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Divia Harilela
Contributing writer for Style by SCMP, specialising in fashion, beauty and lifestyle
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Divia Harilela has worked in lifestyle and fashion media for more than 12 years. Her work has been published in magazines such Vogue China, Departures, Elite Traveler and Surface Asia. Founder of luxury and fashion website The D’Vine, she also blogs for websites including Business of Fashion and Howtospendit.com.
The ‘Birkin for the home’ has become standard issue among A-listers, and now everyone from Loewe and Louis Vuitton, to Loro Piana and Brunello Cucinelli are adding styles.
The property’s location near St Stephen’s Cathedral and major museums makes it ideal for visiting historic landmarks and cultural attractions – no wonder it proved a hit with Vienna’s most famous son.
Katy Perry and Kylie Jenner are fans of Mach & Mach, Beyoncé wore Paris Texas over-the-knee boots on her Cowboy Carter album cover, and Bella Hadid favours Dear Frances mesh ballerina flats.
The Goop founder’s home spa has inspired a self-care revolution, but for those without the money or space, Therasage offers portable spas too.
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Leather steamer trunks from the likes of Goyard, Au Départ, Moynat, Asprey and Finnigans bring to mind the golden age of travel, as well as those from Hermès and original trunk maker Louis Vuitton.
Miami-based interior designer Alfredo Paredes; Guillaume Coutheillas, founder of design firm FrenchCalifornia; and Benjamin Paulin of Paulin Paulin Paulin discuss trends in the trendiest of rooms
Style reviews Rosewood Phuket’s extravagant 4-bedroom Palm House and finds a next-level sanctuary with infinity pools and luxe amenities, as well as private chefs and a personal butler
Tastemakers like Richard Johnson at Mytheresa and Lupe Puerta at shopping engine The Floorr give their takes on what has fuelled the rise of names like Wardrobe.NYC, Peter Do and Khaite
Setting out a good spread starts with the cutlery, crockery and decorations to match the mood and formality of your gathering – only then do you add the food
Beyond powerhouse brands like Chanel and Dior are the likes of Sandro, Maje, The Kooples and Ba&sh, now going global, and behind them a cohort of quality smaller labels
We set sail on the maiden voyage of the luxurious Ilma, the second ship to be launched under The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection.
In 5 restored palazzi on the Grand Canal – just a stone’s throw from St Mark’s Square – the hotel offers design-forward suites, high profile art, local cuisine and art-inspired cocktails
Avoid the tourist traps around Piazza San Marco and the Ponte dell’Accademia and instead discover the city’s heritage of artisanal textiles in cute and fashionable independent boutiques
Style your books like Karl Lagerfeld by choosing eye-catching tomes to create a sophisticated but deliberately disorganised effect
The Singapore-based creative is known for quirky pieces like gummy bear pendants but is now doing work inspired by nature
Hong Kong’s Fiyah! Heat Store offer suggestions for chilli-lovers looking to go beyond Lee Kum Kee and Tabasco with a speciality sauce with more umami and more complex flavour
Move over, Net-a-Porter – Independent IRL shops are bouncing back, say experts, citing Shanghai’s Labelhood, Oakland’s McMullen and Andreas Murkudis’ stores in Berlin
While the country has a rich heritage in jewellery making, today’s forward-thinking designers are revitalising the art, and finding fans in the likes of Nicole Kidman and Madonna
Everyone from Meghan Markle and LeBron James to Martha Stewart and Oprah are in a flap over the LA farm and lifestyle brand – but why?
Song Saa in Cambodia and the global chains Rosewood Hotels and 1 Hotels are looking beyond limiting energy use and physical resources to wider community- and guest-based initiatives
Kim Kardashian’s stylist used Shark’s FlexStyle to create her Met Gala look, while brands such as Zuvi and GHD have also been releasing high quality hair tools
Could juicing still be part of a healthy diet, years after the fad for it died? Experts weigh up the pros and cons – read on to find out if it’s for you
The vision of sustainable luxury hotel pioneers Sonu Shivdasani and his wife Eva, the newly opened Soneva Secret is located in the remote-but-pristine Haa Dhaalu Atoll
Architectural Digest magazine, and plant styling feeds on Instagram and Pinterest are making house plants more popular than ever – read on for the basics and some low-maintenance ideas of where to start
Filmmaker Jazzie Sillona has clocked nearly 500,000 Instagram followers with nostalgia-tinged images capturing the simple street scenes that define a city
New hotels in Tokyo’s Toranomon Hills and at Fuji Speedway offer guests a choice of stories: the first an entertainment hub, the second both something for nature-lovers and motorsport fans
Since falling in love with Italian mid-century designers as a young woman, the founder of Nilufar Gallery has become a highly influential designer herself and now has compiled Open Edition, shown as part of Salone del Mobile
Celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow, Kylie Jenner and Bella Hadid lifted matcha’s profile in the way the Olsen twins did for Starbucks coffee years ago – and now the world is in on the fad
Base yourself at a luxury tented camp or recreated fort to discover the evocative city of Jaisalmer and the beautiful desert with its leopards and Rabari tribe
Officially back with a bang, Hong Kong’s neighbouring getaway sports a fresh crop of luxury stays – here’s our pick of the new openings to book now
