eliesaab.com Designers Elie Saab: The Art of Modern Couture Few names have shaped the language of modern eveningwear as distinctly as Elie Saab. Founded in Beirut in 1982, when its namesake designer was only 18, the house began as a small atelier specialising in bridal and couture creations. Saab’s early fascination with embroidery, silk, crystals and intricate handwork By IP Staff • 2 min read
zimmermann.com Designers Zimmermann: From Sydney Markets to a Global Fashion House Few Australian fashion houses have travelled as far from their origins as ZIMMERMANN. Founded in Sydney in 1991 by sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann, the label began with Nicky designing dresses in her parents’ garage and selling them at Paddington markets. An early two-page editorial in Australian Vogue brought By IP Staff • 2 min read
christopheresber.com Designers Christopher Esber: The New Language of Australian Sensuality Christopher Esber has become one of the defining names in contemporary Australian fashion, building a label where sensuality is expressed through precision rather than excess. Founded in Sydney in 2010, the brand grew from Esber’s early training in tailoring and his fascination with the relationship between structure and the By IP Staff • 2 min read
RU The TOP Signature Мария Топольская, основатель и генеральный директор TOP Signature, делится историей компании — 30 годами вдохновения, открытий и уникальных проектов в мире роскошных отелей. Вчера. Сегодня. Завтра. 1996. Как будто это было вчера Европейские отели и гостиничные группы только начинали открывать для себя гостей из стран, ещё недавно входивших в состав СССР. By iTravel Staff • 6 min read
alessandrarich.com Designers Alessandra Rich: When Romance Turns Rebellious Since founding her eponymous label in 2010, Alessandra Rich has established a distinctive place in contemporary luxury fashion. With offices in London and Milan, the brand produces its collections entirely in Italy, combining Italian tailoring with the creative energy of London. From the beginning, Rich has built her aesthetic around By IP Staff • 2 min read
Luxury Hotels Summer Senses Paros: When Luxury Learns to Be Quiet A weekend at Summer Senses, on the far side of Paros "Let Paros go, and those figs, and the life of the sea." Archilochus of Paros, seventh century BC Almost everyone arrives on Paros from somewhere louder. The crossing takes less than 40 minutes on the fast boat By iTravel Staff • 4 min read
Places to stay Finding luxury in the Seychelles and how some giant tortoises taught me to slow down There are a few things you expect when you book a luxury resort in the Seychelles. Beautiful beach? Of course. Turquoise water? Naturally. Great cocktails? I hope so. But what I wasn't expecting was spending my morning walk to breakfast looking to see if the giant tortoises were By Janine Anne Avery • 5 min read
jacquemus.com Designers Jacquemus: How Simon Porte Jacquemus Made French Fashion Feel New Founded in Paris in 2009 by Simon Porte Jacquemus, the eponymous house was built around a deeply personal idea: a tribute to the designer’s late mother and to the French way of life that shaped his imagination. From photography and cinema to painting, sculpture and decorative arts, Jacquemus draws By IP Staff • 2 min read
Gastronomy NYKAT Plage, Antibes: Taste the Riviera, Feel the Sand There is something quietly disarming about arriving at a restaurant and feeling sand beneath your feet before you’ve even opened the menu. At NYKAT Plage, which opened in June 2026 in the heart of Old Antibes, that simple detail immediately changes the pace of the evening. Fine white sand By IP Staff • 3 min read
Gastronomy Lío Mykonos: Where Dinner Becomes the Show There are restaurants where dinner is the main event, and there are clubs where music takes over after midnight. Lío Mykonos deliberately blurs the line between the two. Born from the legendary Ibiza concept and now firmly established in the heart of Mykonos Town, it combines contemporary Mediterranean dining with By IP Staff • 3 min read
Travel South Africa's quiet safari secret What if I told you there’s a house somewhere in the South African wilderness where you can relax in a hammock while giraffes wander on the far hillside? Where you can bike with impala and not another soul in sight? Think of a safari in South Africa, and there’ By Janine Anne Avery • 5 min read
santani.com Luxury Guides Sri Lanka, Read Slowly An editor's guide to an island best understood in four movements “The whole of Ceylon is a garden, and the people who live in it are gardeners.” — Leonard Woolf, whose year as a colonial officer became The Village in the Jungle Sri Lanka is roughly the size of By iTravel Staff • 5 min read
