Carmen Busquets knows how to get luxury e-commerce back on track
What does 30 years in the luxury fashion industry teach you? For Carmen Busquets, it’s that you can’t take anything with you when you go. The Venezuelan-born entrepreneur, who was both co-founder and founding investor of Net-a-Porter in 2000 and has invested in major companies, including Farfetch, Cult Beauty, Lyst and others since, is embarking […]
Young people are doom spending. Here’s what it is and how to stop it
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Some young people are splashing out on luxuries like travel and designer clothes instead of saving, in a trend that’s being characterized as “doom spending” on social media. Doom spending is when a person mindlessly shops to self-soothe because they feel pessimistic about the economy and their future, according […]
How To Have The British Museum To Yourself
Over 5 million people visit the British Museum each year but there are ways to see it without the crowds (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Getty Images I live in London. Even better, I live near Bloomsbury, a Georgian-era district that surrounds the British Museum, so I’m lucky enough to pop in when I have […]
How To Explore The Luxurious Side Of Madagascar, According To A Travel Expert
Madagascar became an independent nation on June 26th, 1960. getty While there are more than fifty different countries found within the African Union, few are able to rival the spectacular biodiversity found within Madagascar. Located a few hundred kilometers east of Mozambique, this island nation has earned worldwide acclaim for its high concentration of lemurs—a […]
How to entertain like an Italian this summer
These days I’ll pretty much serve plate after plate of vegetarian dishes at my parties depending on what my local fruttivendolo [greengrocer] tells me is in season. Right now that means fava beans, artichokes and fresh peas. Another thing the Italians taught me is that recipes don’t need to be convoluted to be special. They […]
Cabbing in Italy can be a gnarly affair. Here’s how to navigate it
I knew something was amiss when the taxi meter read 10.50 euros as we pulled away from the Roma Termini train station. While negotiating the evening rush hour traffic and typing into a translation app on his cell phone, the cab driver suggested the starting fare included a surcharge for all rides from Rome’s main […]