Painter, photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, poet, philosopher – Man Ray was the quintessential modern man, a master of reinvention who shed his immigrant past in Brooklyn to become the ex-pat celebrity, the nexus of bohemian society. Fusing...
On opening night, it is obvious even from the end of Bergstrasse that something is going on at pavlov’s dog (sic). People are spilling from the pavement into the street, braving near-zero temperatures...
Parisian chic came to the Wild West today with Anthony Vaccarello’s new AW 2015 collection. Taking inspiration from his frequent travels to the US, Vaccarello brought his quintessentially French point of view...
Bottega Veneta has recently released a short film that showcases Tomas Maier’s SS15 collection on dancers. The film is entitled Emotion of Sound and its purpose is to create a feast for the...
Glass visited the Greek Film Archive in Athens to attend Image and Time, Andrei Tarkovsky, a comprehensive retrospective covering the entire filmography of the eminent Russian filmmaker. A highlight of the films was...
Vibrant colours were the answer to the season of AW15 according to Massimo Giorgetti at his label MSGM, as his playful collection was full of them – bright red, hot pink, juicy orange,...
The undeniable charm of the East met contemporary, hyper-femininity at Elisabetta Franchi’s AW15 show in Milan. An absolute, bold collection inspired by the Rising Sun and resting upon rigorous contrasts. The apparent geisha-like...
Often described as frustrated artists, architects are seated in a sensitive role between their own and their client’s creative visions, a role which is frequently difficult to navigate. This creative dialogue usually hidden...
The climax of London Fashion Week this season saw Glass not only raising a perfectly prepared D1 London Gin cocktail to another successful season but also in celebration of our fifth anniversary as...
Doting on their romanticised vision of the good life, Dolce and Gabbana nurtured a collection that, aside from remaining endlessly chic, took the majority of its cues from pregnancy Italian style. Youthful designs...
Armani has stayed resolute in his intention to keep elegance moving forward. Retaining its more fabulous features, the designer swayed more towards the cooler ender of the spectrum in overall temperament and softened...
Salvatore Ferragamo AW15 show presented a minimal, classic, chic and crisp collection. Warm shades of caramel brown, olive green and burgundy flooded in the catwalk. Satin airy dresses infused in graphic lines while the motif...
Gutai artists, particularly Kazuo Shiraga, have been all over the art gallery world this year. Mnuchin Gallery jumps on this bandwagon with its latest exhibition of major paintings by Shiraga, tracing the evolution...
Finding order amidst disorder was Rodolfo Paglialunga’s mission for this season. Long, lean silhouettes contrasted with blocky prints, and a smart palette of navy and black was paired with graphic pops of hunter...
The Stevedores Beer and Whiskey Bar, hidden on a quiet little lane near Cambridge Heath, east London, isn’t easy to find but, once you’re there, it’s worth it. The interior is bedecked in...
After the sleek triumph of the SS15 ten-year anniversary collection, Marni’s Consuelo Castiglioni faced the challenge of surpassing her own stroke of pared-back brilliance. Although some elements prevailed – the raw hems and cleaner cuts –...
Artificially saccharine, Prada’s debutante for AW15 was ironically sweet and permanently challenging. Cut from silky neoprene, petite double-breasted blazers, knee-length coats and A-line shifts gave of the air of impossible perfection – an...
Glass was invited to the ME Hotel during LFW for an exclusive look at the collaboration between Pearly jewellery and Éthologie by Jasper Garvida. The London-based, internationally educated, and widely travelled Pearl...
A testament to the city’s importance to the international art collecting community, Art Central Hong Kong is the latest edition to the art fair calendar. Located just a ten minute walk away from...
Peter Dundas’ references were, quite literally, stellar. Accumulating to tangible trend now, the space references are popping up everywhere on the runways. This renewed fascination for the final frontier, perhaps induced by films...
When Tomas Maier does the trends of the very day for Bottega Veneta, those trends move beyond what we’ve seen before everywhere and become something entirely new and signature unto themselves. Tremendously chic...
