Editorial: Oceans Away by Sarah Kühl

Experiencing a fashion show in person was just a pleasure of few selected people, who were someone in the fashion industry, an editor or a celebrity. Attending a show meant a lot, you were the first one in the world who can see the new collection, feel the music, and dive into the designer’s inspiration. No one else in the world had this privilege. You had to make yourself an opinion on what a critic, who saw the show, wanted you to see. Then Instagram happened and brands slowly let their customers and fashion enthusiasts inside their world and work. We all probably saw some instagram life footage and the cool runway pictures. In the last years you could even get a glimpse of the behind the scenes from an Influencers IG Story. But this all changed. Due to the pandemic!

L’Officiel does not stops travelling (until all the prescriptions and protocols are followed) and this time ports you to Provence, making you discover the land of lavender with its best hotels, museums, vine chateaux and restaurants.

Black Lives Matter movement is not over and Queen B has made this clear with her new release "Black is King".

The global pandemic has even reached the depths of Instagram fashion. Apart from masks, the 2000’s accessories are making a comeback, bringing the sea ever closer to us: Shells & Pearls are now more popular than ever.

Traditionally, early July is the time of couture fashion shows featuring the best of the best who have managed to retain their positions in the current market and adapt to the new rules. However, due to the pandemic, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode decided to have the shows filmed.

4 brands that create timeless pieces and have at heart our planet.

Photographer Sofya Svetlaya on the current debates in the sphere of photography, modern and classical inspirations, the emotions at play in front of and behind the camera and her very own style of photography.

One of the last-added to guide Michelin 3 starred restaurants of France, L'Oustau de Baumaniere is not a simple sophisticated place: one of the oldest Relais&Chateau venues has always been a point of reference to many famous chefs and a place from which many starred carriers have took their roots.