Luxist http://www.luxist.com Luxist http://www.luxist.com/media/feedlogo.gif Luxist http://www.luxist.com en-us Copyright 2008 Blogsmith, LLC. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/The Most Brilliant British Fashion Photographer <br>You've Never Heard Ofhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/06/17/the-most-brilliant-british-fashion-photographer-br-youve-never/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/17/the-most-brilliant-british-fashion-photographer-br-youve-never/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/17/the-most-brilliant-british-fashion-photographer-br-youve-never/#commentsFiled under:


We look at lots of photo books in this line of work, but we've rarely been as impressed by one as much as teNeues' massive new Tim Walker monograph. The fact that the Brit fashion photographer's name is not as well known as that of some lesser talents must surely be corrected by the barrage of surreal, sublime images in Tim Walker: Pictures. A former assistant of Richard Avedon's, the 38-year-old obviously learned from the master, but he could hardly be called an Avedon imitator with his flair for elaborate, dreamlike tableaux. An exhibit of Walker's work opened in London last month, but for the $125 this vibrant volume costs you can be transported much further afield. No expense was spared for the extravagant British Vogue holiday shoot pictured above; the magazine even bought the vintage Rolls-Royce in case Walker had to destroy it in order to get the photo just right, as he never uses digital manipulation in his work. See the gallery for more.

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]]>British VogueBritishVogueFashionFashion photographyFashionPhotographyModelsRichard AvedonRichardAvedonRolls-RoyceteNeuesTim WalkerTimWalkerJared Paul Stern2008-06-17T09:01:00 00:00New Cool Hotels: Italy, Spain and Spashttp://www.luxist.com/2008/06/14/new-cool-hotels-italy-spain-and-spas/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/14/new-cool-hotels-italy-spain-and-spas/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/14/new-cool-hotels-italy-spain-and-spas/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Regular Luxist readers will already be familiar with the luxurious, oversized books put out by German publisher teNeues. Not all of their top-drawer coffee table titles are the size of actual coffee tables, however. The travel sized "Cool Hotels" series has all the appeal of the deluxe editions with the added bonus that you can actually take them with you on your journey. They've just released three new additions to the stable in time for summer: Cool Hotels Italy, Cool Hotels Spain, and Cool Hotels Spa & Wellness. At $24.95 apiece, they're considerably less expensive as well. Pictured on the cover of the Italy edition above is the incredibly chic Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amista in Verona, run by the Byblos fashion empire. See the gallery for more stylish vacation spots.

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]]>ByblosByblos Art HotelByblosArtHotelCool HotelsCoolHotelsHotelsItalian fashionItalianFashionItalySpainSpasteNeuesVeronaJared Paul Stern2008-06-14T14:05:00 00:00The Fragile Beauty of Lake Tahoehttp://www.luxist.com/2008/06/11/the-fragile-beauty-of-lake-tahoe/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/11/the-fragile-beauty-of-lake-tahoe/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/11/the-fragile-beauty-of-lake-tahoe/#commentsFiled under: ,


Lake Tahoe, the 22-mile long natural wonder in the Sierra Nevada mountains that's a renowned vacation spot - and site of this amazing Estate of the Day, among others - is the subject of a beautiful new book by photographer Thomas Bachand. Lake Tahoe: A Fragile Beauty (Chronicle Books, $35), features a decade's worth of Bachand's images presenting "a timeless vocabulary of water, rock and sky," as well as "the transition that the lake and its surroundings are undergoing due to tourism and development." Pictured above is a sunset storm at Sugar Pine Point State Park. A must-have for anyone "enchanted by Tahoe's beauty, engaged by its history, and concerned for its welfare," the book goes on sale in a couple of weeks but you can pre-order it on Amazon now.

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]]>CaliforniaLake TahoeLakesLakeTahoeNevadaSierra NevadaSierraNevadaState ParksStateParksThomas BachandThomasBachandJared Paul Stern2008-06-11T18:02:00 00:00Win Travel + Leisure's The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts and Spas Bookhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/06/10/win-travel-leisures-the-worlds-greatest-hotels-resorts-and/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/10/win-travel-leisures-the-worlds-greatest-hotels-resorts-and/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/10/win-travel-leisures-the-worlds-greatest-hotels-resorts-and/#commentsFiled under:


Whether you are dreaming of a European vacation or something a little closer to home, Travel + Leisure's The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts and Spas book offers fuel for all your vacation fantasies. The book covers everything from Casa Morada in Islamorada, Florida to Delta Nature Resort along the Danube in Romania. This year's edition includes the usual assortment of gorgeous pictures along with reviews and Travel + Leisure's rankings that include information on prices, service, decor and more. We're giving away two hardcover copies of this beautiful book to two winners at random who tell us about their favorite summer place.


