“Welcome to Loewe Land” I *think* Jonathan Anderson was saying this in jest, as he waved his hands over the “Past, Present, Future” exhibition that is currently open to the public at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Madrid. But over a compact two day trip to the city where the Spanish leather goods house is… Continue reading Loewe Land
Category: History
A Journey of Les Parfums
Grasse, the famous epicentre of the perfume industry, is a sort of mythical land to me. Somewhere I’ve read about extensively, most notably of course in Patrick Suskind’s novel about a scent-mad serial killer, but have never had the chance to visit because I’m not technically a beauty journalist. Nor am I by any… Continue reading A Journey of Les Parfums
Print Villa
Having previously lamented about the lack of summer in the UK (although it’s turning up right about now), I thought I’d roll back time to when I was in the Tuscan hills, taking in the spiritual home of Emilio Pucci. It’s rare that I get to go see the roots of Italian powerhouses unlike their… Continue reading Print Villa
Remaining Hopeful
Two of my tweets last Thursday afternoon might seem completely unrelated to some but in my head, I’ve since been trying to connect them. I congratulated Grace Wales Bonner upon winning the LVMH Prize, marking the third successive British-based winner of this prestigious and necessary funding. Two minutes later upon reading about the shooting of Labour… Continue reading Remaining Hopeful