Immortal melody
They are some of the greatest masterpieces ever written by humankind but what does the future hold for such specialist art forms as classical music and opera? What relevance do they hold in modern society and w...
Magical Madrid
Madrid is one of the few European cities that has succeeded in retaining the overwhelming charm and authenticity of its mother culture – as the Spanish are wont to do so valiantly. Indeed, they ar...
Be original or die
At Glass we have always prided ourselves on championing the forgotten pioneers of fashion and photography but there can be none greater than Madame Yevonde. Born Yevonde Thilone Cumbers in 1893, a...
LFW: Burberry Prorsum AW 2014
Burberry is always the highlight of London Fashion Week and today’s show captured the finest of what British enterprise has to offer. Set in the pretty, tranquil Kensington Gardens and with London’s unpredictab...
The simple life
Starting her modelling career at the age of 17, Sui He has already achieved huge feats in the fashion industry. She was the first Asian face to open a Ralph Lauren show, the first Asian face of Ja...
Mighty be our powers – Glass interviews Leymah Gbowee, Liberian peace activis
Leymah Gbowee would describe herself as an ordinary woman from an average suburb of Monrovia, the capital in Liberia. Up until the age of 17 she enjoyed a normal life in a supportive environment and w...
East meets West
Rue Saint-Honoré is one of the Glass team’s favourite streets in Paris – filled with stores we love, chocolatiers we crave and boulangeries we miss. Perfect for us then that the Mandarin Oriental group have...
When you laugh, the world laughs with you
As a student during the 1990s, Yue Minjun found himself in a deeply disillusioned China. In the wake of Tiananmen Square, China’s artistic community was shaken to the core. From the trauma of this period em...
One to watch
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Kristian Aadnevik is a Norwegian-born, London-based designer. His racy and unique style has already caught the attentions of pop icons such as Rihanna and he has been mentored by Alexander McQueen and ...
Europe’s Finest
Whether you’re looking for the best in culinary expertise, the coolest scene in town or just a place to rest your weary head, Glass lists five favourite hotels to visit on the continent
For design: Sofit...
Secret gardens
Closeted away in a sleepy little street in Nîmes, Southern France, lies one of the most original and truly “boutique” hotels you will ever lay eyes on – Jardins Secrets. On entering the Provençal garden, whic...
Model citizen
She is one of the top models in the world and has done every show from Chanel to Victoria’s Secret but Jacquelyn Jablonski still loves nothing better than her mum’s home cooking and hanging on the beach in...
Dreaming in colour
They captured the essence of what it means to be human and made magic of the everyday. Some of the most important photographers to have ever picked up a camera speak to Glass. Reportage photography is, in its...
Capturing elegance – Deborah Turbeville
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From the Glass archives:
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Deborah Turbeville retraces her steps from aspiring actress in suburban Massachusetts to Harper’s Bazaar at its most definitive, talking Glass through her incredible life and w...
Tel Aviv City Guide
Israel is a land of contradictions and Tel Aviv, its most cosmopolitan city, is no exception. One of the most striking things about Tel Aviv is its newness. A little over a century ago, a group of Jewish famil...
Fit for a Queen
Ah, Le Marais! To many, the pulse of hip Paris beats from the 3rd and 4th arrondisement. Its cute shops, gorgeous restaurants and grand museums occupy buildings steeped in the district’s royal history. Yet ...
La vie en rose
“We live in the times we do, and nothing is sillier than to turn one’s back on them.” Those are the insightful words of one of the most famous couturiers who ever lived, and his words seem more relevant n...
Dior in China
There are few names which conjure up the magic and artistry of couture quite like Christian Dior. So it was only fitting that walking into the maison’s new exhibition in Shanghai, which has completely taken...
Pretty in pink at Burberry Prorsum SS14
Thank the lord for Burberry! If it wasn't for them I don’t know how we would even see the likes of powerhouse models Liu Wen or Xiao Wen Ju in our humble little town. Not to mention the powers that be in the fa...
A Passionate Eye – Glass considers the work of photographer Gleb Derujinsky
IN THE words of Gleb Derujinsky’s daughter, Andrea, Derujinsky created beautiful, beautiful imagery, of a style that is unique unto itself. “My dad was, I can’t even explain it, one of the dynamic personalitie...
Revolutionary romance
Deflected from the possibilities of intimacy
In a rapid tour of new Shanghai, Five Star Billionaire sees Malaysian literary wunderkind Tash Aw guide us around the burgeoning metropolis by way of five cha...