Some other important details:

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below telling us about your favorite summer place.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before Friday, June 13 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* Two winners will be selected in a random drawing.
* Two winners will receive Travel+Leisure (value $34.95 each).
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.

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]]>bookstraveltravel and leisureTravelAndLeisurevacationDeidre Woollard2008-06-10T09:02:00 00:00The Hamptons: Behind the Hedges & Beyond the Duneshttp://www.luxist.com/2008/06/06/the-hamptons-behind-the-hedges-and-beyond-the-dunes/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/06/the-hamptons-behind-the-hedges-and-beyond-the-dunes/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/06/the-hamptons-behind-the-hedges-and-beyond-the-dunes/#commentsFiled under: ,


In his preface to Jake Rajs' beautiful new book, Beyond the Dunes: A Portrait of the Hamptons (Monacelli Press, $60), New Yorker architecture critic Paul Goldberger notes the photographer "shows us a vision of the Hamptons at once beautiful and fragile, prosperous but not smug." No easy feat when it comes to portraying such a storied locale, and Rajs manages it magnificently. The book is divided into geographical sections of the South Fork: Westhampton, Quogue and Hampton Bays; Shinnecock and Southampton; Water Mill, Bridgehampton and Sagaponack; Sag Harbor and the Springs; East Hampton and Amagansett; and Montauk (or, as we like to call them: No Money, Old Money, New Money, Some Money, More Money and What Money?). Along the way he finds everything from privet hedges to pumpkin fields and fishermen to polo players. Pictured here is an imposing "cottage" on Southampton's fabled Gin Lane. The book won't be out for another couple of weeks, but you can pre-order it now on Amazon. Meanwhile see the gallery for a preview.

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]]>East HamptonEastHamptonHamptonsJake RajsJakeRajsLong IslandLongIslandMontaukPaul GoldbergerPaulGoldbergerSouth ForkSouthamptonSouthForkThe New YorkerTheNewYorkerJared Paul Stern2008-06-06T18:02:00 00:00The Coolest Restaurants in the Worldhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/06/05/the-coolest-restaurants-in-the-world/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/05/the-coolest-restaurants-in-the-world/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/05/the-coolest-restaurants-in-the-world/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Photo courtesy of teNeues; cover image courtesy Tugu Hotels & Exotic Spas

We've written before about German publisher teNeues's amazing Luxury series; you should know that their Cool series is equally impressive. The latest title in the line, Cool Restaurants: Top of the World, features over 100 incredible eateries scattered around the globe. teNeues selects only the best of the best for their "Top of the World" titles, such as Bale Sutra, the restaurant located in a majestic 300-year-old Kang Xi period temple at the exotic Hotel Tugu in Bali, pictured here on the cover. While New York City has the highest concentration of cool restaurants in any urban locale, and the U.S.A. the most for a single country, Europe has many more continent-wise. Dubai is putting itself on the culinary design map as well, with an admirable showing of four restaurants included in the book - as many as the UK. See the gallery for a tour of some standouts.

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]]>BaliCoffee table booksCoffeeTableBooksCool restaurantsCoolRestaurantsDubaiRestaurantsteNeuesJared Paul Stern2008-06-05T09:02:00 00:00Polo Mansion Designer's Incredible Interiorshttp://www.luxist.com/2008/06/02/polo-mansion-designers-incredible-interiors/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/02/polo-mansion-designers-incredible-interiors/http://www.luxist.com/2008/06/02/polo-mansion-designers-incredible-interiors/#commentsFiled under: ,


Ralph Lauren's flagship store on Madison Avenue (pictured above), aka the Polo Mansion, is probably the most luxurious retail outlet in the world. Not surprisingly, it made Naomi Leff, the interior decorator who created it out of a gutted shell, into a household word in design circles. The Monacelli Press presents a long-overdue compendium of her work in the alluring new book Naomi Leff: Interior Design. "To me it's the most beautiful store in the world," Lauren said upon the Mansion's completion in 1987, "the details, the world it creates, the textures. It's a store that has an emotional impact. I've watched so many people come into it and be dazzled when they enter." Leff went on to design several more stores for Lauren and stunning spaces for Giorgio Armani and private clients as well. See more of her work in the gallery.

