On Monday I was invited to talk about the haute couture collections on the France 24 culture show. I shared the stage with the author Nicholas Evans whose first novel “The Horse Whisperer” became one of the best selling books of all time. It was an interesting pairing, but Mr. Evans is a lovely man [...]

Brazil Is Online — but It Isn’t Used to Shopping There Yet

The Cariocas, as the residents of Rio de Janiero call themselves, like to joke that the people of São Paulo, the Paulistanos, love to shop because they don’t have any beaches. That might be true. But little of that luxury shopping — in São Paulo or in the rest of Brazil — is happening online. [...]

On this week’s fashion segment on France 24 I talk about the third edition of international event Fashion’s Night Out which kicks off across the globe on September 8th. Get ready to mingle with fashion royalty at the luxury parties, inspired by American Vogue’s editor in chief Anna Wintour, in order to boost the fashion [...]

My First Day.. and Night....at the 2011 Venise Film Festival

I had a great first day here at the Venice Film Festival in Italy. After a bit of window shopping in the Piazza San Marco I headed over to the Lido to catch my first film. This is the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival and it has almost two dozen films in competition [...]

What makes the Parisian woman so effortlessly stylish? Eve Jackson and I meet the former model and expert on Parisian chic, Ines de la Fressange, who gives advice on how to get the much coveted French style. Next we head to style hotspot Merci, the ultimate destination for charitable and chic buys. Finally, designer Anne [...]