Hints and tips:
...I’ll often stop by some of the city’s art galleries while I’m out, including Jan Murphy and Edwina Corlette around New Farm, and the Gallery of Modern Art, which has a constant stream of thought-provoking...
...“I was mesmerised by the beauty of those sunny yellow orbs falling from the clear, thick whites,” she recalls....
...“Certainly the pairing of ultra fine white muslin dresses and cashmere shawls came from India,” she says....
...“It then came back into stock and was acquired by Gloria Guinness, who wore it at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball and rebelled against the dress code....
...Dust-coloured tents sit in the dunes between a 1,000ft-high escarpment and coral white beaches....
...For Edwina Ehrman, curator of the forthcoming Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition, Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear, the trend is about comfort as much as titillation: “There’s an interest in comfortable...
...Mr Swinney’s private secretary said in a letter to Adrian Bailey, chair of the business committee, that a Scottish government white paper on independence to be published this month is “likely to address...
...His comic, sexy masterpiece showing Nehru sharing a joke with Edwina Mountbatten outside Government House in New Delhi while her husband Louis, aloof in white-dress uniform, waits to step down as governor-general...
...Look no further than Chin Choi, a mail-order/online catalogue that specialises in the best of basics, including silk shirts, T-shirts and V-neck jumpers, all of which are available in either black or white...
...As a result, with some ranges such as the upcoming Decco, the house has decided to “make it in white gold as opposed to platinum. Four years ago, he adds: “We would definitely have done it in platinum”....
...Additional research by Francesca White...
...“Even Michael Kors does white wellies.” London is no different....
...You could almost cover its products in white icing and serve them with rich fruit cake....
...www.chanel.com www.esteelauder.com www.guerlain.com www.lancome.com www.ysl.com edwina.ings-chambers@ft.com More Edwina Ings-Chambers columns...
...Giles, too, played with theatrical references – floor-length capes, dishevelled jumper dresses, a pair of ghostly black-and-white eyes peering out from a cream sequin dress – but this was no costume drama...
...A perfumer with whom Aerin was working on Pleasure Delight and Pure White Linen asked her what she liked to wear, and then slowly created a smell for her....
...Her new collection features 18ct yellow, rose and white gold and precious stones such as amethyst, white agate, lapis lazuli, turquoise and onyx. “Fine jewellery has always been my great passion....
...The ring is large, quite heavy and gold-coloured with white ceramic inlay for the petals. But, best of all, the top swivels round to reveal a tiny pot filled with a wax version of the perfume....
...Ms Khan designed a charm bracelet in white gold with five diamond set charms each representing one of the great world religions: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism....
...The trousers to three-piece pinstripe suits and black satin tuxes à la Marlene Dietrich (right down to a white top hat and tails finale) were 1940s in their broad shoulders and double breastedness but right...
...Additional research: Georgia Gannon and Francesca White...
...Think of designer Karl Lagerfeld, with his penchant for a white, powdered pony tail, black leather fingerless gloves and black shades; or Andre Leon Talley, the six-and-a-half-foot American Vogue editor-at-large...
...Christian Dior gave out bottles of its latest scent Midnight Poison – each in a miniature version of its soignée white shopping bag....
...They all come in classic black-with-white- typeface Chanel colours, each with “Chanel” carved into the handle, each in its own little black velveteen pouch, each offering glamour and prestige at your own...
...edwina.ings-chambers@ft.com...
International Edition