Cutler & Gross launch Bespoke Service and Bi-Annual Magazine

Cutler and Gross - the very name stands for quality, design and under statement in an over-crowded opticals market - no flashy garishness here.  And now, the brand takes a leap forward with the launch of their first bi-annual magazine and of a premium bespoke service.  News indeed.The motives for the magazine are simply to share the world of Cutler & Gross (sold and renowned globally) and to

Maison Martin Margiela's new Untitled L'Eau

Perfumer Daniela Andrier broke the mould when she created MMM's Untitled - Here was an intelligent fragrance to wake up the senses, smelling of clean fresh Swiss air with a slice of metallic tinge to ensure its appeal to men as well as women.  When I first tried the fragrance at its UK launch, I described it as, “a breathe of expensive fresh air and a fashion lover's antidote to the flowery

More Barclays Bank than Left Bank at Maison Martin Margiela

Like Jil Sander, Martin  Margiela left the building of his eponymous label a long time ago.  However, unlike Sander, there hasn’t been a name designer with the calibre of Raf Simons parachuted in to take control of the reins and keep the brand on course.  What we’re left with are blandly commercial collections which, whilst riffing on Margiela’s original vision, aren’t entirely convincing.

Chutzpah's Weekly Barometer

A light hearted look back over the past week’s good, bad and indifferent including the “don’t even go there’s”.LOVINGMaison Martin Margiela's Untitled perfume Pure unadulterated hip in a bottle.Desperate Housewives (Channel 4) Still great after all this timeThe Mayfair Tavern A lush little hide away in Shepherds MarketZara's flies and dinosaurs The most covetable window props of the

A Fragrant Affair.

As we exit slowly from our long period of enforced Narnian weather conditions to a little more heat and a lot more light, our moods gradually change. We welcome Spring, the light, the colour and the fragrant things it brings. Well, I do anyway, being a renowned fragrance junkette. I try everything. And I mean everything that's launched in the hope that I'll hit upon a rare gem that will become

Martin Margiela Fall 2009 Show

Martin Margiela Fall 2009 Show
Time: March 6, 2009 at 6:30pm
Location: POPB - salle Marcel Cerdan - porte 28 - 8 boulevard de

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Martin Margiela Haute Couture Fall 2008

I love this dress - the broad shoulders, deep v-neck, and high belted waist remind me of a mother in California, during war time, strapping her child to bed before going out at night.


Something tells me that these records could tell you the secrets of the universe if you played them backwards.


Balloon art is one of my favorite folk arts -I believe that it doesn't get respect from museums and galleries due to the intrinsic fragility of the materials. This top could protect you from being hugged too tight by phonies at parties.