LUXURY PRODUCTS AND EXPERIENCES WE LOVE
Are you a handbag person? If so, this one’s for you, because we’ve just discovered handbag heaven. Saks Fifth Avenue in New York has just unveiled its new handbag department, and its pretty remarkable. We just paid a visit to the new handbag department and we can report that you’ll find a glorious rainbow of designer handbags at the new Saks Main Floor. Have a look!
The New Year brought all kinds of pressing questions with it, including this one: what should we make of the color coral? We have a great deal of conviction about green and yellow. But coral? We were initially skeptical. But after some investigation and reflection, our correspondent Julie Chang Murphy has convinced us that there are several reasons why we love the 2019 color of the year: living coral. She’s even got some specific suggestions about how to wear coral and still look chic.
Eatery Row is an occasional series here at Dandelion Chandelier assessing the best restaurants for a romantic night out, an important business lunch, cocktails with friends, or a luxurious holiday meal. We’ll let you know if a hot place actually lives up to the hype, and whether a classic is still maintaining its high standards. Because an essential element of luxury is knowing that you’re in really good hands. In this edition, our correspondent Jillian Tangen shares her experience dining at Aska in Williamsburg, Brooklyn – home of some of the best Nordic cuisine in New York City.
Love fine jewelry? But living on a bijoux budget? We feel you. Which is why we’re so excited about the continued success of Flont. The fine jewelry sharing service is an answered prayer for those who dream of diamonds and precious stones, but who lack the resources to buy them outright. Like so many other companies in the sharing economy, Flont is the secret to luxury life that’s actually accessible to people living in the real world. Our correspondent Jillian Tangen breaks it down for us.
Social wellness clubs are now officially a Thing again. In late 2016, there was a wave of news coverage about the rise of private social clubs – and boutique fitness studios – morphing into membership-based wellness clubs. Now the idea has come roaring back with new clubs opening or coming soon on both coasts in the US and in London. We’re not sure that we want every element of our lives – work, working out, and playing out – all happening under the same roof. But we were intrigued by the idea, so we went in search of the latest news. Here’s the run-down on the latest wave of wellness-oriented private clubs.
