It’s the jet-set way of life, where the Cote d’Azur’s cerulean seas kiss sugared shores, and the hum of seclusion shines a spell on the well heeled. The halcyon days of glamour and prestige are everyday in the seaside community of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, where Greta Garbo took a dip and Coco Chanel took residence in the …
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Surging equity markets over the last two years have helped many investors recover a significant portion of the losses suffered during the financial market downturn of 2008-09. High sovereign debt levels, simmering conflict in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the catastrophe in Japan, have once again sent ripples of fear across …
A friend to tabloid-regulars, Los Angeles-based makeup artist Troy Jensen is a fly on the wall when it comes to everything Hollywood. Born with a creative eye, Jensen spent his childhood years drawing portraits of the beautiful women around him. “I was obsessed with fashion magazine covers,” says Jensen. “Like the old Cosmo covers that …
Birds of a feather flock together. At the start of the 20th century, two brothers proved that getting into business with your own blood is sometimes the right decision. Before becoming inconceivably exalted about having invented the world’s first airplane, the Wright brothers peddled bicycles from their cycle repair and sales shop and built a …
It’s not everyday that you hear of someone in his mid-20s, affable and altruistic in a clear-cut kind of way, contemplating the dismal state of educational access in developing countries rather than a frenzied weekend in Las Vegas. The truth is, we’re all hardwired to be egocentric, our psyche blinding us to the hard luck …
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Candice Chan and Alison Slight have mastered the art of stirring up gossip – the good kind. Unlike most people, these two friends don’t just measure the success of an event by the quality of food or drink. For them, it’s accredited to how much media chatter they provoke and how long it lasts. With …
Beaches are often staples of tropical vacations. While relaxing in the sand of an all-inclusive resort can provide an escape, privacy is a rarity on larger, more populated locations. Sometimes, you simply desire solitude and a mellow mood away from the endless sea of beach chairs, matching towels and rowdy crowds. Luckily, a sanctuary of …
Enter the Hall of Dreams, a heaven for horologists. The walls gleam like gold, the floors are as polished as pearls, and for the first few seconds you feel as if you’re literally frozen in time. With Rolex on your right, Longines on your left and Hermès on the horizon, there’s no doubt you’re under …