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]]>Giorgio ArmaniGiorgioArmaniInterior designInteriorDesignMadison AvenueMadisonAvenueMonacelli PressMonacelliPressNaomi LeffNaomiLeffPolo MansionPoloMansionRalph LaurenRalphLaurenJared Paul Stern2008-06-02T16:03:00 00:00The Great Houses of Texashttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/27/the-great-houses-of-texas/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/27/the-great-houses-of-texas/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/27/the-great-houses-of-texas/#commentsFiled under: , ,


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The Lone Star State, which was part of Mexico until 1836, is not particularly known for its architectural treasures. There are some amazing estates scattered among its vast tracts, however, as author Lisa Germany and photographer Grant Mudford reveal in their excellent new book, Great Houses Of Texas (Abrams, $50). The Texan landscape -- "combined with the larger-than-life personalities who were drawn to the brutal hardships of the frontier and the architects who designed these extraordinary homes" -- is the unifying theme of the 25 houses, ranging from the intimate to the ornate, collected in the book. Among them is the beautiful Crespi Mansion in Dallas, designed by Swiss architect Maurice Fatio in 1939, pictured above; and the Nowlin House in Austin designed by Paul Lamb in 2002, which was partially based on Mayan ruins. See the gallery for more.

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]]>ArchitectureAustinDallasGreat estatesGreatEstatesHistoric housesHistoricHousesPaul LambPaulLambTexasJared Paul Stern2008-05-27T08:03:00 00:00New York's Big Bookhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/26/new-yorks-big-book/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/26/new-yorks-big-book/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/26/new-yorks-big-book/#commentsFiled under:

I thought the book "Gotham" was the biggest book on New York city but Gloria Books has it beat with "New York," a giant-sized, 756 page limited-edition book that comes in a Lucite "skyscraper" stand. "Gotham" may still have it beat in page numbers (over 1400 pages) but the New York Books is much heavier, weighing in at 25 pounds. The book is hand-bound in Italian silk and has 33 chapters on all aspects of the city, including history, architecture, design, art & fashion, to music, film, dance and sport. The book includes essays by some of the great writers such as Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, John Updike and many more as well as photography from some of the most famous lenspeople to chronicle the city such as Annie Leibovitz, Alfred Stieglitz, Diane Arbus, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Patrick Demarchelier and David Bailey. The Lenape Edition, named after the first Native American tribe to inhabit New York State, is an edition of 850 units and includes a print by Sam Goldstein from the Corbus Archive. It sells for $2,500.
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]]>booksgloria bookslarge booksnew yorkNewYorkDeidre Woollard2008-05-26T16:02:00 00:00Richard Meier's Modern Masterpieceshttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/20/richard-meiers-modern-masterpieces/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/20/richard-meiers-modern-masterpieces/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/20/richard-meiers-modern-masterpieces/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


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Every edifice ever built by rationalist architect Richard Meier -- and then some - is featured in a new mega monograph about to be published by Taschen: Richard Meier & Partners: Complete Works 1963-2008. The extra-large $150 volume showcases Meier's entire career to date, including such stunning commissions as the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the City Hall and Library at the Hague and the beauteous Southern California beach house pictured above. Meier, one of the world's top architects - or "starchitects" as he and a select few of his contemporaries such as Frank Gehry and Rem Koolhaas are known - has an insatiable appetite for large swaths of white, but it works (to say the least). Meier will be at Taschen's New York store to sign copies on June 3rd from 6 - 8 p.m. You can preview the book in the gallery below.

