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...No “Taskrabbit” is going to splurge on one of Fendi’s denim or leather utility aprons for spring, but if they did, they’d find them fit for purpose....
...He describes the aesthetic of his first collection — shown on supermodel friends he’d called in through favours — as conjuring up “a grandiose, decadent, very English kind of lady, with bespoke and interesting...
...I’d want to be around to enjoy the glory!” Follow FTWeekend on Instagram and X, and subscribe to our podcast Life and Art wherever you listen...
...Brera’s shares have fallen almost 70 per cent since it IPO’d 14 months ago. The club’s executive chairman is one Daniel J....
...It did not have the rigid structure you’d see from European industrial producers working with large joineries. He arrived in Brazil as an immigrant war refugee; he had to pivot....
...The VSOE has recently expanded its routes and connections in Europe; now the E&O is following suit, relaunching with a three-night Essence of Malaysia journey, with the original carriages – Japanese-built...
...Keep an eye out for the region’s answer to Father Christmas, La Tante Arie, a local legend thought to be a reincarnation of charitable medieval countess Henriette de Montbéliard....
...Palais de la Découverte, to Albert Thomas....
...Australian-born Chiu, 51, named the singer, known for hits such as “In Da Getto” with Skrillex (2021), “La Canción” written with Bad Bunny (2019) and “Mi Gente” with Willy William (2017), as the museum’s...
...“We made one for a client in LA, and they wanted icons of the city,” says O’Neill, “so we had a doughnut, police car, joint, and Kim Kardashian breaking the internet....
...(By contrast, the stuff on the à la carte menu was generally reheated from frozen.) Early this century, lunch in Paris was still a solemn ritual lasting about 90 minutes....
...The most expensive artwork by Picasso, Les femmes d’Alger (Version O), sold for $179mn at Christie’s New York in 2015....
...She opens instead with “La Vie en Rose” followed by “C’est Si Bon”. The menu is a roll-call of classic French dishes....
...Well, I’d probably start out as a pilot, but a pilot from the 1950s – drinking whisky and smoking in the cockpit. So I’d probably get fired, and then I’d be an antiques dealer....
...Likely to overhear: stories from the last days of the D’Oyly Carte with the C-word as their punchline. Don’t say: “Aren’t pink and mint green quite girly colours?”...
...Dates to be announced; further information here soon August Events La Madonna della Neve Every August 5, Rome celebrates La Madonna della Neve (Our Lady of the Snows) by recreating a miraculous summer...
...He’d be sketching and having several conversations at once in Italian, French, English, German. I was completely dazzled....
...While there, I read a buzzy new novel, Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan. The FT review was a bit negative: I would give it a rave....
...The latest collection from Engineered Garments – a brand synonymous with navy twill – includes the D Sum jacket that is inspired by the Japanese double-breasted samue workwear jacket....
...“F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E” and “Sorted for E’s & Wizz” were ticked off like rites of passage from someone moving from Sheffield outsider to Britpop in-crowd....
...The Diapason d’Hermès lounge chair, crafted with a hammered aluminium frame and a seat in unlined bridle leather is a standout; as is its Derby basket in Epsom calfskin, reminiscent of its leather bracelets...
...But when I moved back to LA, where I was born, there’s a strong coffee culture that I really enjoyed....
...But G goes on leave at this point, handing the file over to H, who drafts a minute, which is signed by D and returned to C, who revises his draft accordingly and lays the new version before A.”...
...I’d work with the elephants because I’d enjoy giving them a hug from time to time. I’ve recently rediscovered my collection of vinyl....
...Indeed, the places where this executive summary goes off into la la land are mainly around hysteria over culture wars and nostalgia for 1950s American family structures....
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