Rasha Khouri is a modern nomad, who’s lived in Paris, Beirut and New York but has been based in London for 12 years and has always loved fashion.  She didn’t start off in a fashion, but as an investment banker at JP Morgan in New York where she was able to fuse her interest in fashion and career as a luxury goods analyst. After an MBA at INSEAD Rasha   Read More ...

  Yasmine Mohseni is an independent arts curator, writer and speaker based in Los Angeles, Paris and Santa Barbara. Her  first job in the art world was as a press intern at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris where she was able to walk around the museum when it was closed and pretend she had her own private collection of Degas, Manets and Monets! From there, she bounced around the globe,  got   Read More ...

Kalmanovich is a ready-to-wear label based out of Moscow and New York. With the aim of draping luxurious fabrics on the modern silhouette, the brand creates forward designs defined by romantic statement pieces – ruffling soft tulle around impeccably tailored gowns or draping luxurious fabric beneath a cinched waist. Whether embroidered wool or playfully layered silk, the foundation of the brand is its bold identity, coupled with a fascination for   Read More ...

LimoLand is a lifestyle brand for the not so preppy hedgefund manager with curious style Johnny Pigozzi, founder and creative director since 2007, is also mogul, philanthropist and avid art collector—including one of the  largest collections of contemporary African art. The label expresses his colorful and fun personality with the brand’s logo, Mr. Limo, a mascot based on work of late Tanzanian artist George Lilanga. A little something different from   Read More ...

Designer Sebastian Pons has had the exceptional experience, granted only to true and diligent talent, of working with the most prestigious fashion institutions including Central Saint Martin’s School of Art & Design, Alexander McQueen and Givenchy. His travel all over the world has led him to New York, where he exuberantly debuts his Fall/Winter 2012 Collection and the exciting American rebirth of his label, SEBASTIAN PONS at the private room   Read More ...

Phantosmia -all but the smell Dillon Gallery exhibited scent sculptures developed by Christophe Laudamiel that express key moments in his perfumery life declaring scent is it’s own form of art.  The installation featured seven independent microcosms ( tents), each representing a specific olfactory trip: At Your Own Risk, Fear, Fragile, The Last Virgin, The Monkey and the Banana, Remembrance of Things Lost and my favorite- The Whip and The Orchid   Read More ...

|HOLST + LEE| is a New York City based fashion collaboration between designers Natalie Holst and Rochelle Lee. Stemming from the South, both moved North to cultivate their life-long backgrounds in Art, Fashion, and Culture. The two met and flourished while working in the hub of New York’s nightlife. Upon meeting, they soon discovered they shared a creative passion, through which a strong friendship and unique artistic outlet was formed. Drawing   Read More ...

Douglas Kirkland via Christie’s Tonight I attended the amazing preview of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels and fashion that will go up for auction after tomorrow at Christie’s. The auction will be nothing less than legendary. These “crown jewels of Hollywod” are spectacular and include the Peregrina pearl,  the infamous Burton diamond ring ( estimated at 2. 5 million), and the rubies and diamonds from Mike Todd that she accepted before jumping   Read More ...

  Works On Whatever Tracey Emin Towel $95 Unfortunately it was too cold  in Miami to wrap yourself around these art towels during Art Basel 2011 but they will make for very cool holiday gifts. WOW (Works on Whatever): is part of Art Production Fund’s WOW project; a unique collection of everyday items designed by artists. APF invites artists to experiment with the latest commercial materials and techniques to bring art   Read More ...

I am completely in love with the entire  T L – 1 8 0 accessory collection created by Luisa Orsini  & Tine Peduzzi, who are incredibly cool and stylish designers that met several years ago in  Rome during a party at Villa Medici. How did you start TL 180? We both just finished our studies ( architecture & fashion) and used to burn time together by painting, drawing etc.. then   Read More ...