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Derek Lam

Designer

Derek Lam, a native of San Francisco, began his fashion career in 1990 after graduating from Parsons School of Design. After twelve years spent at the highest levels of American fashion as a designer at Michael Kors, Lam launched his eponymous label in 2003.

Derek's vision for his label is to create clothes that are both luxurious and wearable, with a feminine but unfussy beauty about them. His touch is especially sophisticated: modern but never cold, fantastical but always rational. He skillfully manages the combination of refinement and sensuality, with exceptional fabrics and highly perfected detail. He strives to make fashion that is timeless in its elegance: to offer one clear example, Lam is known already for cutting the most perfect trench. "I am interested in what it means to live a contemporary life," says Lam. "I always consider what will work for women at this moment, and to me this moment is about luxury without formality. Even at their most feminine, my clothes are not precious or staid."

Lam has received abundant recognition within the fashion industry. He won the CFDA Perry Ellis-Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent in Womenswear in 2005, and was a winner of the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund Prize in 2005. In 2007, he won Accessory Designer of the Year at the 2007 CFDA Awards. His work was exhibited at the Kennedy Center's "The New China Chic" exhibition in 2006, and at London's Victoria and Albert Museum's exhibit of significant New York fashion. His deep engagement and creative dialogue with the worlds of art and architecture led to the inclusion of his design in the Neue Galerie's monograph on Egon Schiele, whom Lam considers an inspiration.

JK Place

Florence, Itália

"A perfect gentleman's retreat on the Piazza Santa Maria Novella."

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Cruz de Loreto-Tomatlan, Jalisco, México

"A very sophisticated eco retreat situated between the most perfect, unspoiled Pacific beach and an estatuary which hosts a bird reserve. If you are into, or looking for, nature in its most sensual form, this is the place to go in style"

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Uma Paro

Butão

"In a country which admirably espouses a caretaker's philosophy in regards to its ecology and preserving its unique culture, the Uma Paro is simple and luxurious while respecting the beauty of the land and its people."

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Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

"Home away from Home. I love that they preserved the lobby's chic '60s style, and that the renovated rooms maintained their original identity. It still feels very James Bond of the Sean Connery era. Love the Chinese restaurant on the top floor and high tea at the Clipper Lounge where you will see 'le tout Hong Kong,' the impeccable service and the classic views of the harbour."

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The Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa

San Francisco, CA, USA

"On top of Nob Hill, one of the best family-owned hotels in the City. Really defines classic luxury and civility. Their new rooms are an absolutely perfect SF experience."

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