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Start 2012 with a bang after a bunk-up in one of London’s original boutique hotels, the Sanderson. A shimmy from Oxford Street, she’s got all that you need for a glamorous intro or outro to the year. And well, it is the sales: this hotel’s neighbourhood is the beating heart of retail.
London – you’re looking [...]
Yesterday you’ll no doubt have been glued to Mr & Mrs Smith’s Christmas gift guide, on the lookout for stocking stuffers, presents for the menfolk or Mrs, and holiday geegaws to distract the kids with; we merrily obliged with a stylish selection from the good people at cult cosmetics brand Becca, online fashion boutique my-wardrobe.com [...]
Deck those halls! Trim those trees! Jingle those bells! Yes, unbelievable but true: it’s time once again for Mr & Mrs Smith’s Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide. If, like us, you like to do things spontaneously (aka last-minute), this post will help you get Christmas all wrapped up (and shoved into stockings) just in time.
Stocking fillers for [...]
The Shopping List rummages through Smith’s latest bundle of insider city tips to highlight lesser-known shopping destinations and bring you the low-down on where and what to buy. First up: a short stay in Washington DC.
Washington DC might not shine as brightly on a fashionista’s radar as it does on the geopolitical map, but make [...]
As temperatures drop, big cities start decking the halls and donning their best holiday garb – so should you. Fall over yourselves to pick up our superhot city-break packing tips, whether you’re headed to the Cotswolds for a cosy Autumn escape or shopping on the Champs-Elysées…
As always, Style Monitor aims to please: these packing suggestions [...]
And they’re off! The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival is underway, with all eyes on the major prize, the Melbourne Cup on 1 November. Saddle up for our guide to the big-ticket races and boldly bright fashions…
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They don’t call it the ‘race that stops a nation’ for nothing: on the first Tuesday in November, le tout [...]
Look sharp: New York Fashion Week works up a head of steam next week, and you could be there – we’ve only gone and got you two exclusive pairs of tickets to Artspace’s groovy fashion week launch event. Read on for full event details (and find out how to get your mitts on those invites)…
Artspace [...]
This week, we’re delighted to bring you a guest post from Julia Reed – the shopping guru, travel addict and creative director of luxury lifestyle site Taigan and its online magazine, Fetch. She truffles through the best of Stateside cities’ boutiques, food halls and artisan markets to bring back super-stylish address tips (and sometimes further [...]
Palm-fringed Penang may be Malaysia’s best known island escape, with a reputation for blissful beaches and mouth-watering multi-culti food, but did you know it’s also a stylish place for a spot of shopping, too?
Smith’s top tip is to make a beeline for fab little shopping enclave Armenian Street in bustling colonial capital Georgetown, where our [...]
It’s been a while since we visited Hong Kong so we’ve been refreshing our style radar ahead of a recon mission to track down some more Smith-style stays – keep your eyes peeled for some hot-off-the-presses Hong Kong hotel news. Meanwhile, Mr & Mrs Smith thought you’d appreciate a local shopping tip-off from vintage-dealer extraordinaire, [...]
