I met with the world leader in the field of design using paper. A true magician that reinterprets Poiret,Worth, Chanel, Dior, and Mariano Fortuny creating beautiful clothes wich reflect the world of fashion. Check Isabelle de Borchgrave interview at her impressive studio in Brussels.
Portraits
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The day I met Tonino Cacace, was a few weeks before my recent arrival at the hotel. Like a Greek god coming down from Olympus, he had someone call me in to introduce himself so that luckily, I could pay him my respects gracefully with an absolute stunning interview.
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My friend Adriana decided to host a dinner in my honor. She invited her friends and inaugurated the beautiful dining room at her Riad Nour. Among Adriana’s guests, a top haute couture designer Zineb Joundy, from Casablanca, former Comissaire de la Mode in France for Les ‘Temps du Maroc’.
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She is Brazilian, the color of her eyes aquamarine and her astrological sign, like mine, an intensive double Scorpio. The Hippie-chic, Boho, Euro-gypsy-glam-girl Adriana Bittencourt is my friend.
Hong-Kong Born Malini, of Indian nationality, reveals to my surprise that she has been designing for over five years a line of accessories, handbags and belts, her forte that have become a favorite with editors at Harpers Bazaar, W magazine and Vogue.