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]]>ArchitectureFrank GehryFrankGehryGetty CenterGettyCenterRem KoolhaasRemKoolhaasRichard MeierRichardMeierStarchitectsTaschenJared Paul Stern2008-05-20T11:02:00 00:00Assouline Library Humidorhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/19/assouline-library-humidor/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/19/assouline-library-humidor/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/19/assouline-library-humidor/#commentsFiled under: ,


Books can be used to hide all sorts of things. I've seen hollowed out books used to keep jewelry safe but this vivid box from Assouline is meant to house your cigars. Don't look for this one to rest discreetly in your shelves. The Assouline library humidor measures 13.7 x 13.7 x 13.7 in and is made of wood covered in black leather. The doors display the titles of Assouline publications (even one called "No Smoking") and the inside has a humidity gauge. It sells for $2,000.
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]]>assoulinebookscigarhumidorDeidre Woollard2008-05-19T14:03:00 00:00The World's Most Luxurious Private Landscapeshttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/18/the-worlds-most-luxurious-private-landscapes/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/18/the-worlds-most-luxurious-private-landscapes/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/18/the-worlds-most-luxurious-private-landscapes/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The lush oases pictured in Luxury Private Gardens, the newest title in teNeues' brilliant Luxury Books series, veer between the pleasantly inspirational and oppressively beautiful. In other words, while looking at it made us want to rush outside and start planting things, it also made us despair of ever creating anything one tenth as attractive as the private paradises portrayed between its covers. Much better, we feel, to simply sit back, mix a drink, read the damned book and let someone else do the digging, pruning, weeding and whatnot. But we digress.

Even the most lavish gardens in these pages displaying "the highest standards of horticultural excellence" are founded on simplicity, the book assures us: "Stripped down to their bare essentials, they are like a well-cut couturier's gown - nothing but an utterly simple response to the unadorned landscape or the naked human body they are designed to fit." The incredible Villa d'Este in Lake Como, Italy (where part of Casino Royale was filmed) pictured on the cover, with its elegant, elaborate parterres doesn't exactly scream simplicity to us, but we could stare at it all day. See the gallery for a luxe garden tour.

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]]>Casino RoyaleCasinoRoyaleGardeningGardensHorticultureItalyLake ComoLakeComoLandscapingteNeuesVilla dEsteVillaDesteJared Paul Stern2008-05-18T08:02:00 00:00Great Houses of Greenwich Villagehttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/16/great-houses-of-greenwich-village/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/16/great-houses-of-greenwich-village/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/16/great-houses-of-greenwich-village/#commentsFiled under: ,


Beware of acute real estate envy setting in with a new book called The Houses of Greenwich Village (Abrams, $45), by Kevin D. Murphy and Paul Rocheleau. We happen to think it's the nicest neighborhood in New York, and having resided there on occasion look forward to retuning some day - preferably to one of the palatial places pictured in this amazing anthology.

From the incredible Walter W. Price house, built in 1866 (the elaborate parlor of which is pictured above), to the quaint row houses that still command prices in the millions, Greenwich Village is a throwback to a simpler and more gracious time in the city's rich history. And thanks to the unswerving efforts of preservationists, it's likely to remain that way. Check out the gallery for a tour through this exclusive and desirable district.

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]]>Abrams BooksAbramsBooksGreenwich VillageGreenwichVillageHistoric housesHistoricHousesNew York CityNewYorkCityJared Paul Stern2008-05-16T09:02:00 00:00The Classicist: Panerai Past & Presenthttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/13/the-classicist-panerai-past-and-present/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/13/the-classicist-panerai-past-and-present/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/13/the-classicist-panerai-past-and-present/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Photo by Éric Sauvage and Nils Herrmann

Officine Panerai, founded in Florence in 1860, makes some of the most coveted wristwatches in the world. They only produce a limited number of timepieces every year, and there's usually a long waiting list for new models costing several thousands of dollars. The company is credited with perfecting the world's first underwater watches in the thirties; many have imitated its oversized style and the numerous devoted Panerai collectors around the globe are known as "Paneristi." Since 1996 the company has also produced a line of watches for Ferrari and serves as the marque's official timekeeper. An impressive new slipcased volume, called simply Panerai, about to be published by Flammarion, details the fascinating history of these beautiful watches.

Early on the company became the official supplier to the Marina Militare (the Royal Italian Navy), initially providing optical and mechanical instruments. In 1910 they began experimenting with luminous materials to make the instrument dials visible in the dark. In 1936 the Marina Militare asked Panerai to develop a wristwatch suitable for use by commandos under extreme conditions. Thus was born the oversized, water-resistant, luminous dial Radiomir, production of which began in 1938, cementing a place for Panerai in the pantheon of the world's great watchmakers.

