“As a model, I used to go to the most exotic locations—in the depths of Kenya, Brazil, and India,” model-turned-photographer Astrid Muñoz told Style.com last night. “When the shoots were finished and everyone went back to their hotels, I stayed behind with my camera and took pictures. Then I built a dark room in my [...]

Doha, Qatar, is the latest hot spot of global luxury. The city’s extraordinary boom, fueled in large part by its winning World Cup 2022 bid, has already seen the arrival of outposts of Hermès, Stella McCartney, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen. The latest addition to its luxury Pearl Island complex is a new store catering to [...]

Baku—if it’s a name you aren’t familiar with just yet, it’s time to get acquainted. The capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku was not even on fashion’s map until recently. Last month, Tom Ford opened his menswear shop in the Unesco World Heritage Site (with a women’s store in the works), and just prior to that, [...]

Christmas at Claridge’s is fairy-tale stuff, on the list of “things to do before I die” for many. Add Lanvin to the package and the fantasy goes into overdrive. That’s what it was last night at the cozy soirée hosted by Alber Elbaz to unveil his new Christmas tree for the storied hotel.Elbaz takes over [...]

Christmas in London wouldn’t be the same without Stella McCartney’s annual lighting of the Christmas lights at her Mayfair store. Apart from the comfort food and drinks always on offer—mince tarts, Santa biscuits, marshmallow lollies, mulled wine, and Guinness—equally comforting is the company: A musical Santa, a hawker of roasted chestnuts, and, every year, a [...]

In terms of celeb cred, it doesn’t get hotter than the members-only Arts Club on Dover Street. Founded in 1863 by London’s original It boy, Charles Dickens, it’s recently reopened after an extravagant renovation. Gwyneth Paltrow is an investor, on the membership committee, and has acted as design consultant; Mark Ronson is its music director. [...]

Mother of Pearl’s Maia Norman—surfer chick-turned-fashion designer—always puts Mother Earth first. So for her dinner in London last night, she chose Senkai, the Japanese restaurant that sources all of its food locally and abides by a sustainable and ethical menu. “You have to respect nature and heed its power,” Norman said over salad and sushi. [...]

Tatiana Santo Domingo and Dana Alikhani’s new label Muzungu Sisters is brand-new, but it has shot out of the gate with a bang. No sooner did the globally sourced ethical label get up and running (it technically launched November 1) than it partnered up with the new London-based e-commerce site Motilo.com for a collaboration—and a [...]

Lily Allen and her sister, Sarah Owen (left), first dipped a toe into the waters of vintage with a cherry-picked collection of the best archival pieces they could find. When that was met with avid interest from Allen’s international fan base, the sisters went one step further, creating a vintage-inspired standalone line, Lucy in Disguise, [...]

“It was time to go east,” said Jean Touitou, founder of cult label A.P.C, at his store launch last night in the heart of London’s East End. The shop is Touitou’s second in London. The first, in Mayfair, caters to a more, let’s say, polished crowd. “Shoreditch—it’s a different clientele and totally unique vibe, [...]