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ONTHE MARKET
Trend-spotting this season’s
must-haves
GENTLEMAN’S CORNER
The editors of SHARP Magazine
embrace 2014’s Colour of the Year
RUNWAY
Spotlightonspring’smostdaringheels
DU MONDE
RonWhiterevealshisloveaffairwithItaly
GLASGOW UNCOVERED
Scotland’s art scene is thriving and
waiting to be explored
INDULGE IN TOFINO
Laura Calder visits Canada’s West
Coast for a unique dining experience
CALIFORNIA COOL
James Magni’s contemporary abode
exudes a modern elegance
STALLING TIME
Experts say it is possible to regain the
radiance your skin once had
ELECTRIC NAILS
Radiant purple nail polish hues
transform into art
BRUNCH IS SERVED
Feast your eyes on the most
immaculate jewellery and accessories
HOMELAND HERITAGE
Profiling Britain’s artisanal
brand, Mulberry
SPARKLING
STRUCTURES
Journey through the Cartier archives
TRENDING
Riccardo Tisci for Nike; Zac Posen
makes his Canadian debut
BEAUTY NEWS
Three fresh beauty finds that’ll help
you put your best face forward
ARTS & CULTURE
Engage in the most anticipated
exhibitions and events
SPIRITS&DRINKS
Warm weather is the ideal time to
embrace small-batch Canadian gin
TECHNOLOGY
Three gadgets to simplify your life
while on the go
FROM THE EDITOR
Springisatimeforrejuvinating
andParisistheperfectspot
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Photos from the most exclusive
soirées around the globe
SHOPPING GUIDE
Find your beloved brands in one place
(and explore some new ones, too)
FASHION DIARY
Suzanne Rogers shares her top New
York fashion week moments
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Scotland has more to offer than picturesque vistas
and fine whisky; Glasgow’s thriving arts scene is full
of talent. With the city’s world-renowned biennial
arts festival taking place this April, we needed to
experience the incredible city for ourselves. A
Ascending the west tower staircase of the acclaimed
Glasgow School of Art (GSA) Mackintosh Building felt
a lot like entering into a cavernous basement; the lights
grew dimmer and the ceilings crept lower. Kitty Byrne, a
GSA architecture student and our GSA tour guide for the
day, explained that architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh
put such thoughtful insight into the building’s purpose,
that snippets of wisdom and inspiration were built right
into the walls. His playful reversal of the stairwell’s space
and lighting could be one of the architect’s on-purpose
idiosyncrasies, made to encourage students to throw out
conventional wisdom and think for themselves.
Everything down to the school’s dual-swinging main doors
seems to have been planned with art scholars in mind. They
were built to withstand the crash of hurrying students; arms
filled with supplies and no time for fiddly doorknobs. For paint-
ers and sculptors, a studio space was built with north-facing
windows to provide steady, shadowless light.
Darkly stained wooden pillars surrounding the school’s
central hall are examples of Mackintosh’s love for the turn of
the century’s emerging Asian-influenced minimalism, and
while the beams were thought to be structural, recent renova-
tions revealed that the posts are most likely decorative. They
stop mere inches from the ceiling, and bear none of its weight.
Mackintosh must have had a good sense of humour to include
such a puzzle in a sea of budding architects. After all, a charm-
ing sense of humour is what Glaswegians are known for.
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After the tour, I popped into the school’s gift shop where
student-made trinkets like decorative stained-glass mirrors,
tiny rose-patterned pillboxes and other souvenirs were for
sale. A jewellery collection in a glass display case caught
my eye. Tiny sculptures in gold and silver looked like geo-
metric outlines of multi-faceted jewels, and were clustered
together forming intricate pendants. As I ogled the collec-
tion, I realized the magnitude of the talent housed under the
school’s roof.
Katie Lees, the silversmith behind the covetable collec-
tion, grew up in Glasgow and honed her skills at the GSA
which led her to start her own line. The delicate pieces, it
turns out, were inspired by Glasgow’s skyline; the buildings
themselves influenced by Glasgow’s shipbuilding history.
Today, Lees’ architectural pieces continue to gain recogni-
tion and have been featured in Vogue, as well as on the cover
of Scottish musician Helen Marnie’s solo album.
Glasgow, it seems, has more than its fair share of talent and
maybe that is due to the city’s helpful support of its artists
through grants, commissions and affordable studio space. The
reward for the city is a rich and colourful culture—which in
turn, inspires even more art and creativity. In 1990, Glasgow
was named “Cultural Capital of Europe,” and in 1999 it was
awarded the “UK City of Architecture and Design” award.
This year, the city continues the trend hosting Glasgow
Gold pendant by jewellery
designer Katie Lees.
PREVIOUS:
Floating Heads by Sophie
Cave at the Kelvingrove
Art Gallery.
RIGHT:
A traffic cone sits atop the
Statue of Wellington.
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International, a biennial exhibition that showcases art from
both local and international talent. The festival, which takes
place from April 4 - 21, will recognize talented artists, offering
visibility that aids in enabling the continuation of their career
success. The free festival will be hosted by more than 30 ven-
ues including must-sees like the Glasgow Gallery of Modern
Art (GoMA), and Kelvingrove.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is Scotland’s most-
visited free attraction, and is one of the UK’s top museums
outside of London. The building was constructed over a cen-
tury ago, and after a recent refurbishment looks brand new.
