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
On a recent stopover to check up on Smith’s boutique hotels in Singapore, we remembered why we first fell for the south-east Asian city’s buzzy mix of stylish stays, fabulous food and cocktails with a view…
It’s not often you get a rocket in your room – or a monster soft toy. This is Wanderlust hotel [...]
No, we’re not suddenly advocating mobile-home holidays (although we do rather like the idea of a gaily painted, horse-drawn Romany gypsy affair) – we’d just like to draw your attention to a rather lovely new book from the inspiring interiors magpie Emily Chalmers, owner/curator of stylish London design boutique, Caravan, in Shoreditch.
If you’re a fan [...]
Stuffed Botswanian hyena, early-1900s chalkware carnival figurine or limited-edition LP with your latte, ma’am?
Brooklyn’s Black Gold is a dark horse on BoCoCa’s sunny, stroller-packed main strip. This café in New York is a coffee shop cum cornucopia of carefully curated curios, perfectly out of place in the leafy, gentrified neighbourhood where Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, [...]
With the long-weekend season nearly upon us, and by way of acknowledging the fashion grand tour that is the ’shows’ this month, we bring you spring’s hottest weekend-wardrobe essentials, whether you’re frolicking in Florence, pirouetting in Paris or nipping off to New York.
These packing suggestions should ensure there’s a little less to worry about; [...]
Urgh: who put Valentine’s Day on a Monday? If you’ve not had time to book a restaurant or splash out on slinky jewellery, panic not – help is at hand. (Come on though, with a whole weekend to sort yourself out, surely you managed to get a card? Not yet? Hmm.)
Well now, if you [...]
To go with the generous boutique-hotel glut represented by our recent South-East Asia hotel guide, and the joyous bounty of new Asia-Pacific destinations made Smith by our office in Melbourne, we’ve resolved to bring you more news and views from the other side of the globe (or, from your side, if you’re reading this in [...]
In part 1 of our Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide 2010, we brought you a dazzling array of festive wonders and perfect present picks from some of Mr & Mrs Smith’s favourite style mavens, including designer Amanda Wakeley, gifts-galore store Pedlars, and wholesome homeware and clothes boutique Toast.
Today, we’re back with a whole new array of [...]
If you’re anything like us, when the consumer countdown to Christmas began in, ooh, 1066, you just put your fingers in your ears and went ‘la la la, October is not nearly Christmas time’. But now you’ve suddenly realised that Hallowe’en has been and gone, that Thanksgiving has also, and that the big event is [...]
No, we’re not riddled with parasites – we’re just celebrating the glories of the flea market. Partly because, taking inspiration from New York’s thriving vintage-sale scene; London’s suddenly crawling with them, partly because we’re excited about this weekend’s Kensal Flea Christmas Fair (which Smith’s own Juliet has a well-manicured hand in); and partly because we’re [...]
Following up on our interview with Amanda Wakeley earlier this year (not to mention her chic weekend packing tips post), we’ve delved further into her non-stop fashion life to bring you all the best tips from her international travels.
Here, the OBE-bestowed British fashion designer, brides’ best friend and all-round wonderwoman reveals the most stylish [...]
