Viviane Ashcroft

The Place Summer Returns To Images courtesy of Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc PERCHED AT THE EDGE OF CAP D'ANTIBES FOR OVER 150 YEARS, THIS LEGENDARY HOTEL IS MORE THAN A DESTINATION-IT IS A RITUAL OF SUMMER ITSELF. There is a particular moment that happens at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc that people who have stayed there know instantly. It is usually late afternoon. The light begins to soften across the rocks below the Eden-Roc pool. Lunch has stretched longer than intended. Someone orders another glass...

The French love affair with black — winter minimalism at its most refined Black, in France, is never merely a color. It is a posture. A philosophy. A quiet declaration of restraint and confidence. While winter elsewhere erupts in sparkle and excess, the French retreat inward — returning, season after season, to the purity of black. In Paris, it is not worn to disappear. It is worn to be precise. From the slate mornings along the Seine to candlelit dinners in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, black is...

A Designer’s Vision Finds Its Florida Chapter Images courtesy of Leah Talanian Marino of L Design Interiors For L Design Interiors, this Newport Beach residence represents a defining moment in the career of its founder and principal, Leah Talanian Marino—one that now bridges coasts and anchors her practice firmly in Florida. While the home sits along Lido Bay in California, its sensibility—layered, restrained, and quietly elegant—translates seamlessly to Florida’s refined coastal lifestyle,...