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How to Give a Luminous Gift This Holiday Season

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

The Dandelion Chandelier Luminary Café is the place to find a series of personal interviews with fascinating people who are stellar achievers in their chosen field of endeavor. Our Luminaries are sharing their origin stories, life philosophies, secret songs, guilty pleasures and hidden talents. It’s guaranteed to be illuminating.  Our 2017 Luminaries are incredible people, and as part of our holiday gifting series, we wanted to give them a big shout-out. If you’re looking for brilliant presents, look no further than this list of experiences, art, food, drink and amazing reads created by this stellar group. In addition, our Luminaries are sharing charitable organizations or causes about which they care deeply that would benefit greatly from your generosity and help radiate more light in the world. For a luminous holiday, you’ve come to right place.

Celebrate with Luxury Holiday Gifts Made in New York

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

Live in New York State? Or perhaps you used to? It’s easier than ever to give a holiday gift that is made by New York artisans using local resources and partners who are also neighbors. Our Luminary and former First Lady of New York State Silda Wall Spitzer is sharing her list of over 15 luxury holiday gifts made in New York. It’s the perfect way to give a gift that celebrates the bounty of New York State, and to support a local maker who is bringing talent and hard work to everything they create. If you’re looking for artisanal luxury this holiday season, look no further.

Luxury brand Valentino has a very big heart

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

Can a global luxury company have a heart? Especially in the middle of the holiday shopping season? In the case of Valentino, the answer is an emphatic yes. On a clear balmy Manhattan night, illuminated by a nearly-full moon, hundreds of holiday lights, and brightly-lit store windows, we set out for the Valentino flagship store on Fifth Avenue for an event celebrating the launch of the maison’s holiday collaboration with Christy Turlington Burns to benefit her charity Every Mother Counts. #everymomcounts

The Charities Luxury Brands are Helping This Holiday

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

Amidst all the glitter and sparkle of the holiday season, it’s important to know whether the brands we’re supporting with our purchases are in turn doing something meaningful to support the communities in which they do business. It’s a relevant question all year long, but particularly at the year-end holidays. Many local charities rely on donations garnered at this time of year to support their programs all year long. While you may be making a number of charitable contributions on your own, here at Dandelion Chandelier we thought that you might also want to know what some of the leading global luxury brands and retailers are doing to lend a hand to those in need right now. Here’s a sample of the philanthropic activity underway in the luxury sphere for holiday 2017: