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The Glass Valentine’s Day gift guide – pretty special things

February 10, 2016

Sophia Webster Valentine Kisses Sophia Webster Valentine Kisses Sophia Webster’s Valentine Kisses – slingback heels in red calf leather and lip-printed vinyl – are surely this Spring's most flirtatious footw...

Fendi opens pop-up store in Ginza, Tokyo

Amanda Bernstein

November 26, 2015

Fashion, News, Shopping Guide

Last week saw the opening of Fendi, Ginza, a huge and playful pop-up store, which celebrates Fendi’s 50 years in Japan. It will be the first Fendi boutique in Japan to showcase Men’s and Women’s Collections, i...

Luxury leather brand Jitrois comes back with a revamped identity

Livia Feltham

November 26, 2015

Fashion, Feature, Shopping Guide

The brand behind the original stretch leather, Jitrois, is on the cusp of re-entering international markets in a big way, bringing designer leather to wider audiences across the world. Currently based in Par...

La Perla opens flagship boutique in Hong Kong

Livia Feltham

November 10, 2015

News, Shopping Guide

This month in a new step towards worldwide expansion luxury heritage lingerie brand La Perla have opened the doors to their latest flagship boutique in Hong Kong. Situated on Hong Kong’s Russell Stre...

Hermès launches new e-commerce site Hermèsistible

Livia Feltham

November 9, 2015

Fashion, Jewellery and Watches, News, Shopping Guide

This week fashion brand Hermès launches Hermèsistible, a standalone e-commerce website which will focus solely on one element of the label’s design output – accessories. Devoted to the accessories th...

Scented love – Glass attends a speed-smelling event at Harrods’ Salon De Parfums

Persolaise

June 11, 2015

Archive, Beauty, Culture, Feature, Fragrance Picks, News, Shopping Guide, Shopping Guide

Scented love – Glass attends a speed-smelling event at Harrods’ Salon De Parfums Picture this scenario. You’re at a speed-dating event. Yes, you find the very idea ghastly, but you've been persuaded to atten...

Have a very Harrods Christmas

Livia Feltham

December 3, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Design, Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches, News, Shopping Guide

Harrods see your festive window and raise you a land of make believe. This Christmas Knightsbridge’s knock-it-out-of-the-park department store have taken window shopping in the capital to new extremes and so mu...

De Beers’ concept space at the Wonder Room at Selfridges

Livia Feltham

August 19, 2014

Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches, News, Shopping Guide

Wonder no more as to what is going on in the Wonder Room at Selfridges, because the perfect location for De Beers newest bobby dazzlers and host of international clientèle has now made for the perfect pop-up at...

A rose by any other name

Viola Levy

August 6, 2014

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For all the cutting-edge unisex perfumes out there, some of us can't help being old-fashioned romantics and wanting a pretty, floral scent. And these are usually based around the trusty rose, a flower seen as “...

Chic becomes Dublin

Sean Sheehan

June 23, 2014

Art, Avant Art, Culture, Destination Spas, Dining, Fashion, Feature, Food & Drink, News, Shopping Guide, Shopping Guide, Travel, United Kingdom

The born-again, post-austerity Dublin – small but perfectly formed – is a cornucopia of elegant places to be, from stylish hotels to quality restaurants and lovely, lovely things to buy – plus lots to gaz...

A sojourn in Sardinia

Viola Levy

May 19, 2014

Beauty, Culture, Design, Destination Spas, Dining, Drinks, Europe, Fashion, Feature, Food & Drink, Glass Design, Italy, News, Shopping Guide, Travel

If you feel your life is somewhat lacking in the romance stakes, an Italian trip abroad might be just what is in order. But if the bustling cities and tourist hotspots of the mainland aren’t your firs...

Get caught up In the Pradasphere – the makings of Miuccia

Livia Feltham

May 1, 2014

Culture, Fashion, Feature, Glass Design, News, Shopping Guide

A new day dawned for Prada yesterday, and on said day, the all-encompassing Pradasphere took flight. Prada, “a cosmos of its own”, is now Harrods’ honoured guest for the duration of this month, and, just our lu...

Chiltern Street – London’s hottest strip

Annie Fong

April 14, 2014

Culture, Culture of Commerce, Dining, Drinks, Europe, Fashion, Feature, Food & Drink, London, Shopping Guide, Travel

It's always a pleasure to explore Marylebone’s charming streets and stumble upon a hidden gem like Chiltern Street. Recognised as a highly desirable address, ever so quietly assured of it’s own class, style, an...

Bamford braves new frontiers

Livia Feltham

April 1, 2014

Beauty, Culture of Commerce, Fashion, Feature, News, Shopping Guide

“New growth – above all optimism”, and if you take Carole Bamford’s word for it, the recent developments that have unfolded at the benefit of her eponymous RTW label throughout March clearly attest to her decl...

Spring make-up report ‘14

Viola Levy

March 18, 2014

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Fashion, Feature, News, Shopping Guide, Shopping Guide

Make-up trends tend to come and go – smoky eyes one minute, a red lip the next with the occasional bold statement sneaking in which rarely makes it beyond the catwalks and coffee houses of Soho (blue lips a...

Laura Mercier teams up with Ovarian Cancer Action

Viola Levy

March 17, 2014

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Culture, Fashion, Feature, News, Shopping Guide, Shopping Guide

Those fond of beauty with a good cause behind it will no doubt welcome Laura Mercier’s three new launches, 100 per cent of the profits are being donated to the brand’s Ovarian Cancer Fund (LMOCF). An often over...

Lagerfeld takes London and the world stands by

Livia Feltham

March 17, 2014

Culture, Drinks, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Feature, News, Shopping Guide, Shopping Guide

Lagerfeld has officially touched down in London town, and the sultan of the fashion new order knows every in and every out of the capital city, indicating, soon after his Britannic invasion, that it is one of...

Gold Vein: Delfina Delettrez AW14

Roberta Lister

March 11, 2014

Avant Art, Design, Don't Miss: Film, Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches, News, Shopping Guide

Fine jeweller Delfina Delettrez presents Gold Vein – a suitably surreal offering for AW14. Moving on from her previous work with diamonds, the collection explores the simple beauty of precious coloured stones w...

A very stylish Valentine’s Day

Roberta Lister

February 3, 2014

Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches, News, Shopping Guide

Valentine’s Day has long since been a commercial affair, one where we find ourselves endlessly encouraged to dive into the trap of mass-market consumerism, where shelves heave under the weight of romantically c...

Housing luxury – Glass explores the significance of the flagship store

Jessica Quillin

January 29, 2014

Fashion, Feature, Shopping Guide

The launch of a flagship store, such as the openings of the Burberry flagship on Regent Street, London in 2013 and the Louis Vuitton flagship on Bond Street in 2011, is symptomatic of a trend among fashion hous...

Sloane Street celebrates the beauty of bespoke

Roberta Lister

January 2, 2014

Culture, Culture of Commerce, Fashion, Feature, London, News, Shopping Guide

Drowning under today’s fast-fashion culture of clothing consumption, we learn to truly appreciate the beauty of a personal piece. A made-to-measure item is a rare gem which commands admiration. This year, such ...