Jul 2019 It’s well known that Kendall Jenner is quite private about her love life, which makes it hard to know which romance rumours are true and which are just, well, rumours. One boyfriend we can be sure of is NBA player, Ben Simmons. The model reportedly dated him for nearly a year,…
Victoria’s Secret Angel Elsa Hosk on her personal style and borrowing clothes from her boyfriend
Share 16th Jul 2019 Swedish model Elsa Hosk has worked for brands the likes of Dior and H&M and has most notably risen through the Victoria’s Secret ranks to become a verified Angel. Last year, Hosk solidified her place in Victoria’s Secret history by being chosen to wear the 2018 Fantasy Bra, a fashion coup…
25 of Europe’s most beautiful castles
Hohenzollern Castle, Germany. Image credit: Instagram.com/_alexanderwieck Europeans are spoiled for castles. No question. On road trips through their homelands it’s normal for French and German citizens to pass turreted palaces and fortresses hundreds of years old. No big deal. For them. An Australian on the same trip would be wide-eyed, demanding to stop and explore…
Gwyneth Paltrow and this Norwegian princess might be the unlikely BFFs we never knew we needed
Share 17th Jul 2019 Fresh off the back of Beyoncé and Meghan Markle connecting at premiere in London this week, we now have another new royal pairing to keep tabs on. Gwyneth Paltrow, who is essentially wellness royalty thanks to her million-dollar beauty business Goop, has connected with Princess Märtha Louise, the daughter of the current…
Elyse Knowles on why every modern woman needs a timepiece in their wardrobe
Share 17th Jul 2019 Australian model Elyse Knowles has announced she will be joining the Swiss luxury watchmaking brand Tag Heuer. Knowles has been announced as an official “friend of the brand” and will promote Tag Heuer’s Carrera Lady collection in Australia. “I am thrilled to join the Tag Heuer family, an established global brand…
Why winter is wreaking havoc on your hair—and how to solve it
Share 15th Jul 2019 In Australia, it’s safe to say that, collectively, winter isn’t our preferred season. Among the long list of reasons we can’t cope with the cold—our homes are built to welcome coastal breezes; our wardrobes skewed towards warmer climes—the hair on our heads generally protests to any form of cold snap. Much…
‘Niksen’ is the Dutch art of doing nothing
Share 15th Jul 2019 It is well documented that our screen time is not without serious repercussions. Blue light emissions can be damaging to the skin, technology overuse can promote antisocial behaviour, and frequent monitoring of our social media or our emails can make it hard to disconnect, switch off and unwind. As a digital…
This is what happens when you don’t get eight hours sleep every night
Share 15th Jul 2019 In 2019, your day might look something like this. Wake up, meditate, hit the gym, commute, slog it out in the office, commute again, pick the kids up from school, meet friends for dinner, pack lunches, scan social media (and by scan, we mean be absorbed for an hour), and then…