Vanity Fair UK - 10.2019

OCTOBER 2019 VANITY FAIR

A Private Ocean Retreat at Jumeirah Vittaveli

Fashion

Fall Change

From a self-taught Korean blogger-

turned-designer (Le 17 Septembre) to a

rule-bending Barcelona-based

handbag brand (The Sant), the new

wave of Net-a-Por ter’s Va ng ua rd

designers has landed. All scouted

through Instagram, each f ledgling

brand receives business mentorship, a

stunning visual campaign, and is

exclusive to the online retailer for the

Autumn/Winter 2019 season.

net-a-porter.com

Opening

A Room of One’s Own

It has been over a year since Annabel’s

(the storied private members’ club)

reopened its doors, yet “have you been

to the new Annabel’s?” remains an

oft-repeated question. Now, keen

non-members (who are unable to

persuade a member friend to host

them) can access the club by hosting

their own event in one of the building’s

nine private spaces, all decorated in

inimitable, maximalist style.

annabels.co.uk

The Vanguard, Net-a-Porter

Michael Kors Collection fringed canteen bag

Prada Broadway jacket

Agenda By Annabel Davidson

@vanityfairlondon

Launch

Fringe Benefit

I f t he logo on t his fabu lously fr inged

canteen bag from Michael Kors

Collection looks a little retro, it’s with

good reason. The monogram is a

reworking of one he had been playing

around with in his youth, rediscovered

in an old sketch book. A fitting addition

to the 1970s vibe seen in Kors’ Fall 2019

collection. michaelkors.co.uk

Fashion

Larger than Life

Functional meets fabulous via Prada’s

new women’s lifestyle collection: Prada

Broadway. Oversized pockets, fuzzy

furs in candy f loss pink, chunky zips,

pale turquoise knits and big hoodies are

all designed to sit alongside the runway

collections, exuding a wonderfully

quirky, ’90s-era utilitarianism.

prada.com

The Silver Room at Annabel’s

Tr a v e l

Slide Away

It’s the stuff of fantasy—your own

private slide to deliver you directly into

the intoxicatingly turquoise waters of

the Maldives from the terrace of your

villa. Except, it’s reality. Luxury

Maldivian resort Jumeirah Vittaveli’s

revamped Private Ocean Retreats all

feature a 23m slide to take guests from

su nbat hing to sea in a n (ex hi la rat ing )

instant. With two bedrooms in each

villa, there’s no excuse to leave children

at home—this is family fun in

immensely luxurious style. Add to that

the award-winning spa, restaurants,

kids club and teen lounge, private boat

to get you to and from the villa (should

you ever want to leave) and the fact that

Jumeirah Vittaveli is just a 20-minute

boat r ide from Ma lé a ir por t, a nd t his is

one Indian Ocean retreat that will make

you think twice about arriving sans

enfants. Unless, of course, you’d rather

a completely child-free holiday, in

which case, they needn’t know.

jumeirah.com

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