SFlashback: Arianna Huffington, 1985

After reading the lengthy profile of Arianna Huffington in the current issue of “The New Yorker” we rummaged through our archives and dug up an article from 1985, at the time that Ann Getty introduced Arianna Stassinopoulos to her future husband, Texas oil heir R. Michael Huffington (his family, then worth $300 million, had just [...]

Ungaro’s Optimism

Esteban Cortazar showed his Spring 2009 collection for Emanuel Ungaro in Paris last week. This was the second collection for the company, which is owned by Asim and Isha Abdullah of San Francisco.

It wasn’t a flashy show of runway theatrics — the clothing was sexy, colorful and very wearable.  One industry observer said that the [...]

Boucheron’s Klossowska Snake

To celebrate their 150th anniversary this year, Boucheron has commissioned Harumi Klossowska to design this necklace. Daughter of famed French artist Balthus and his second wife Setsuko Ideta, Klossowska designed a necklace featuring two intertwined snakes which are inlaid with emeralds and sapphires, and have turquoise scales with matte gold. The snake is Boucheron’s [...]