With the recent Haute Couture shows going on in Paris, it made me think about the Balenciaga exhibition I visited recently at the Spanish Institute in New York. I had read about the show, curated by Hamish Bowles, and heard about it first hand from my mother who attended the opening. My mother was privileged …

Apart from being the author of the New York Times best-selling novel, The Piano Teacher , Janice is, like me, the mother of four little darlings, including twins. We met through mutual friends in Hong Kong several years ago, and I liked Janice immediately for her ability to simultaneously carry on (and elevate) a conversation, …

Aerin Lauder as muse, not a surprising choice, given her natural beauty, classic style and graceful manner. As the public face of the formidable cosmetics empire over which her family have presided since the 1940’s, Aerin, grand-daughter of the legendary Estée, in her role as senior vice president and creative director behind the Estée Lauder …

Last month, I was honored to be invited to a private audience with world renowned tenor, Jose Carreras. It was incredible to get up close and personal with the singer in such an intimate environment – we all know him as an international star but I was able to catch a glimpse of the real …

I fell headily in love with Beijing two years ago after attending Fendi’s splendid and monumental fashion show held at the Great Wall in Beijing. This glamorous affair, hosted by the inimitable Kaiser Karl Lagerfeld, made fashion-show history. Held on the hills of the 5th century BC Juyongguan section of the wall, this was the …

I spent an evening with Anna Dello Russo recently – Lane Crawford, one of Hong Kong’s chicest shopping venues, invited Anna to be fairy godmother for a day – a fantastical shopping spree with fashion’s iconic style mentor. Of course I have followed Anna and her work for ages, with Vogue Nippon and Vogue Italia …

Following the Moulin Rouge-esque opening soiree for the fabulous new Louboutin store in Hong Kong’s Harbour City mall, I was honored to be invited to a late-night private supper with the maestro himself last week. Seated alongside the charmingly elegant Marie-Chantal and her dashing husband, Prince Pavlos of Greece, I was delighted to find that …

Hong Kong’s chicest socialites were out in force for our Holiday collection launch cocktail event at Harvey Nichols Hong Kong flagship store. Amongst them were Yoga guru Almen Wong, society photographer Eydie Tai and famed Hong Kong actress Sheila Chan. Groomed and glamourous, these women embody the aura of KOTUR – strong, successful women who …

A fellow native New Yorker, though now de-camped along with her husband and 3 adorable children across country to San Fransisco, Sloan is a champion of chic eco-living. As the author of the NY Times best selling book: Green Goes with Everything: Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet, and a proud …

Karlie makes you smile – she is sweet, fresh and alert, an Avatar goddess of an 18 year old who just cannot believe the people swarming her really want to see her… this was my evening hanging with Karlie Kloss at Fashion’s Night Out. Despite photographers and fans, she bows low to hear my questions …