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Ski season is upon us and naturally it’s all about the sport, and not at all about getting that perfect Facebook profile picture of yourself looking effortlessly stylish on the slopes. No siree! Just like these fine young folks who took a trip to Sun Valley, Idaho in 1946, we’re all about the best [...]
Illustration by Liudmila Kondakova “L‘Apèro”: probably one of the first words you learn socially in Paris. It is the staple of French night life, the icebreaker for the evening. But these days, I don’t feel like we do it justice. Most Parisians grab any bottle of cheap wine from the supermarket, and bring it to [...]
I finally read Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast this summer. Only 126 pages and one of literature’s classics; absorbing his narratives of the Paris quais and cafés, I felt an unavoidable sense of failure that it had taken me more than a quarter of a century to find the book. At the same time, I [...]
MessyNessy spies Gentlemen Classics and Ladies in Red at the Cerruti FW 2011/12 Despite having been struck down by the evil symptoms of flu, I managed to tear myself away from my deathbed and brave it to at least one menswear show on Friday afternoon. Naturally, men’s fashion week is all about the men and [...]
The DOs and DON’Ts of Achieving the Seasoned Skier’s Confident Swagger DO: Act like you’re excited to go skiing. Even if you’re a total amateur and likely to break a leg before the end of the trip, try to look perky and enthusiastic at the top of the slopes before you possibly plunge to your [...]
Messy Nessy Puts her Snow Boots On… Vegan Winter Potions Surviving winter is all about putting the best possible stuff into your body for a strong immune system, right? Luckily, in the 10th arrondissement I found Le Bar des Artisans, a seductive little place of therapeutic concoctions and reinvigorating delights for the taste buds. Their [...]
Every year, there comes a moment of realization when winter hits us like a ton of bricks and everybody starts saying, “I need gloves”. As if we didn’t know it was coming, abruptly, we find ourselves in sub-zero temperatures, wondering why on earth we haven’t bought any yet. Typically, last year’s pair always goes missing [...]
The Velvet Slipper Sometimes, a shoe comes along that steals your heart. I never really cared about my shoes. Really. I was never known as the girl with the great shoes. But now, I’m the girl with the velvet slippers. Yup, that’s me, sticking my burgundy fleur-de-lis toes into the shot above. Next to me [...]
Apparently Keira Knightley and her co-stars improvised their way through this thirteen minute
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He was selling custom-made clothing to Hip Hop’s finest for thousands of dollars a piece,
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Every once in a while, a fashion brand does something that stays with you and swims around in your
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1. Getting a Pug instead of a security guy via here 2. Making this happen during your
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Another season, another Paris Fashion Week! Nessy and her pal Kath couldn’t resist getting
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High heels were not originally intended to be worn by women. In fact, the coveted red-soled
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Oscar night is here and over the next few days we’re going to be inundated with photographs
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I remember tearing out this advert of Stephanie Seymour in her pastel suit and sticking it on my
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You might have heard of the Teddy Boys, a 1950s rebel youth subculture in Britain characterized by
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Calling all Clueless fans! I have absolutely no shame is admitting that I count this 90s time
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Ski season is upon us and naturally it’s all about the sport, and not at all about
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When she died, her husband Diego Rivera ordered her clothes be locked up for 15 years. When Diego
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Produced on the a small farm in Serbia, donkey cheese has made appearances in a $4,800 hamburger at
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Over the past few years, there have been a few big stories in the media about male models breaking
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