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]]>Limited edition watchesLimitedEditionWatchesLuminorOfficine PaneraiOfficinePaneraiPaneraiRadiomirRichemont InternationalRichemontInternationalRoyal Italian NavyRoyalItalianNavySylvester StalloneSylvesterStalloneJared Paul Stern2008-05-13T09:07:00 00:00New England's Great Estateshttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/12/new-englands-great-estates/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/12/new-englands-great-estates/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/12/new-englands-great-estates/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Three centuries worth of New England's magnificent houses and mansions are collected in an equally grand new book from Rizzoli: Great Houses of New England, by Roderic H. Blackburn (text) and Geoffrey Gross (photography). Spanning a wide range of styles, these stately houses are the originals from which many of today's McMansions have been copied. They're more than just artifacts, however; as Blackburn writes, "Through the architecture and decorative arts we see the development of a people and their region."

Among the more splendid examples in the book is the Jeremiah Lee Mansion in Marblehead, Mass., dating from 1767 (pictured here), the impressiveness of which is "conveyed by its subdued monumentality," Blackburn notes. Lee, a shipping merchant, built it to emulate aristocratic estates in England, so you might say not all that much has changed. Also of note are the beautiful brick Georgian Macpheadris-Warner House in Portsmouth, N.H., dating from 1716; Rosecliff, a palatial McKim, Mead & White mansion which was the setting for the movie version of The Great Gasby; and Brookside, a gracious Greek Revival in Orwell, VT. See the gallery for more.

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]]>GeorgianGreat estatesGreatEstatesGreek RevivalGreekRevivalHistoric housesHistoricHousesMansionsMarbleheadMcKimMead WhiteNew EnglandNewEnglandNewportPortsmouthRizzoliRosecliffThe Great GatsbyTheGreatGatsbyJared Paul Stern2008-05-12T14:02:00 00:00Biblioteca Bookrack: From Two Tables Comes One Shelfhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/07/biblioteca-bookrack-from-two-tables-comes-one-shelf/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/07/biblioteca-bookrack-from-two-tables-comes-one-shelf/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/07/biblioteca-bookrack-from-two-tables-comes-one-shelf/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Designer Matt Carr found found two vintage coffee tables and was inspired to create a bookrack for his own home. Earning points for recycling and keepin' it green (possibly saving the tables from the landfill), he configured them into the Biblioteca Bookrack, offered by Umbra.

The shelves have a natural mahogany top and black lacquered legs. Dimensions: 44" x 37" x 11" (111 cm x 93 cm x 20 cm).

$525 on the Umbra site, but pssst, Unica Home offers it for $500.

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]]>bookbookrackbooksbookshelfMatt CarrMattCarrumbraLisa Palladino2008-05-07T14:02:00 00:00Luxury Houses: Holiday Escapeshttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/06/luxury-houses-holiday-escapes/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/06/luxury-houses-holiday-escapes/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/06/luxury-houses-holiday-escapes/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Hotels are fine as far as they go. For a really luxurious vacation however, renting a private house or villa is much the better choice. Of course the prices at the top-end can be astronomical. If money is no object, however, a new book called Luxury Houses: Holiday Escapes is a perfect guide to the best high-end hideaways around the globe. One of the standouts is Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld's former villa in Monaco (pictured here), which can be yours for a mere €30,000 per week. For that you get six bedrooms, panoramic views of the ocean and the mountains from an enormous terrace, a pool, Jacuzzi, game room and a tent on a private beach. The interior is described unironically as "quasi royal."

Also on display is the Birkenhead House in Hermanus, South Africa (about $7,000 per night) with eleven bedrooms and three pools, dominating a steep cliff above Walker Bay where whales frolic; and Villa Indigo in the Caribbean Sea within a protective reef in Anguilla with two pools and a private beach and sandbar, for $16,000 - $38,000 a week depending on the season; as well as dozens more ritzy rentals from ski chalets in Switzerland to modern palaces in China.

