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Emerald, the birthstone of May

All you need to know about the most precious of green gems

Emeralds are the birthstone of May, the month-long association with peace, serenity, and the renewal that comes with the changing of the seasons. As such, they are associated with love, hope, fertility and rebirth. They formed in the belly of Earth as far back as three billion years ago, when our planet was a water world and the only life in it was single-celled organisms. Their incredible colour is due to their chemical composition, which includes trace amounts of chromium and/or vanadium. It is the former that gives emeralds the appearance of giving off light. They are 20 times rarer than colourless diamonds and often, dearer.

From ancient times, superstition and folklore quickly attributed them to all kinds of healing and supernatural powers. For example, the Romans believed emeralds could revitalise the souls of those who wore them. Several Middle Eastern cultures thought them a defence against snake bites and others were convinced that placing one under your tongue would give you the power to see the future.

Angelina Jolie and Jessica Chastain are two of the global stars choosing emeralds for Red…

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Flower Power Jewellery

The arrival of spring

On the first day of spring, we want to say good-bye to neutral and welcome the explosion of colour that comes with the new season. From trees and shrubs to modest wild flowers, this is the time of the pink blooms. Anemones, rubellas, pieris passion, magnolias and cherry trees among many others blossom at this […]

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The Dame Necklace & Earrings by Harry Winston

Hollywood glamour elevated to royal heights

“I’ve never thought of my jewellery as trophies,” Elizabeth Taylor once said. “I’m here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty.” Very few women loved their jewels as much as Elizabeth did. For decades the undisputable queen of tinsel town, the Hollywood star became the […]

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Kyle De’Volle

Love as disruption

Unpretentious, transparent, engaging, confident, funny – those are just a few of the words that spring to mind when I reflect on my interview with the fabulous Kyle De’Volle. A true industry insider, De’Volle’s contacts are second to none in the worlds of fashion and celebrity. He has a powerful social-media presence, and has become […]

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The Seduction of Suspense

Mystery girl

Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, always believed in the theory that the bomb must never go off. “There is no terror in the bang,” he said, “only in the anticipation of it.” Hitchcock would draw in his audience, setting the scene with stark lighting, deep shadows, an enclosed space, an air of intensity, perhaps […]

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SARA NEZIR

Redefining femininity

In my job, I get to meet incredible talent from all walks of life, some with iconic status on the world stage, some reasonably known and some completely new, fresh and fearless. Clearly fitting into this last group is designer Sara Nezir. From her atelier in Istanbul, and with only two collections to her name, […]

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A Sense of Style

Ideas for a casual summer

With Father’s Day round the corner, we have taken a few tips from the most stylish celebrity dads around to give you some ideas of what to get for your dad as a present or even better, why not going out shopping with him? It could be a really fun day. Whether your dad is […]

Conservation, Fashion

Running Around in Circles

Circular fashion finally catches on

For lovers of fashion, the advent of online shopping, social media and the relentless pace of new collections and exclusive collaborations has found us bombarded with novelty and temptations we can find difficult to resist. But there is a big and depressing downside to this: a shocking 64 percent of the 32 billion garments produced […]

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In Between Seasons

A bit of new and a lot of vintage as we await for spring

February and March are those months during which one is tired of their winter clothes but most days it is still too cold to go around in full spring outfits. Shopping around for a few new season pieces and digging out some gems from vintage stores, you can put together a fabulous and stylish wardrobe […]

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Afternoon In A London Townhouse

Going retro-chic

Singers Françoise Hardy and Jane Birkin were the poster girls of the Swinging Sixties and Bohemian Seventies. Cool Parisian IT-girls, they created a look that was far removed from the tailored couture-style fashions of a previous generation. Their undone, androgynous insouciance established a carefree-careless attitude to fashion that is still emulated by young French women […]

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APL | McLaren HySpeed™

Performance, agility, speed.

Since 1992 McLaren has been flying high the flag of luxury supercars. From the very first F1 to their newest hypercar, the electric Artura, the British manufacturer has become synonymous with innovation and performance. Based in Los Angeles, Athletic Propulsion Labs was founded in 2009 based in the same principles of innovation and performance, but […]

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10 Years Of Blade

by Julia Pasarón

Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, Casadei is gearing up to tribute the iconic Blade heel by collaborating with Ellen von Unwerth and our very own fashion director, Sascha Lilic, for a unique collection of campaign imagery. As the name suggests, the heel is sharp with a steel design. Contrary to what you may think, […]