I first came across Erin Morris on a junk in Hong Kong. She had pom poms in her hair and a wicked smile and she more than stood out from the crowd. Later, we met officially over a dinner in Shanghai and she has since given me many reasons to admire her. Together with her …

If proof were needed that beauty is to be found in some of the most far flung corners of the world, then Madeline Weinrib’s designs could be used as ample back up for the claim. As the woman who pretty much introduced modern day Manhattan to the joy that is ikat, Weinrib is known for …

Extremely exciting news from the Madeline Weinrib atelier… she has collaborated with the Argentinian designer Soledad Twombly on a capsule fashion collection. As you would expect from two women whose work is known for celebrating the most fabulous fabrics they can find, the 15 piece collection is a riot of color and a thing of …

She may have been born near the end of the 19th Century, but Vita Sackville West’s life was every bit as full of adventure, creativity and scandal as it may have been had she been born in an era of free love and expression. A member of the famous Bloomsbury Set, today she is most …

August 29 marks the 100th anniversary of Ingrid Bergman’s birth, and on that day MOMA and BAM will launch a celebration retrospective of her most famous, and infamous films. From a magnificent career that spanned 50 years, Bergman played strong-willed, spirited  and independent characters, much like herself, which makes her the kind of woman we …

At KOTUR, flowers, gardens and all things botanical are constant sources of inspiration. As seen in our embellished Espeys, Jardines sandals and this summer’s Morley, a minaudiére literally festooned in flowers, the wonderful world of flora informs many a design of ours. And so it follows that we are more than a just a little …

When it comes to living beautifully, Mario Buatta has more than a few opinions on the matter.  With a signature style that celebrates traditional glamour yet still maintains an easy, unstyled touch, Buatta has an eye for detail, a nose for the bogus and a flare for the beautiful, all of which make him an …

The exhibition ‘Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty’, currently on view at London’s  Victoria & Albert museum, is a visual extravagance even richer than its hugely successful tenure in 2011 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For anyone who missed it the first time, the V&A show is the first and largest retrospective of the late designer’s …

Melissa Biggs Bradley is quite simply the best-travelled woman we know. The former travel editor of Town and Country for over a decade, she is a firm believer that travel broadens our vision and enlarges our soul. As major fans of the adventuresses in life, we at KOTUR not only value her advice but admire …

There is a way of dressing for summer that allows for some unashamed indulgence in the more bohemian corners of our wardrobe, and it’s one that we at KOTUR love to explore. Regularly seeking inspiration from all corners of the world in our collections, we believe there is something inordinately glamorous not to mention truly …