Angels Sunday, Dec 13 2009 

With the festive season fast bearing down, it’s time to think about those party outfits, and with over 75,000 outfits to hire this ‘costumier’ is in a league of its own. Hire prices start around 600F, and there are professionals on hand to advise (it’s essential that you make an appointment). There are hundreds of accessories starting from as little as 11F. You won’t find tacky make-up here as only serious cosmetics round off the sophisticated fancy-dress look. This place is ideal for those wanting to make a supreme effort and come up with an entirely original disguise.

Life and Creative Work of Serf Actress Zhemchugova Friday, Dec 11 2009 

The story of Zhemchugova, an 18th-century serf is one of those romantic, tragic tales that demands a mini-series. Born a lowly but beautiful serf, she was chosen by her master the Count Sheremetyev at the age of seven to be the star of his private theatre. Educated like a gentlewoman she charmed all and entertained Catherine the Great. Finally, Sheremetyev married her and they had a son but she died of consumption soon after. Her room at the lovely Kuskovo estate is on show along with some of her belongings and portraits of the beauty.

Park Hyatt Chicago Thursday, Dec 10 2009 

Chicago’s newest superstar is a 203-room luxury hotel housed in a slender 67-story residential tower. This branch is one of only 17 of the 195 Hyatt hotels that bear the elite Park Hyatt name. Its stunning art collection includes pieces by Isamu Noguchi and Dale Chihuly with Gerhard Richter’s rendition of Milan’s Piazza del Duomo, purchased at Sotheby’s London for $3.6 million, as its centrepiece. The hotel’s restaurant, NoMI, has panoramic views, a terrace and the French-inspired cuisine of rising culinary star Sandro Gamba.

Camel Ibiza Experience Sunday, Dec 6 2009 

A wise party goer once said ‘if Ibiza won’t come to the raver, then the raver must go to Ibiza’ but luckily for Jozie the World’s number one dance destination is coming – in spirit anyway. The now famous Camel Experience intends to create tub-thumping replicas of the Spanish clubbing island. One of the UK’s more influential live dance acts, Orbital, will be amidst all the hedonism and luxury of this unique dance resort as well as the legendary Leftfield, who are set to spin clubbers into a frenzy.

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