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]]>AnguillaChanelKarl LagerfeldKarlLagerfeldLuxury vacationsLuxuryVacationsMonacoPrivate villasPrivateVillasSouth AfricaSouthAfricaSwitzerlandJared Paul Stern2008-05-06T11:02:00 00:00New Safari Stylehttp://www.luxist.com/2008/05/01/new-safari-style/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/01/new-safari-style/http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/01/new-safari-style/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Though it will always have strong overtones of colonialism, going on safari in Africa these days isn't about imposing country club comforts on the untamed wilderness or making a dent in the local wildlife population. That's only fitting in an era when more people come to photograph the animals than shoot them. That's not to say there aren't plenty of elegant luxury lodges in Southern Africa where you can be waited on hand and foot; it's just that the emphasis now is on "organic glamour," a more ecologically-minded, indigenous approach that doesn't sacrifice anything in the way of comfort or style.

In The New Safari: Design, Décor, Detail, just out from Quivertree Publications, we get a tour of 17 of the best and most unique of these lodges, from the diaphanous Singita Lembombo in the Kruger National Park to Namibia's Little Kulala with its blend of earthy and contemporary elements. Be sure to check it out before you book your own excursion.

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]]>africainterior designInteriorDesignlodgesnamibiasafariJared Paul Stern2008-05-01T09:02:00 00:00The Classicist: Dior and YSL in Paris, 1962http://www.luxist.com/2008/04/29/the-classicist-dior-and-ysl-in-paris-1962/http://www.luxist.com/2008/04/29/the-classicist-dior-and-ysl-in-paris-1962/http://www.luxist.com/2008/04/29/the-classicist-dior-and-ysl-in-paris-1962/#commentsFiled under: , ,



In 1962, Esquire magazine sent photographer Jerry Schatzberg to Paris to cover the behind-the-scenes action at the Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent shows, at what promised to be an historic fashion moment. Indeed it was, and Schatzberg's shoot turned out brilliantly; the full results have finally been collected in book form, under the title Paris 1962: Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior, The Early Collections. Schatzberg was no mere paparazzo; a renowned fashion photographer and filmmaker, he's perhaps best known for the cover of Bob Dylan's 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. His journalistic, documentary style ran counter to the usual carefully-posed fashion shoots of the time, which gave the 1962 session added urgency. But first, a little background.

Famed designer Christian Dior had died five years earlier, in 1957. Yves Saint Laurent, only 22 years old at the time, had been named as his replacement, creating a stunning new collection in a matter of weeks. Laurent held the appointment for only a short time, however, as he was soon conscripted to serve in the French army during the Algerian War of Independence. The fragile fashionista lasted less than a month before a nervous breakdown saw him committed to a mental institution. Meanwhile, Marc Bohan had taken over at Dior, leading Saint Laurent to file for breach of contract.

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]]>Christian DiorChristianDiorDiorEsquireHelmut NewtonHelmutNewtonJerry SchatzbergJerrySchatzbergJohn GallianoJohnGallianoLVMHParisPierre BergPierreBergYSLYves Saint LaurentYvesSaintLaurentJared Paul Stern2008-04-29T09:06:00 00:00Hunt Country Stylehttp://www.luxist.com/2008/04/25/hunt-country-style/http://www.luxist.com/2008/04/25/hunt-country-style/http://www.luxist.com/2008/04/25/hunt-country-style/#commentsFiled under: ,

Life in the aristocratic Piedmont region of rural Virginia from Middleburg to Charlottesville, known as "Hunt Country," is of course mainly centered around equestrian pursuits. However, the preservation both of open land and historic architecture are of equal importance. Foxhunting has been popular in the area since the late 1740s, when the young George Washington rode to hounds, later establishing his own pack at Mount Vernon.

In a beautiful new book called Hunt Country Style, Kathryn Masson escorts us through some of the prettiest purlieus, including the seat of the Orange County Hunt, with which Jackie Kennedy often rode. While these days (as in any other desirable locale) there's been an influx of new money, for the most part the emphasis is still more on tradition than ostentation.

Click on the gallery below to take a tour of Hunt Country. Tally-ho!

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]]>EquestrianFoxhuntingGeorge WashingtonGeorgeWashingtonHunt CountryHuntCountryInterior designInteriorDesignJackie KennedyJackieKennedyVirginiaJared Paul Stern2008-04-25T16:02:00 00:00