An Inside Look at Louis Vuitton’s Grandly Refreshed Vancouver Store

An Inside Look at Louis Vuitton’s Grandly Refreshed Vancouver Store

After nearly a year of anticipation, the Louis Vuitton Vancouver flagship store renovation opened at 730 Burrard Street. Upon opening in the Château-style Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, the newly-expanded store became Louis Vuitton’s largest in Canada. To house the complete menswear collection, the boutique has a second storey (accessed by a custom circular stairway). In-house designers worked with local millworkers to create the wood-and-leather staircase, a significant feat of architectural engineering. The company calls it a “masterpiece of carpentry,” crediting the local artisans who built this new focal point of the store.

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Beauty Water is The Book That Will Make You Rethink Your Daily Glass of H20

Beauty Water is The Book That Will Make You Rethink Your Daily Glass of H20

When Vancouver’s Tori Holmes was 21 years old, she became the youngest woman to cross the Atlantic ocean in a rowboat. After running into hurricane Katrina and breaking several ribs in a 60-foot swell, her desalinator broke, and she and her then-partner were without water for several days. It was a seminal moment that she describes in detail in her new book, Beauty Water, which launched this week. Holmes, a two-time cancer survivor and now a registered holistic nutritionist, has dedicated her career to the art of hydration and plant-based medicine, first with her Nectar juiceries, and now with this beautifully-designed recipe book of water-based elixirs for beauty, health and healing. We spoke to her about her favourite recipes, how the side effect of the medicinal Schisandra berry is horniness and why self care is going to change the world.

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A Guide to The Different Materials of Gua Sha Stones

A Guide to The Different Materials of Gua Sha Stones

By now you’ve likely heard of gua sha, the Chinese art of facial lifting that has recently swept the beauty world. The practice involves using a tool to sweep the face in an upward motion releasing stagnant blood and lymph, to promote circulation and healing. Used in China for centuries as a folk remedy, the name translates as “to scrape” (gua) and “sand” (sha). While that sounds a little harsh, it’s actually very soothing and has been credited with all kind of health benefits, from relieving stress to preventing hair loss,

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Vancouver’s Newest Facial Bar Combines High Tech Treatments, Vitamin Shots and Wrinkle Relaxing Injections

Vancouver’s Newest Facial Bar Combines High Tech Treatments, Vitamin Shots and Wrinkle Relaxing Injections

The first thing you notice when you walk into Fig is the stylish staff uniform: a green botanical-print pyjama straight off an Olivia von Halle runway. When you learn that founder Jessica Walsh was once the legendary British fashion stylist Isabella Blow’s assistant, it makes sense. Walsh found the 19th century print at London’s Royal Albert Museum and had the uniforms made by a South African menswear designer on recommendation from a former colleague at British Vogue. As you do.

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From Scarf to Scent

From Scarf to Scent

You may know Twilly as the perfect accessory—the traditional square silk scarf first introduced by Hermès in the 1930s and since produced in hundreds of pattern and colour combos (beyond their round-the-neck use, these have also graced our handbags and hair). By SARAH BANCROFT

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Say My Name

Say My Name

“When I first started at Guerlain, I smelled my mother everywhere,” says Isabelle Artus, editorial director at Guerl AIN. She is making a reference to the 90-year-old Shalimar, the iconic fragrance that liberated women wore in the 1960s and ’70s.

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Scent from Paris

Scent from Paris

People associate fragrance with luxury goods, but it is so much more than that,” says Sandra Armstrong, director and co-founder of Le Grand Musée du Parfum in Paris. “It is emblematic of French culture and art de vivre.” By SARAH BANCROFT

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The Look of Love

The Look of Love

After seeing his future wife, Victoria Beckham, wearing a catsuit in a Spice Girls video, David Beckham reportedly declared, “That one there—that’s the girl I’m going to marry.” It’s no surprise that Ms. Beckham’s eponymous fashion line is now known for its sexy silhouettes. By SARAH BANCROFT

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