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...“The world of today is not just LA or Hong Kong.” Reflecting the economic mood, Chanel has seen rising demand for simpler, more sober clothes — a trend described as “quiet luxury”....
...Separately, Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Fed and another voting member of the FOMC, told an event in Las Vegas that three cuts remained “a very reasonable baseline”....
..., £480 Polo Ralph Lauren wool-mix herringbone blazer, £400, mytheresa.com Loro Piana linen André shirt, £535 Zegna woven silk tie, £178, farfetch.com Ray-Ban nylon Andy sunglasses, £132 Crockett & Jones...
...English Premier League clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United have American backers, while La Liga rivals Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid have financial...
...In Austria’s picturesque Salzkammergut, a scandal has erupted over a luxury villa secretly bought by Russian oligarch and former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich — and why sensitive official...
...Not so good for: Character and novelty FYI: Check out nearby La Stanza and Le Raymond for Milan-style café culture: espressos al banco in the day with the finance bros and aperitivi in the evenings with...
...“Nato cannot be an à la carte military alliance,” Borrell told reporters. “Nato cannot be an alliance that works depending on the humour of the president of the United States . . ....
...Pablo Picasso’s painting Femme à la montre, or Woman with a watch, sold at auction for $139.4mn at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday night, becoming the second-most expensive work by the artist ever sold...
...The San Francisco-based investment group executed deals in 2022 with La Liga giants Barça and Real Madrid....
...The timing of their arrival was fortuitous, with then-affordable Hampstead stealing the bohemian crowd away from Chelsea....
...Perhaps they are the result (desired or not) of some à la mode tactic, such as playing out from the back....
...European firm CVC Capital Partners owns a slice of La Liga’s media and commercial rights, a bet on the Spanish football league....
...Last year, I walked past a restaurant in World’s End, the dodgy end of Chelsea, that I thought I recognised. It was a weird experience, a real ghost from the past. It was called La Famiglia....
...Surfing architect Harry Gesner’s expressive LA houses (like the 1963 Wave House once owned by Rod Stewart) centred around circular seating pits that allowed unobscured views over the ocean....
...A consortium led by Boehly, co-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team, and Clearlake Capital acquired the club for a record sum of £2.5bn in a forced sale last year from sanctions-hit Russian oligarch Roman...
...The early pool painting was made soon after the British artist first went to LA in 1964 and has “a sense of optimism in its bright, fresh colours, so different his work from the 1950s”, says Katharine Arnold...
...Wearability was important for Kim Jones at Fendi, too, even in a collection that focused heavily on eveningwear....
...Nachos à la angst. Likely to overhear: more than you ever wanted to about crypto, “Heeeeere’s Johnny!” Don’t say: “Exactly when was this place cool again?”...
...Las Vegas Sands said its Asian properties were key to its recovery from the pandemic, as the return of Chinese visitors boosted revenues and earnings at the casino group....
...Hôtel de la Boétie opened last month on Rue la Boétie, a block and a half off the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement – a very tony address, where the hotel’s excellent value (rates start at €250) marks...
...suede Chelsea 5 boots, £470 L’Atelier San Paulo Componivel bookcase by Jorge Zalszupin, 1959....
...If last season’s shows were all about dressing for the supermarket run (think grey-marl hoodies and knickers peeking under unbuttoned coats, à la Bridget Jones), then SS24’s shows offered further style hacks...
...He points out Zeta-Jones dancing. A bearded man in the row in front of Douglas and Zeta-Jones turns around. “Hey, that’s Pierce Brosnan,” he says....
...European clubs, from Real Madrid and Barcelona to Chelsea and AC Milan, have attracted cash from US investors....
...Additional contributions from Gary Jones...
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