LUXURY NOW / WHAT MAKES AN ICON?

The dictionary defines an icon as an object of great attention and devotion but gives no explanation as to the qualities that inspire such dedication. What makes Kate Moss, Sonia Rykiel, Karl Lagerfeld and Xavier Veilhan so alluring? Why is St. Tropez such a cult-status destination? And what is it about certain objects that they are so enduring? These are the questions that we attempt to answer this week in our showcase of modern icons.

MOTORS

THE ART OF SAILING

Xavier Veilhan is the latest artists to turn his hand to boat design with a floating sculpture that will be sold at auction by Artcurial in Monaco. The artist shares his thoughts on the relationship between art and movement.

FASHION

SO RYKIEL

In an exclusive interview with French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, a portrait of an extraordinary woman emerges, as do insights into her playful, colorful and iconic approach.

FASHION

BE HAPPY!

Accumulate beauty, and the more effusive the better. Do what simply pleases, and do it with a dose of bold sartorial style. For the sake all things good in the world – be happy!

ART

THE ICONIC KATE MOSS

We highlight Kate Moss who is not just a model in the sense of being behind the lens, but also a model of modernity. Unique in her genre, Kate Moss's face and body have been scrutinized from all angles by the eye of fashion photographers but also artists, who express the larger meaning of her public appeal.

FASHION

THE SPIRIT OF ST. TROPEZ

For Karl Lagerfeld, St Tropez is nothing without the people who put it on the jet-set map: Mick & Bianca, Brigitte Bardot, Jane Birkin and the beau monde that followed. And it is these people who all feature in Lagerfeld’s film, Remember Now, which we showcase alongside iconic images from the book, In the Spirit of St. Tropez.