Woman With a Movie Camera
Despite the increased awareness of film-industry sexism spearheaded by the #MeToo movement, women still fall short in terms of representation in cinema. Indeed, back in April, Variety reported that female crew members are far from achieving parity with their male counterparts. Shining a light on these advancements (while pushing towards further progress) is the Woman with a […]
Julia Roberts Is Feeling Happy
One of the most beautiful smiles in Hollywood, Julia Roberts jumped to stardom after her role as Vivian in the blockbuster romantic comedy from 1990, Pretty Woman. In a career that expands over more than three decades, she has won three Golden Globe Awards and an Oscar for Best Actress in the year 2000 for her performance in Erin Brockovich. Roberts was the highest-paid actress in the […]
Alpine Glamour Weekend
With its sky-high mountains and prestigious international boarding schools, Gstaad has been a destination for royalty and celebrities alike since the 1960s, when TIME magazine baptised it as “The Place”. From Princess Diana to Elizabeth Taylor, Kofi Annan to Madonna, everybody who is somebody have come here and most have stayed at the Palace. Considered one of the best hotels in the world, the Palace […]
Roger Daltrey
Without a doubt one of the biggest rock bands of all times, The Who are worshipped by music lovers of all ages from every corner of the world. They have sold more than a hundred million records over their career and released over 49 albums (16 of them live). On the occasion of the launch […]
Impossible Makes Incredible
Yacht design has become increasingly imaginative and futuristic. What was once a relatively staid world of one design fits all, irrespective of the length of the vessel, has in recent years developed into a discipline akin to conceiving Captain Nemo’s Nautilus – “the sword of the sea” – or the latest Bond villain’s command deck from which to […]
Cars and Watches
Cars and watches go together like strawberries & cream, Bonnie & Clyde or champagne & oysters. The association makes sense. Motorsport and horology share key elements: mechanical precision, innovative materials, complex engineering and the most refined aesthetics. By the mid-20th century, watch brands were not only timing famous races around the world but were also sponsoring […]
Olympic timing: from 1964 to 2021
When American Bob Hayes crossed the finish line at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, winning gold in the Men’s 100 metres, there were two times measured. One manually by the stewards, one via a fully automatic timing device. Although it was not evident as Hayes celebrated his triumph, in that moment Olympic timing changed forever. […]
The decade that style forgot… or did it?
The 1970s are often referred to as “the decade that style forgot”. Look at men’s fashions of the time – not just the elephantine bell-bottomed trousers, but also oversized lapels and collars on jackets and shirts. If you lived through it, as I did, it seemed as if everything which wasn’t corduroy was velvet – […]
Who’s Zooming Who
Watches & Wonders is the sort of name only the watch industry could come up with but, whilst there were few actual wonders at the annual trade fair, there were some very good, creative and even imaginative designs on show. And seeing so many new watches in one go provides a snapshot of where the […]
Five Watches Under 5k
Fathers are men who dared to place the world’s hopes and dreams in their children. As such they guide us and help us shape our personality and attitude in the world. I remember fondly how Scout refers to his father Atticus in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, “It was times like these when I […]
