By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Fashion may make a statement, but it is your face that leaves the most lasting impression. Your eyes, lips and skin define your personality, mood and individuality. Today’s cosmetics and beauty products are not coverups intended to conceal, but rather subtle tools to have enhance natural features and accentuate your overall appearance. And whether you are going
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The forever-young U.S. shopping mall retailer Aéropostale has just launched its new spring/summer collection, curated from Mexico City’s vibrantly edgy colors and trendy urban street style and promoting social unity. The chic, new, D.F.-inspired collection is the first in a broader line by the New York-based company to showcase various major cities around the globe throughout 2020
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … Intermoda, now in its 36th year, is the largest fashion exhibition in all Latin America…
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS From super-effective skincare products to oh-so-delicate Italian-inspired jewelry and glitzy posh eyewear, here are some of the best new items now available in Mexico for your indulge-me list. Maximum Hydration Skincare is a year-round endeavor, protecting yourself from chafing in cold weather, slathering on the creams to moisturize and sooth in the sweltering summer, and protecting your
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS No matter what certain Mexican politicians may say, fashion is not “fifi,” and style and good taste are still key social commodities that not only help open the door to business and professional opportunities, but also reflect our personal worldviews and individuality, and make us feel comfortable in our own attire. It is true that casual-Friday-cum-causal-every-workday has,
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Personalized Fashion By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Style is personal, and fashion should be as well. That stunning amber pendant that was your late grandmother’s; the oversized boyfriend shirt that actually came from your main squeeze’s closet (with or without his permission); the gold bracelet that has charms representing each of your children (or pets, or whatever); that kinky little felt hat
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A More Beautiful You By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS We all want to be beautiful, and, in fact, we all are. There is no single universal trait that define beauty, and no ideal image of aesthetic perfection. As the old saying goes: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or as Miss Piggy famously put it: “Beauty is in the eye
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Hublot, the luxury Swiss watch brand founded in 1980 by Italian horologist Carlo Crocco, introduced its new regional director for Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Africa, David Tedeschi, during a lavish media event at Mexico City’s upscale Restaurante de El Lago on Monday, March 11, a sure sign that the company is gearing up
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Here Comes the Sun By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Yeah, it’s spring, and the sun is shining bright in Mexico pre-rainy season. And even when the rains start, there are all those great beach resorts from Cancun to Cabos, plus lots of other summer destinations that are perfect places to show off your beauty and a little skin (just make sure you
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Fabulous February By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It’s the unofficial month of love (thank you St. Valentine for giving us an entire day dedicated to romance), Global Wedding Month (a natural byproduct of all the amorous behavior on the 14th), and International Pie Month (who can’t appreciate the fêting of sweet fruit and savory fillings tenderly wrapped in a flaky-light pastry dough?).
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