Coffee Table books are fabulous things – great gifts, they give pleasure for years, providing a talking point, inspiration, a means of escape or even just a lovely object for your home. Here’s our roundup on the ones we couldn’t do without. Jonathan Becker, 30 years at Vanity Fair This collection of the photographer’s portraits …

As one of the most iconic women in the history of fashion, one responsible for some of our most iconic fashion looks to boot, Coco Chanel is someone whose image we’re used to seeing. However a new exhibition at the Fashion Space Gallery London, opens this week that shows her in rather a new light. Featuring a series …

As far as holiday destinations go, St Tropez on the French Riviera is right up there when it comes to iconic hot spots. From the sixties heyday of Brigitte Bardot onwards, the place has been known as the spot the glam squad like to head to in Europe. Whether it’s Bardot style vintage chic or …

As big fans of the design and interiors worlds, we are constantly on the look out for inspiring sites to mine for inspiration and shopping finds for our homes. From vintage furniture to decorative textiles, decorating ideas to DIY tips, we spend hours scouring the web for ideas. Here are some places we love to …

When it comes to precious and pretty childrenswear, divine label La Petite Caravane is a great destination. Inspired by travel and designed by the very talented Thuy-Tien Crampton, collections inspired by locations such as Saint Tropez and Copacabana feature pretty cotton sun dresses, full girly skirts, great boys shorts and shirting. This month, they have collaborated …

When it comes to an instant home update, wallpapers are a brilliant way to go. Whether fashioned for a feature wall or worked into a top to toe look (check out Diana Vreeland’s approach to design in our blog here for an homage to that,) they inject personality and pizazz without too much time or …

If one had to choose the most arresting image one had ever seen of someone’s living room, it would be hard to beat Diana Vreeland’s red ‘garden from hell.’ Steeped in red from top to toe, walls to furnishings, carpets to cushions, it serves as a window into the woman’s unique, bold and completely unapologetic …

We are extremely proud to have been carried by the supremely stylish Kerry Washington to the top of this year’s Vanity Fair Best Dressed list. Seen pairing our Espey in yellow and rose with her Oscar de la Renta and Stella McCartney, the actress is a well deserving winner of 2013’s top spot accolade. Over …

August’s Cultural Cheat Sheet The Film: Jobs Complete with the tagline, ‘Some see what’s possible, others change what’s possible,’ Jobs is billed as the inspirational movie of the summer. Charting Steve Jobs progression from College dropout to billionaire via a few bumps along the way and starring Ashton Kutcher, the fascinating man behind one of …

Kristie Lu Stout, the award winning and extremely glamorous CNN anchor and correspondent was raised in America and went to Stanford University before moving to China to master the language and kick start her career. After years spent during the late 1990’s studying at Beijing’s Tsinghua University and freelancing for the South China Morning Post, …