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Sir Paul Smith is a phenomenon in the world of fashion as well as being its modern poster child for marketability. Britain’s most commercially successful designer has changed male fashion drastically, making it trendy, fun, colourful and edgy. Backstage at his latest show, Nicolas Shammas
Space travel will open up to paying adventurers in the next few years. Long the preserve of government scientists, astronauts and cosmonauts, a new space race has touched off between hotel tycoons and dot.com billionaires, Lucy Fielder finds.
Men and facials are not always a match made in heaven. But there are products and treatments out there that can bring added beauty to your skin without compromising your masculinity as Bespoke discovers about Shiseido.
The Setai is the newest and most glamorous hotel in South Beach. It is the hotel to see and be seen in. However a few days surrounded by its sophisticated and studied Zen-like décor and lounging quietly poolside is an experience in serenity, writes Karim Munib.
There is a rising talent in Jordan whose work effortlessly stitches together periods in time within contemporary living. Rana Ballout talks with architect Sahel Al Hiyari about his work and the changes in our modern urban landscape.
Speed may be life’s most powerful addiction, especially when you have nothing but wide desert road before you. Warren Singh-Bartlett spends time with the controversial Riyadh drifters who have turned an underground adrenaline-charged diversion into a growing urban sport.
Cairo-born designer Karim Rashid is making waves with his industrial and progressive designs. Wanting to change perceptions, his creations are colourful and at times provoking. Carole Corm takes a look at his work and philosophy.
Quad-biking is no longer just a thrill-seeking sport. As Samer Gharios discovers, the GG Quad bike is one of those perfect breeds that essentially mixes speed with looks giving you a sense of freedom that money can only buy.
by Sebastien Khandjian It’s about time to take the environment more seriously. Global warming is a problem that is creeping up on us at an alarming pace if former US Vice President Al Gore’s gripping and award winning documentary, The Inconvenient Truth, is to be believed. There are ways y
Viva La Venezia! By Monita Rajpal I am a jeans and flats kind of girl. I don’t wear a lot of make up. For me, comfort and simplicity is key. So imagine my apprehension when I was told I would be wearing an eighteenth century-inspired dress for a ball that Art of Life was invited to during
By Chef Hussein Hadid It’s the diet that has hit Hollywood by storm, but can the Japanese-based macrobiotic diet also conquer the Arab world? We asked Lebanese fine cuisine chef Hussein Hadid to give us his take on the discipline as well as some recipes that can easily be made at home. I m
Reluctant to court the spotlight, business leader and arts patron Myrna Al Bustani steps into it once a year. Rana Ballout meets the captivating figure behind a campaign to reshape Lebanon's view of classical music.