Dee Hilfiger’s luxurious and versatile bags are making a splash this season. The stylish entrepreneur talks handbags, quality over quantity and life with Tommy DM: Your SS15 collection is vibrant, streamlined and exotic. What inspired these designs and the materials you selected? What do you hope this collection evokes in the wearer? DH: My home …
Jackie Gideon is beauty royalty. As one of Toronto’s most famed makeup artists, she’s worked for some of the biggest names and brands in North America. With the warmer weather finally upon us, Gideon gives Dolce Magazine readers an exclusive (and stunningly simple!) guide to two of her favourite summertime looks
Maison Christian Lacroix’s exotic fabric and wallcoverings collection for Designers Guild tickles the imagination with a refreshing twist on unspoiled nature When one thinks of embellished, histrionic interiors that transform white spaces into magical settings, the house of Christian Lacroix instantly comes to mind. That’s because the couture label — born with an extravagant spirit and …
Winning an abundance of awards for her design finesse and starring as one of the entrepreneur judges on BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den, interior designer Kelly Hoppen has left her stylish mark across the creative spectrum. After decades of working her magic, the British firecracker launched Kelly Hoppen Interiors (KHI), a design firm with 40 creative …
Photography: Claudius Holzmann, www.claudius-holzmann.de Styling: Marcel Graul @ Top-Agence, www.mg-styling.com, www.top-agence.de
Known for beautifying estates, businesses and luxury model homes, the principal of Albert David Design shares his unexpected formula for creating a flawless space According to David Arduini, the 26-year-old principal of Albert David Design Inc., interior design isn’t synonymous with a pretty room. His definition of the craft transcends this popular perception, claiming that …
In the early 1930s, Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw visited the opulent Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Calif. The former home of wealthy American businessman George Hearst, the 51-hectare estate contains a 165-room main building, three cottages and acres of gardens, pools, terraces and walkways. Upon his visit to Hearst Castle, Shaw described it as …
Lifetime Developments releases the final units of their highly touted project, The Bond Condominiums, with an aim of connecting residents to the community Brian Brown knows that in the modern era of condominium development it’s not enough for a developer to simply build a tower and walk away — not if you want it to …
Months after she and husband Ryan Reynolds welcomed their daughter, James, into the world, 27-year-old beauty Blake Lively speaks about motherhood, fashion and her new film, The Age of Adaline Q: Your new movie takes audiences on a very epic kind of personal journey. How deeply did this story affect you? LIVELY: I was swept …
DM: The Illuminations is receiving praise for its ability to shift between the worlds of a woman living with dementia and her grandson fighting on the battlefields of Afghanistan. What compelled you to write this story? AOH: I wanted to write a book about the experience that my generation had had fighting in Afghanistan and …
