LUXURY NOW / QUINTESSENCE

The holiday season is a time for reflection, to look back at the lessons we have learned, the goals that we have achieved, and to look forward to stimulating new challenges. This year I decided to incorporate the two, by choosing five subjects and bringing them to life, accompanied by a compilation of my favorite melodies, from the dulcet tones of Dinah Washington and Carla Bruni, to the vernal talent of Wladimir Kolasinski. Take time to re-discover these and many other past favorites over the next weeks and we’ll be back on January 8, 2009.

ART

SAINT LAURENT AND BERGé'S ART TOUR

We invite you on an extraordinary visit around the magnificent apartment of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé to discover the spectacular masterpieces up for auction in the forthcoming sale at Christie's next February.

ARCHITECTURE

I.M. PEI'S MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART, DOHA

In this exclusive interview, I.M. Pei, the Pritzker Prize winning architect, shares the ideas behind his design for the striking Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.

FASHION

CHANEL TAKES ON COCO

Nine decades after it was created, the house of Chanel continues to explore and evoke the style and the influence of its iconic founder Coco Chanel.

ART

ANTEA ALONE

One exhibition, one painting, one woman. In the face of blockbuster exhibitions, the Frick Collection offers a unique visit with an anonymous beauty.

FASHION

DIOR'S COMING OF AGE

The illustrious Paris fashion house celebrates sixty spectacular years in style as the original Paris store receives a magnificent revamp.