

Understated luxury and true comfort – “Marshall Watson: Defining Elegance” by Marshall Watson
Dear readers, since we were talking about interior designer and interior design books here, I can’t help myself but need to mention...


Understated elegance of the French-president style - Jonas et Cie, Paris
Dear readers, since we were talking about understated elegance and presidential style in the past two blogs, let me throw another one...


Nina Ricci – the fashion designer, the book, and her perfume
Dear readers, if you are into French fashion and history, whenever you visit Paris, Palais Galliera should be the museum that you should...


Oscar de la Renta – the fashion designer, the book, and his perfume
Dear readers, there are a couple of global events that drew people’s attention earlier this year, and one of them, needlessly to say, is...


Smart-luxury sophistication – BLENIN SS2025 menswear collection
Dear readers, when it comes to refined menswear and style, being classic doesn’t necessarily mean boring, although visually it might look...


New season new look - Barberia e Sartoria Italiana new boutique, Hong Kong SAR
Dear readers, over the past few years, there are a large number of expats have left Hong Kong, including some of them that I know,...


Dining in Rive-Gauche Parisian style - Brasserie Lutetia, Paris
Dear readers, perhaps it might sound a bit silly, but how many of you know how the city name ‘Paris’ came about? At first, it was my...


The life of a stylish actor and interior decorator – “Class Act: William Haines, Legendary Hollywood Decorator” (2005)
Dear readers, after my previous blog about a book of the late handsome and suave British artist, stage and interior designer, I can’t...


Theatrical elegance – “Oliver Messel: In the Theatre of Design” (2011)
Dear readers, as I recently started the Youtube channel for this blog of mine, which means that it requires me to put extra work on each...


Unique beauty - KV by Kateryna Vel’menko perfume
Dear readers, one of the largest beauty trade shows, Cosmoprof Asia, was recently held in my city back in Nov last year; in fact, I...