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MADRID: Impossible Fashion

May 20, 2013

On view at the Museo del Traje is La Moda Imposible (Impossible Fashion), a retrospective of the innovation of fashion during the latter half of the century.
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NEWPORT BEACH: A’maree’s

May 17, 2013

Since 1976, A'maree's of Newport Beach has been one of the West Coast's leading destinations for a superb edit of women's RTW.
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LONDON: The Great Northern Hotel

May 15, 2013

Currently in soft launch mode with an official opening date on the 23d May, the Great Northern Hotel is reopening in all its splendor seconds from the ever-busy Kings Cross station in London. Built in 1854 by Victorian architect Lewis Cubitt, the six-storey hotel has gone through extensive renovations, featuring 91 elegant rooms inspired by the old-school glamour of rail ...
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LOS ANGELES: Chi-Lin Opens

May 14, 2013

Soft opening tonight on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, be among the first to experience Chi-Lin's upscale Chinese fare.
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NEW YORK: Front Row

May 10, 2013

On display now at the Museum of Chinese in America, Front Row: Chinese American Designers presents stunning looks from some of the world's best designers.
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VANCOUVER: Hotels on Parade

May 10, 2013

With travel being the essence of inspiration, it is critical to enjoy yourself -- and the hotel you choose is quite the determining factor. After six years in the making, the Vancouver Art Gallery has finally unveiled Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern Life, a retrospective of the hotel and its evolution from a utilitarian structure to a cultural phenomenon.
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COPENHAGEN: BROR eatery opens

May 8, 2013

Opened in Copenhagen last month, new restaurant BROR (brother in English) is the perfect place to try some contemporary Scandinavian food when visiting the beautiful Danish capital.
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NEW YORK: The Met Goes Punk

May 6, 2013

Tonight the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute will be hosting a gala to celebrate the long-awaited opening of "Punk: Chaos to Couture," an homage to the close relationship between fashion and punk style.
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PARIS, NEW YORK, LONDON: Louis Vuitton Travel Book Collection

May 3, 2013

Released today in select Louis Vuitton stores across the globe, the new Louis Vuitton Travel Book series features a contemporary vision of travel, mixing independent illustration with travel tips and journey ideas. First in the series are books on London, New York, Paris and the slightly more unexpected Easter Island. Following the success of the popular LV City Guides, the ...
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PARIS: The Politics of Keith Haring

May 2, 2013

The Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris unveils the largest dedicated retrospective of American artist Keith Haring. On view simultaneously at Le Centquatre, the grand-scale exhibition entitled “The Political Line” highlights the profound “political” content ever-present in Haring’s work.
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LOS ANGELES: Secret Sushi at Nozawa Bar

April 30, 2013

Beverly Hills welcomed Master Chef Kazunori Nozawa's latest sugarFISH location last week, the sixth in this growing chain of sushi restaurants. Is it delicious? Absolutely. But go to the back left and you'll find a secret, reservation-only spot that's even better, the tiny Nozawa Bar.
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LONDON: Taken by Storm

April 24, 2013

Missing the good old days where supermodels ruled the (fashion) world and Linda Evangelista famously declared: "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day"? Well count yourself lucky as celebrated London model agency Storm has just opened Taken by Storm, a photography exhibition featuring some of the most famous models on Storm’s books, curated in collaboration with Centrefold ...
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BERLIN: New Fashion Photography

April 23, 2013

There's no medium quite like editorial fashion photography. The whimsy, the wonder, the stunning styling. To celebrate the artform, Prestel has just published New Fashion Photography, a seriously gorgeous coffee table book filled with shots from heavyweights such as Nick Knight, Rankin, Miles Aldridge and Ruven Afanador, in addition to a slew of up-and-coming photographers.
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NEW YORK: Warby Parker

April 19, 2013

Having experimented with various shop-in-shop boutiques, trendy online eyewear brand Warby Parker has unveiled its very first brick-and-mortar location. The newly opened flagship boasts high ceilings, terrazzo flooring, and a rosewood-paneled optical station where full-time optometrists offer eye exams for just $50.
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ANTWERP: Couture in Colour

April 18, 2013

From the 1930s until their shuttering in 2002, the Swiss firm Abraham was responsible for some of the most sumptuous printed silks and textiles on the market, working closely with heavyweights such as Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, Elsa Schiaparelli, Pierre Balmain, Yves Saint Laurent and Cristóbal Balenciaga on both haute couture and prêt-à-porter looks.
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