Born in Manhattan, the noted American photographer Slim Aarons started his career in photography as a combat photographer during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart medal for his work.
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With her perfectly coiffed hair and precisely-lined red lips, you'd think that she is a modern day remake of a 1940s movie character, but Charlotte Olympia Dellal is anything but. Modern yet dated at the same time, she is the refreshing British shoe designer who is one of fashion’s favourite footwear designers...
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It is without a doubt that Lee Alexander McQueen was (and still is) one of the most influential designers in modern history. His creative genius has been celebrated time and again by many.
Born in 1969, in Lewisham, in England, the youngest of six children was always interested in fashion. Even at a very young age, McQueen started making dresses for his three sisters and announced his intention to become a fashion designer. At the age of 16, McQueen quit school and served an apprenticeship with Savile Row tailors...
She may be petite, but Miroslava Duma's towering online presence is larger than life.
A street style icon who's fast becoming one of the industry's most photographed women, the polly pocket-sized (she's barely 1.6m tall) Russian has become a household name amongst fashion and street-style lovers alike. With more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram (@miraduma), Duma's legion of fans is more than double the number of followers that most well-known fashion editors have.
hey may be everyday items for many people, but those jewellery pieces we have stored in pretty boxes play a larger significance in our lives than most people realise. For instance, jewellery helps add some extra dazzle to an outfit, turning it from drab to fab in a snap.
And while the likes of Chopard, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels have all become household names, thanks to a bevy of media coverage, ad campaigns as well as as red carpet mentions by A-list stars, there are some other famed jewellery houses that one should know in order to increase one's cool quotient.
This week, we take a look at some of the famous jewellery houses that are now considered vintage finds.
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