Entering the central hall was breathtaking. The museum’s
ornate ceiling, pipe organ and grand staircase are not only
beautiful but also massive, and I couldn’t help but feel small
in the monumental setting.
The building houses 22 themed galleries nestled under
one roof, with everything from French Impressionist art
to paintings from the Glasgow School of Art. The gallery’s
famous Hanging Heads installation is the first to greet
guests, and its stark-white heads dangle like balloons over
the hall. The mime-like expressions are beautiful, yet at the
same time I found them slightly unnerving.
Salvador Dali’s Christ of St. John of the Cross didn’t seem
real from one foot away, but it’s always a shock to see some-
thing so famous up close. Is it possible to be star-struck by
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Tiny sculptures in gold and
silver looked like geometric
outlines of multi-faceted jewels.
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But Glasgow is more than a mecca of museums and art galler-
ies. Blythswood Square Hotel, a five star award-winning luxury
spa hotel was a temporary home during my stay, and after a day
of soaking in the Glaswegian culture, I couldn’t wait to return
to my suite. It was once home to the Royal Scottish Automobile
Club where well-to-do gentlemen would rub elbows and do busi-
ness. Many of the building’s original fixtures remain.
Today, the hotel boasts 100 lavish bedrooms fitted with
rainfall showers, separate soaker tubs in hand-crafted
Spanish marble and furniture upholstered with Harris
Tweed from the Hebrides commissioned especially for the
hotel. The fabric is found throughout the hotel in splashes of
bright orchid and Scottish plaid.
The pièce de résistance is the 10,000-square-foot spa with a
list of treatments so extensive you’ll need to indulge in one after
reading it all. Bespoke treatments suit clients’ individual needs,
and the spa’s hot and cold Thermal Experience is bliss.
The hotel is centrally located, and the best way to explore
the city is by foot. On the way to the Merchant City, you’ll pass
the Glasgow Museum of Modern Art where a traffic cone sits
atop the head of the Statue of Wellington. The curious traffic
cone began as a recurring prank dating back to the ‘80s, but
became a symbol of the hearty sense of humour, and friendly
nature of Glasgow’s citizens. A Facebook petition, “Keep the
Cone,” received 72,000 ‘likes’ within the first 24 hours and
the city’s officials stopped removing the cone.
Around the corner, Buchanan Street is lined with
Mulberry, Chanel, Prada and Scotland’s acclaimed House of
Fraser department store. The cobblestone pedestrian-only
street is reportedly the best place to shop outside of London.
A cast-iron peacock statue marks the modest entrance to
Princes Square. A courtyard-turned-shopping centre is one
of the most beautiful I have ever seen. Multi-floor escalators
sweep shoppers to their favourite shops, while a glass ceiling
lets in glimmering, natural light.
After a day of shopping, the balcony at The Restaurant
Bar & Grill is a perfect perch for people watching. Eclectic
dishes from cheese, leek and potato pie, to naturally
reared English beef and seafood will revive you. Michelin-
recommended Cail Bruich is another fantastic eatery, worth
A picturesque view of the
Glengoyne Distillery.
the 10-minute drive from the hotel. The family-owned spot
serves gourmet Scottish fare with a fine French influence,
with a delectable wine list to match. I chose a robust red
to pair with my starter of buffalo milk curd, with lightly
charred onion and Mull cheddar rarebit. For the main
course I tried the pheasant that was tender, flavourful and
cooked to perfection.
My final excursion in Glasgow was a rainy-day trip to the
Scottish Highlands. As we drove through the countryside
the rain stopped, and the orange glow of sun illuminating
the hills was a vision that will stay with me for a long time.
Nestled in a valley next to a trickling creek is Glengoyne, a
distillery that has been producing small batches of slowly
distilled single malt whisky since 1833. Indulge with a taste
of their 35-year-old Highland Single Malt Whisky—only
500 bottles of the elixir were made, each one priced at
nearly $5,000. A bespoke crystal decanter is a fitting ves-
sel for a spirit that has waited since the ‘70s to be enjoyed.
The extravagant bottle makes a lavish consolation for the
whisky-loving someone back home. ✦
a painting? Dali’s original planning sketches and stenciled
quotes decorated the adjacent walls. The artist’s quirkiest
quote adorns the exhibit’s exit: “When I paint, the sea roars.
The others splash about in the bath.”
Some of Kelvingrove’s collections have interactive displays:
a painting with two expressive subjects has electronic speech
bubbles overhead, and guests are invited to submit their own
“thought” interpretations. The Arms and Armour exhibit
was set up with tableau-style scenes that mimicked an actual
battlefield, and a shower of arrows formed an arc, frozen in
midair, as though they had just been fired.
For the history buff, The Burrell Collection is another
must-see. The gallery holds a diverse collection of over 8,000
artifacts, some dating back more than 4,000 years. Former
shipping magnate William Burrell amassed a wide range of art
including King Henry VIII’s ornate headboard, various classic
paintings, sculptures from ancient civilizations and medieval
dinner plates. Intricately carved archways are part of the col-
lection but were incorporated into the building itself. An entire
day could easily be spent here—perhaps even a week.
