Hints and tips:
...Many hotels do no more than apply those scratchy little sponges one sometimes finds in one’s bathroom, besmirching one’s Oxfords with a synthetic sheen....
...“What we do is very niche,” says Goujou. “La Tuile à Loup has a distinct aesthetic – and an Hermès-like quality....
...Maybe it’s to do with the socioeconomic mores of the times....
...“The hills around Lucca, Pieve Santo Stefano, Valgiano, Gattaiola, Mutigliano and Matraia are beautiful areas to own a villa.”...
...People often remark that I could do some serious damage with it....
...“We buy very little from the secondary market,” says Khaida, “and if we do, it’s marked on the invoice.”...
...Seeing her set out to do public service in such insanely vertiginous shoes seemed more than a touch Marie Antoinette-ish. To wear a heel looks out of touch. And screams of privilege....
...Getting talented people to work as a team can be tough when personalities do not agree....
...“We do a lot of our work outside office hours,” she adds....
...Born in Kinshasa, now capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 1972, Dokolo is married to Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s long-time president and Africa’s richest woman, according to Forbes...
...Photographs: Claire Takacs; Rui Santos...
...Then Lauren Santo Domingo from US Vogue and I discussed the store opening, because Lauren always has great ideas about what makes a good party....
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