“Yves Saint Laurent used to come into the [Four Seasons Hotel] George V in Paris twice a week and have his White Lily Martini. … He was always alone, at the bar with his French bulldog. He was so very chic and lovely with a big smile and an aura of luxury that no other man has ever had.” – Jeff Leathan, artistic director, Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris.

From ‘New Luxury’ a story on page 102 of Vogue Living’s New Luxury issue, April 2013.

Photograph by Ditte Isager.

Mathieu Briand’s Arbe retourné (2011) sculpture displayed at the Melbourne media launch of Migration, a pop-up show of big-name international art by Matthias Arndt. 

From ‘Precious Cargo’ a story on page 88 of Vogue Living April 2013.

Photograph by Earl Carter.

Travel accessories brand TUMI and designer Anna Sui have reunited for a second season with a collection of beautiful, lightweight cases and bags in raspberry and pansy hues.

Karl Lagerfeld’s exquisite Paris apartment speaks of an aesthete with impeccable taste and a sense of balance. Here’s a shot of his dining table dressed with antique 19th-century lace.

From ‘Dressed for Dinner’ a story on page 58 of Vogue Living September/October 2012.

Photograph by Karl Lagerfeld.

Are you as excited about the upcoming release of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby as we are? Our travel editor Lee Tulloch took a look inside a few of the lavish homes of Long Island New York’s “Gold Coast” which inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald during the peak of excess in the roaring 1920s. 

From ‘The Jazz Age’ a story on page 184 of Vogue Living April 2013.

Photograph by Tony Amos.

Rustic timber shelving at Sydney laneway bar Bulletin Place displays the bar’s premium range of spirits, while old-school greengrocer’s scales hold a supply of fresh fruit ripe for cocktails.

From ‘Special Bulletin’ a story on page 54 of Vogue Living April 2013.

Photograph by Sharyn Cairns.

Wool House, the UK’s biggest ever exhibition celebrating wool, has just opened in the West Wing of London’s historic Somerset House. Vogue Living London editor Fiona McCarthy had a chat with its curator, Arabella McNie, and stylist Kit Kemp.

Photography by Simon Brown (supplied by Firmdale Hotels).

Melbourne artist Louise Saxton revives needlework in her collages of salvaged craft materials depicting the natural world.

From ‘Rescued Remnants’ a story on page 85 of Vogue Living April 2013.

Photograph by Marcel Aucar.

What does luxury mean to you? The refined taste of the creatives behind Day Birger et Mikkelsen shows through in their master bedroom, which is replete with fresh white linen by Day Home and complemented by Rococo-style armchairs.

From ‘The Light of Day’ a story on page 150 of Vogue Living April 2013.

Photograph by Gaelle Le Boulicaut.