Category Archives: Luxury

Ted, me and Moynat

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

I have known Ted Moncreiff for 15 years. He first assigned a bargaining story to me when he was an editor at Condenast Traveler way back in 1996. He continued assigning longer and longer pieces as Executive editor of Traveler. … Continue reading →

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Sensual India

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

This is one of my favorite pieces and it took a while to write. It appears in a magazine called Eat Stay Love that is the in house magazine of Aman, Four Seasons, and other luxury hotels in India. Some … Continue reading →

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Cognac

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

My recording at Soundcloud here Sat, Apr 06 2013. 12 12 AM IST A very nosy memory Blending great cognac is all about olfactory memory Shoba Narayan Pierrette Trichet, the cellar master of Rémy Martin. Photo: Courtesy Rémy Martin. What … Continue reading →

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Scents

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

I’m crazy about perfume. In one of my favorite books of all time- Gerald Durrell’s My family and other animals, the mother goes around looking for suitable burial sites for her when she dies. I know it sounds morbid, but … Continue reading →

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Jeweller Hanut Singh

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

For M magazine Hanut Singh is a grandson of Maharaj Karamjit Singh of Kapurthala. Simon de Trey-White     Singh scours the globe in search of his favourite gemstones. Courtesy Hanut Singh     Singh likes to focus on colour, … Continue reading →

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Khadi

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Khadi ‘Freedom fabric’ makes a comeback in India     At the recent high-profile wedding of the Bollywood stars Genelia D’Souza and Ritish Deshmukh, two outfits that stood out were not made of high-end fabric or Swarovski crystal, but khadi, … Continue reading →

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Design inspired by India

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

I was at the Mint Luxury conference in Mumbai.  The Lounge Luxury issue was timed for that.  There are some terrific essays by Radha Chadha and Sunil Khilnani.  I liked Radha’s “More is More” theory of Indian luxury– it is … Continue reading →

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Moynat for FT

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

I love niche products that nobody has heard of.  Moynat fits the bill.  It retails only in Paris for now, and very few people have heard of this brand.  Below is a piece I wrote about Moynat for Financial Times … Continue reading →

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Saris from Paris

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

About the Hermes Sari.  Appearing here in the Financial Times Weekend fashion pages and pasted below. January 13, 2012 10:05 pm Saris from Paris? By Shoba Narayan French label Hermès has launched a take on the traditional garment and sparked … Continue reading →

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Profile of Sabyasachi

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Sabyasachi, the revivalist businessman His style icons are strong, self-confident people who don’t need his clothes to enhance their identity The Good life | Shoba Narayan Clad in a khadi kurta-pyjama and Ferragamo flats, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, 37, is having lunch at … Continue reading →

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