Property Of Panniers

A limited-edition bag built for bicycles that transforms into a stylish satchel

A city synonymous with cycling, Amsterdam has already inspired one of its newest inhabitants, the Singapore-based Property Of, to tackle the task of stylishly transporting daily essentials while on two wheels. The solution comes on the heels of the bag brand’s first flagship shop that opened in the Dutch capital earlier this year, commemorating the milestone with a double-functioning pannier and messenger bag. Incorporating wax-treated …

Le Cointreau Privé

One of our favorite Parisian hotels hosts Dita Von Teese for a month of burlesque affairs

Having visited the Hotel Particulier Montmartre when it opened in 2007, we recently returned for another stay in the artfully decorated private-residence-turned-hotel. While some of its charms remained the same—such as the view of the pétanque players in the neighboring courtyard, a curious collection of art books and fashion-forward magazines, and the feeling that you’ve stepped into an eccentric French fantasyland—the hotel’s ambiance and decor …

James Small x W London

Custom utility belts for nomadic bon vivants

Created for the W Hotel concept of a high-profile, über-connected concierge (that they call a W Insider), designer James Small’s bespoke belts put the party on your hips with covetable accessories like a hip flask, credit card and phone holders, decision dice pocket, a slot for a USB stick and a Saint Christopher medal “for extra special luck.” The accessory, commissioned by the W London …