What’s the most romantic place in the world? Like luxury, romance is in the eye of the beholder. And luxury romance even more so. For some it’s a secluded beach, for others a cozy chalet in the mountains. It might be a treehouse for two high in the jungle. Or a café in Paris.
What does the luxury shopping experience of the future look like? It will be reasonably difficult to do better in terms of atmosphere than the recently-opened Westfield mall at the Oculus in Lower Manhattan. The shopping complex opened last year – first with a soft launch, then with an official opening last fall. We wanted to give it some time to settle before venturing downtown to check it out (even now, many areas of the site are still under construction, both indoors and out). Yesterday, our Dandelion Chandelier Style Council decided to take a long-overdue field trip there – and deemed it absolutely worth the trip. If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to go now.
You know how sometimes practically everyone you know tells you that you “have” to see something (or do something), and at some point you become convinced that whatever the “thing” is, it’s got to be totally over-hyped and bound to disappoint?
White Turf in St. Moritz, Switzerland is all about ice. The Luminarias festival in Spain is all about fire. Both involve horses and their riders performing arduous and incredible feats. What’s all of this extreme equine activity about?
In the annals of luxury, Aspen is one of the iconic legends. The name alone evokes a life of beauty, adventure and ease. But is the luxury hype about Aspen still true today? We decided to investigate. Here’s how to have a luxurious vacation in Aspen right now.
