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Over the new year holidays, I was lucky enough to fly to New Orleans, and I was seduced and mesmerized by […]

If it’s one thing we have in common in the ecru office, it’s the love of old movies.  Since Halloween

When we started discussing the “Curiosities” collection, Marchesa Luisa Casati immediately popped into my head.  The eccentric and extravagant Italian countess was a patron

The powers of talismans are still strong today.  Centuries-old, different talismans have special symbols to a wide range of cultures.

I’ve always dreamt of going on a safari and getting to look at all the majestic African wildlife. This dream

We have a thing for Malian portrait photographers.   Last year our fascination was Malick Sidibe’s shots, and this year Seydou

A while back Nur sent me beautiful aerial images of Botswana Savannah taken by Zack Seckler. It was at the

I’ve seen Cecil Beaton’s images often.  Every time I come across them it feels as I’ve just stumbled across them. 

It’s finally Christmas and the festivities have already begun.  Nostalgia creeps in this time of the year, especially to a

Glitz, glamour, and a club filled with palms! That was the Coconut Grove Club of the Ambassador Hotel in Los