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Extreme fitness challenges are replacing traditional flexes.  Some things are unattainable without putting in graft. Endurance challenges are one such thing. You can hire coaches, nutritionists, specialist trainers, mobility experts et al to hone in and sharpen skills, but you’re the one who has to cross the finish line.  This could explain why, in recent…

Is it ego, completism, or a thirst for legacy? Is it a need to curate and to seek order amid the chaos? Or do we just like beautiful things? Aleks Cvetkovic analyzes the drivers behind an age-old desire.  For Noah Wunsch, a 36-year-old New Yorker, collecting is in his blood. His late grandfather was E…

The fashion house is doubling down on couture cocktails.  Over the last few years, food has emerged as the fashion world’s favourite flex – from out-there ‘art cakes’ by Sophia Stolz to Laila Gohar’s surrealists feasts, no style party is now complete without a show-stopping spread. And the same degree of attention, it seems, is increasingly being lavished on the drinks, with…

Ahead of what would have been her 100th birthday, we look at the hotels where the ‘Blonde Bombshell’ would stay to disappear from the spotlight. 

At New York’s Frick Collection, women’s artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière reflects on how the city’s contrasting cultural energy inspired his latest collection.  Downtown met uptown as the Gilded Age opulence encountered East Village graffiti in a memorable cruise show by Louis Vuitton, showcasing a collection that underlined the relevance of travel to style today.  Staged among the most important private art…

Cheval Blanc St Tropez has emerged as the South of France’s most coveted address. 

The new ER 40 is a stylish take on the traditional explorer. The new ER 40 is a stylish take on the traditional explorer.

You may not immediately recognize the name Sandro Miller, but chances are you’ve already encountered his work. The acclaimed American photographer has built a career spanning high-end commercial imagery and is best known for his personal projects, most notably his long-running collaboration with actor John Malkovich. When I meet him at Annabel’s in Mayfair, he…

The design-driven aerie in Palma’s Old Town sits atop a 16th-century palace with a rooftop terrace and a wine cellar. The design-driven aerie in Palma’s Old Town sits atop a 16th-century palace with a rooftop terrace and a wine cellar.

The moves come in the wake of the nation rescinding its long-standing nom dom policy. The moves come in the wake of the nation rescinding its long-standing nom dom policy.