Celebrating the most romantic feelings, the House unveils the Le Cœur des papillons capsule dreamed up by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Echoing the inspirations of the Dior cruise 2024 collection, these irresistible pieces are adorned with a multitude of intertwining flowers and butterflies, forming a precious heart. With infinite poetry, this motif – conceived by artist Pietro Ruffo – embellishes casual models such as wrap-around knits, elegant t-shirts and denim jackets. The bags – from the... Read More
As we step into a year jam-packed with excitement and possibilities, Harvey Nichols – Dubai unveils ‘The New You’ campaign – a celebration of fresh beginnings, bold choices, and brave styles.
Curated to empower your New Year's resolutions, the Spring Summer 2024 collection brings together a wide lineup of the most coveted womenswear, menswear and kids wear labels along with an extensive selection of standout accessories and essential beauty items making every fashion choice a... Read More
When the weather map turns from yellow to orange to deep, deep red, smart travellers look north for the cool spots. Max Mara feels right at home in Scandinavia, thanks to its hip metropolises and the accessibility of Nordic design. But epic natural landscapes and a folklore redolent of mystery and magic offer Max Mara a new dimension. Scandinavia’s progressive character goes back a long way. History remembers Vikings for ruthless plundering, but who knew they also sewed the seeds of Nordic... Read More
A legendary Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette in Dubai invites the shoppers to step into 'My Festive Dreamworld’ and embark on an enchanting journey this holiday season. French Designer Charles de Vilmorin brings a magical tale to life, where a paintbrush transforms a young girl's dreams into a burst of colors and poetry.
Prepare to be transported beyond the ordinary as Galeries Lafayette Dubai transforms its store into a dream-like wonderland. The ambiance captures the... Read More
For the Valentino Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023-24 Valentino show, a Château is, to Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli, a metaphysical entity, a context that can itself be recontextualized. Witness to a past time, a space bears traces of the lives lived within it – formerly emblematic of notions of elitism and status, a Château can today reject its history, to be recalibrated. Nameless and universal, a Château can exist as an everyplace for everyone, can become a forum for a new... Read More
The Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring/Summer 23 moves in such currents of richness and symbols of abundance. Each majestic piece is intricate and ornate, carefully created with impressions from the natural scenes and rituals of the revered kingdom of Thailand, where rich cultures of gilded splendor inspire the imagination and artistry of Elie Saab. To inaugurate the captivating celebration, she begins her perpetual rise alongside her partner, and together, in splendid harmony, they emit... Read More
Ever since she first exploded on the Parisian scene in the 1920s, Josephine Baker has been a muse to artists of all types: Whether on screen or on stage, through the written word or the sculptor’s hand, her life has been mined for inspiration time and again over the past century.
So, the only thing surprising about Maria Grazia Chiuri dedicating Christian Dior’s spring 2023 haute couture collection to Baker is that it’s taken the designer this long in her own seven-year tenure at the... Read More
For Chanel’s Spring-Summer 2023 Haute Couture collection, Virginie Viyard and Xavier Veilhan headed to Gabrielle Chanel’s apartment at 31, Rue Cambon and found inspiration in the collection of objects, sculptures, drawings representing lions, does, stags, birds and camels displayed at this emblematic address. Reinterpreting the apartment’s bestiary in an exquisite way fit for a Couture collection, this world of animals came to life through embroideries on short tweed suits and coat dresses,... Read More
This season, Galeries Lafayette embraces the charm of the stunning coastlines, rich cultures, diverse trends and with its latest campaign, “Mediterranean Vibes”. Embark with us on a journey into the cities of sun and sand where hidden treasures, scents, and art collide to craft the diverse and multicultural richness of the Mediterranean coast.
Galeries Lafayette has always been a leader in fashion and style and will remain ahead of the curve in innovations and trends. The SS23... Read More
In 1308, the poet Dante Alighieri began what would be his masterwork, The Divine Comedy, a 14,233-line poem divided into three books: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
We all know this work, by name if not by heart. And yet when I revisited it recently, I was struck by something I’d missed when I first encountered it—not the horror of hell that Dante conjures so vividly, nor the sense of despair that overcomes you as you descend further and further into the realm—but by how the story... Read More