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Style monitor: new sunglasses brand alert

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

At Smith HQ, we’re always on the lookout for the very latest trend-setting styles. So, you can imagine our delight when we discovered a brand new British eyewear brand called Zanzan…

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Rio: what are you thinking? (as in, what does that city make you think of? Not, ‘Oi, Ferdinand, get it together’). Samba, bikinis, Carnival, baile funk, that giant statue of Christ the Redeemer…  there are a lot of things that make Rio de Janeiro one of the most exciting cities in the world, and for [...]

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The most recent hotel to have been reviewed for our online collection, Hotel Fazenda da Lagoa is a beachy dream come true, set on the lush coast of Bahia in Brazil.
Every time we publish a new hotel write-up from one of our panel of independent reviewers at Mr & Mrs Smith, we’ll let you know [...]

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Anouska Hempel: the interview

Monday, October 13th, 2008

To follow up our recent feature on the Top 10: Boutique Hotel Designers, we thought it would be great to talk to the top triumvirate of designers about their inspirations and aesthetics. Kicking off our interview series is design doyenne Anouska Hempel, who came in at Number 1 for the longevity of her legendary London [...]

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Brazilian boutique beach chic

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Just yesterday, we launched our October collection, and (as promised last month) beefed up our Brazilian boutique-hotel selection in the process. Not content with just three luxury city hotels in Rio, which we had previously, we dispatched the intrepid Laura and Katy to the beach-lined state of Bahia to uncover the finest in coastal comfort, [...]

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