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Bought in 2000 by luxury powerhouse Richemont, Montegrappa was at its most prolific in the 1930s, buoyed by a demand for exquisite fountain pens and a post-Depression boom. Makram Salha uncaps the appeal behind the breathtaking penmanship.
Prelude to an Awakening By Monita Rajpal Life is funny. Not in a humorous way – although I have thought that a few times. It's funny in a 'you never know what's going to happen' way. The über-aware may scoff at this thought with the 'well of course you're never going to know' attitude. But
Inspired by the golden age of travel, when steamers and trains were de rigueur for seeing the world, designers are creating luggage collections that would not be out of place in the nineteenth century, yet can stand up to the stresses of the twenty-first, Fiona Walshe discovers.
It can be said that once an MP3 player enters the two-year lifespan, it is already obsolete, whereas Reuge’s old fashioned 1865 and Singing Bird music-box collections add charm to tradition, and pay homage to meticulous craftsmanship, says Riwa Beydoun.
By Rana Ballout Killer Lady I have always wanted to be a southern belle, my hair decoratively falling in loose curls or teasingly gathered up and crowned with girlish bows. In my daydreams, I would descend a horse-drawn carriage, lift my ballooned ball gown and smile coyly at my beau. Admi
You’ve just bought your dream sports car: an envy-incurring beautiful mean machine. Frustratingly, a mixture of traffic and law enforcement monitoring won’t let you open up that engine to its full potential. What to do? There is a cure to this conundrum as our Insider discovers, but it re
Louis Vuitton has come a long way since opening its factory in the Parisian suburb of Asnières in 1860. Its coveted products featuring distinctive designs can now be bought from the Champs-Elysées in Paris to prime locations in the UAE, Kuwait and Morocco. Bespoke takes you on a tour of it
There’s no better way of exploring your heritage than a visit to the museum. Rich in history and a witness to our cultural evolution, these artifacts are the best testament to all that is right with the region. Bespoke highlights the most appealing collections and where to find them.
Phileas Fogg rode on it to make it around the world in 80 days and Agatha Christie made it the stage setting for a murder. The Orient Express is the travel’s industry most compelling prodigy. But as Rana Ballout discovers, under its current management, it is also a business success story t
The call of the road, outwitting the police and following in the footsteps of Burt Reynolds, what more could a speedoholic car enthusiast want? Armed with a Corvette and a like-minded co-pilot, Nicolas Shammas takes on the Cannonball challenge.
Bvlgari makes 18-carat gold ones but that might be going a little too far. For the quintessential blazer buttons, Britannia rules, says Jean Claude Alfa, with master cloth weavers, Holland & Sherry.
A popular destination for lovers of ancient Egypt, Luxor can seem a little like a tourist trap. But as Warren Singh-Bartlett discovers, there’s one hotel in the Valley of the Kings, which gives you solace, peace and a touch of history.