By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Christian Dior once said that “after women, flowers are God’s most divide creations.” Dior loved flowers, having grown up in villa in the heart of Granville, France, where he and his mother would spend hours cultivating their fragrant rose gardens along the Normandy coast. And it was Dior’s inherent love of flowers that inspired his first major
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By THÉRÊSE MARGOLIS In Mexico, Mother’s Day is a very big deal, with mandatory presents, commemorative lunches and even mariachi serenades. Father’s Day, not so much. In case you are interested, the much-maligned holiday for Pops came into existence back in 1909 in the United States, when a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, “tried to establish an official equivalent to
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By YUDITH MALAMUD When it comes to perfumes, roses are — and have always been — the crème de la crème of essences. The solidarity scarlet rose and the majestic bouquet of long-stemmed buds are the floral epitome of love and romance. The sensuous aroma of roses arouses both passion and tenderness, seduction and innocence. And of all the roses
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SUMMER ROMANCE By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Ah, summer, that delightfully lusty time of year when we caress our senses and spirits with sensuous and ethereal pleasures and regale our bodies with the feel of soft, flowing fabrics and silky, floral elixirs. Summer is a time to pamper yourself, to take a few extra minutes each day to enjoy the tangible luxuries
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MAKE AN IMPRESSION By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS In today’s anything-goes world of multihued rainbow hair, barely-there transparent catsuits and sky-high heels that can give you altitude sickness, it may seem that it is hard to make a stand-out statement with your attire without investing in a Meghan Markle-worthy tiara or suffering a wardrobe malfunction that bares it all Janet Jackson-style. But while we may
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SUMMER FUN AND GIFTS FOR HIM By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Summer is in full bloom in Mexico, and while it’s a great time to enjoy the sun and lounging at the beach, it is also a crucial time to protect yourself from UV rays. By now, everyone knows (or should know) that if you are planning to take in the sun’s rays,
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