Marianna Rothen must have started modeling around the same time I moved to New York. She was always that mousy, quirky girl with the pixie haircut and exemplary posture. She reminded me of a ballerina-gone-rockabilly, fragile and aloof. She had… READ MORE
The road from Jose Ignacio to Garzón takes us inland. We drive through a landscape of endless green pastures interrupted by nothing but herds of fetching cows and lonesome groups of trees. Sofia tells me about the historic estancias that… READ MORE
Lolo Gasparini was the only interesting Argentinian left in Buenos Aires after Christmas. The rest of the It-pack had migrated across the Rio de la Plata to the South of Uruguay, where every single family, be it somewhat affluent, vacations… READ MORE
Heavens, where do I begin? There are not enough words to define the essence of Taylor Warren. Just when you think you got her pegged she piles on another hidden talent, incurable obsession or historical fun-fact, each time accompanied by… READ MORE
There comes a time, once a year that I get a little bit homesick. I imagine Ghent at dusk, the glowing christmas lights, the smell of Belgian waffles and the sound of christmas carols entertaining the airwaves and for a… READ MORE
For a moment I imagine myself in a magical chapter of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ One Hundred Years of Solitude. Maybe it is the bizarre, surrealist painting by Maxwell Gordon in the living room. Or maybe it is the static, collected… READ MORE
Out of all the girls on the scene, and not just London, Amber Le Bon must be the sweetest and the most quiet. At 22, she lives with her parents in Putney, never goes out the night before a job,… READ MORE
If Lisa Marie had a choice, she’d be on a beach all year round. Whether it was somewhere in the Mediterranean, or Bali, or the South of France, or St Barths, she’d be lounging in a chaise in a silk… READ MORE
When the tsunami hit the East Coast of Japan, Rila Fukushima was working in Yokohama, about half an hour north of Tokyo. Everyone on set was used to earthquakes and evacuated in a professional manner, but no one had anticipated… READ MORE
According to Wikipedia the term “It girl” is used for “a young woman who possess the quality ‘It’ or absolute attraction. Elinor Glyn, who wrote the original magazine story which inspired the film It with Clara Bow, lectured: With ‘It’ you… READ MORE
There is one woman in Tokyo who is connected to everyone and everything. Her name is Luli and she runs Le Baron, that super cool Paris nightclub that’s been planting annex locations all over the world. Luli speaks perfect English… READ MORE
“Halloween is a lot of pressure for someone who likes to dress up as much as I do,” answers Sarah Sophie when I ask her what she wore this weekend. “People expect major costuming but I’m actually not that good… READ MORE