Get the low-down from the original style-seekers' latest good-time hunting expeditions, find destination inspiration and insider tips from around the world. Welcome to the official Smith blog: we hope you enjoy your stay
At the start of the summer, we asked luxury perfumer Linda Pilkington to share her scents of smell (and a few other things). As the founder of Ormonde Jayne on London’s Old Bond Street, she’s journeyed to far-flung frangipani-lined shores and knows more than a thing or two about travelling in style. We delve into [...]
Author and editor Peg Samuel set up Social Diva, a diary-planning site full of insider info on the elite and exclusive events going on in some of Mr and Mrs Smith’s favourite cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Miami and, coming soon, London. We talk parties, preening and how exactly one becomes a [...]
Forget less-than-cool Eighties-style package holidays to Magaluf, our new luxury stays in Mallorca are HOT. As well as having a melange of Mallorcan boutique hotels joining our online collection soon, we’ve just added a selection of stylish self-catering holiday houses to Smith & Friends. Brace yourself for privacy, individuality and style galore, and then feast [...]
Any eco-warrior worth their salt would rather eat their beach towel than stay in an environmentally unfriendly bolthole. After all, how can you kick back and relax if you’re worrying about whether the light bulbs are energy-efficient, if there’s a recycling program or whether your dazzlingly clean bath has been scrubbed with hostile cleaning products? [...]
Mr & Mrs Smith love sniffing out the world’s best places to stay and play, and part of our good-time-hunting agenda is to find the parks, picnic spots and on-the-pulse shops that only your best friend would tell you about.
So, in the spirit of sharing, we tracked down expert perfumer Linda Pilkington to find [...]
Ever wondered what the brains behind Mr & Mrs Smith looks like? Well, here’s your chance to see managing director James Lohan – one half of the entrepreneurial couple that kick-started the whole Smith phenomenon – talking about how he’s helped build the brand from a well-received coffee-table book back in 2003 into the all-singing, [...]
Since we’ve been in Australia, launching Mr & Mrs Smith’s new venture down under, we’ve been lucky enough to cross paths with some of Sydney and Melbourne’s most influential movers and shakers. Never one to miss an opportunity, I’ve shamelessly used our chats to plug them for information about their home cities, and over the [...]
Carina Scott brings both a combination of 20 years’ experience in fashion and a progressive parenting attitude to Nonchalant Mom, her child-friendly blog and online kids’ clothing boutique. We asked her about what inspired her to set up such a unique business, what gets her excited in the world of kids’ fashion, and the terrors [...]
Much like Mr & Mrs Smith, Suzanne’s Files is a trusted online source of inspiring travel tips and information, compiled by travel-savvy style-spotter Suzanne Aaronson from her own experiences and those of her global contacts. Since we’re both obsessed with style, service and quality, and love uncovering the world’s best boutique hotels, luxury beach resorts [...]
Think of your top three interior designers and there’s one name that should definitely crop up: Ilse Crawford. Returning to our series of interviews with the industry giants who featured in our Top 10: Boutique Hotel Designers, we managed to grab 20 minutes with the one-woman powerhouse behind Studioilse, the company that has created some [...]
