L.A. Dance Project’s Annual Gala honours groundbreaking American ballet dancer Misty Copeland. Dance can be one of the most thrilling forms of visual creativity. Whether it’s the athletic prowess of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, the imagination of Fred Astaire using a hat rack in a lengthy routine, or the elegance of Astaire’s partner Ginger Rogers …
Van Cleef & Arpels’ new Canadian flagship boutique in Toronto’s Yorkville captures the special style of a luxury Paris apartment. If asked to take an apartment in any city in the world, many would choose Paris, picturing how Coco Chanel lived on Rue de Cambon in the Paris of the 1920s and 1930s: warmth and …
Van Cleef & Arpels’ new Le Grand Tour collection captures a colourful sketchbook of European history and culture. Today’s modern expression, “backpacking through Europe,” had much grander and more romantic origins. Born in England in the 16th century, the Grand Tour - so named in reference to a circular journey that returned to its starting …
Looking for the ideal piece to add to your collection this fall? Take a look at some of our favourites from the high-end, luxury designers below. 1. Pomellato’s beautiful rose gold bracelet features pavé diamonds created with rose gold and brown, black and white diamonds. www.pomellato.com [display_ad] 2. This original design from Messika’s Glam’Azone collection …
The French fine jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels is, at its core, rooted in love and harmony — both of which come through in its products. Famous American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that “a house is made with walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.” The story of Alfred …
On April 11, 2013, Birks’s Bloor Street location unveiled its new boutique dedicated to the creations of Paris-based jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels, exclusively available at Birks in Canada. Among the treasures on display was the Maison’s Alhambra Collection, the iconic line of charming accessories inspired by Jacques Arpels’s love of luck. “Birks is privileged …
