PRADA PRADASPHERE II TO OPEN IN SHANGHAI

Prada will present a public exhibition tracing the history of the brand, from its origins in 1913 to the present day. Told through a selection of stories curated by co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, the exhibition is as rich as it is intimate. More than 500 artifacts physical and digital will be on display, drawn from the fashion archive as well as decades-long engagements across art, architecture, culture, and sport. 

Building on the success of the first iteration in 2014, this exhibition follows the groundbreaking trajectory of Prada, exploring the indelible impact of its vision on luxury, beauty, and fashion as an intellectual act. Not a spectacle, but an in-depth experience of astonishing variety, the exhibition depicts Prada through accumulation, close looking, and hospitality. 

Diverse elements reveal the themes and ideas core to Prada. Some explore deep craft and skilled making, others reveal the manifold aesthetic contradictions at the heart of the brand, while others explore Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons’s ongoing quest to challenge traditional notions of luxury. Sharing new perspectives on 110 years of history, the exhibition grants unparalleled, firsthand access into the brand’s past, present, and future.

Pradasphere is free and open to the public from 
December 7, 2023 to January 21, 2024.

回看低調奢華 QUIET LUXURY - AN ODE TO CLASSISM

回看低調奢華

QUIET LUXURY

An Ode to Classism

无论身处于时尚领域抑或在我们的日常生活中，『美』往往会与地域归属感和身份认同感碰撞并紧密交织，Overly Designed 的设计往往去过度迎合“凡尔赛文学”*，这个梗的衍生和大概意思就是高调地特显生活的高尚，奢华，卖弄虚伪，刻意炫富，从个人角度去理解与美相关的理念和姿态，一般是用来调侃的。但是，却用一种反向的表述，经过修饰和有计算地去炫耀自己优越生活的人，盲目追求名和利，去填补本来以很空虚的心灵，死不足惜和甘心成为时尚奴隶，以五十步笑一百部的心态来满足虚荣感，并由此产生共鸣。

当你还在倾情探索这片浩瀚宇宙时，可会运用或以你的能量与视角幻化成为复兴的催化剂？ ！
Logomania及Monogram可靠边站，暂告一段落。不以logo标识谈话来诠释你多富有， Quiet Luxury的低调奢华正在回归时尚圈，以独到的简约审美视角，探索和揉合了精湛匠心工艺与低调奢华生活艺术。我们不用高姿态喧哗，脱离俗世的装扮，以个人的独有个性形态去洋溢着与生俱来的精致魅力以及优雅气场，轻松明快地为自己注入全新的感性与魅力的同时，去抱拥品牌背后设计理念和传统工艺的出类拔萃，领悟低调名牌穿衣之道，毫不费力地穿出那effortless chic的时尚感，来学习对极致奢华的重塑与致敬的『蜕变之旅』去风靡全球的低调奢华风潮，土豪之感不再，让品味逐渐升呢。

Effortless讲求的是低调，而追求的是一种符合个人品牌的风格。精致、优雅、实用于一体的经典设计，如同一首以现代方式重绎经典的颂歌，坚守著品牌的悠久的历史，着力彰显品牌创立宗旨，并以传承极致的剪裁工艺赋予革新精神、严选精致面料糅合严谨而考究的匠心工艺、设计及细节去创造出隽永格调、美观及实用功能，体现品牌价值的所在，去欣赏每一件单品匠心工艺与精制的剪裁而喝彩和颂赞，无惧时间流逝和不盲从潮流走向，就是要让你可随意地去穿出具当代气息的真正奢华风范。

以追求卓越，跳脫前行并著重与視觉感官的體驗去提升奢華品味，既穩重端莊，也休閒隨性，时刻展現脱俗的个性和时尚美感，散發著隨興優雅的氣質。珍貴材質與實用性結合，將精緻舒適發揮得淋漓盡致，去演繹日常華麗美學和意想不到的个人爾雅魅力。经典永恒久，意义铸非凡，Quiet luxury is an ode to classism， 默默地颂赞经典，以细致考究的标志性设计致意品牌的传承，演绎内敛优雅。细节精致，设计经得起时间考验，历久不衰。低调奢华，超凡出众，精益求精，能够成为经典，无需做出无谓的妥协，贵，就是要贵得有态度和有道理，不再独自探戈，不知者不罪，明者明！ 

*法国巴黎的凡尔赛宫殿，乃是世界五大宫殿之一，其内部富丽非凡，展现了法国贵族们的穷奢极奢的生活。
 
 
 
 

BRASSERIE 1930 - OUI LOVE IT!

Dining in Sydney is full of surprises at the moment, with so many elevated dining concepts being launched and long standing ones holding their own. With great expectation and anticipation by dining in a heritage building that defines what dining space is created, Brasserie 1930 has it in spades…..mylifestylenews writes.

If you are seeking a glamorous evening out, arrive with a sense of awe and get ready to excite your palate by dining at Brasserie 1930 is a definite must. This modernist take on the classic French brasserie lesser known art deco has some of the most coveted tables to marvel right in the heart of Sydney’s CBD sandstone precinct.

Situated in the iconic Capella Hotel at Farrer Place, Sydney, Brasserie 1930 determines to deliver an elevated dining experience since its opening in March 2023 and it has hit its stride as an anchor for the already booming area in Sydney. The alluring Brasserie 1930 is in consultation with the Bentley Group - one of Sydney’s most influential hospitality groups which already have an outstanding reputation for creating dining concepts in Sydney and beyond. Nick Hildebrandt & Chef Brent Savage - co-owner strike to deliver a nouveau dining experience for more than just a well-pleasing expectation.
 

Expect to indulge and be surrounded in the European feel and touches of elements in another level of luxury. While the building itself is heritage listed, the atmospheric and artistic Brasserie 1930 is a cut above. The entrance opens up to a world of chic, with marble-clad ode to the grand dining rooms of yesteryear, housed within the golden sandstone of the former Department of Education building on Bridge Street, Sydney.

 
The ambience is a stunning blend of old-world elegance and a sophisticated new world charm. The overall look is grand and sleek, with subtle, often abstracted, references to the surrounding city: table bases are of hefty white marble, the floors inlaid with mosaic-like patterns in darker earth tone shades. The soaring high ceilings and heritage detail of the room set an alluring new base in a neighbourhood that is never short of charm.

From the restaurant art on the walls to the large plush leather banquettes and booths and the lavish use of Italian marble, the ambience disseminates and flourishes with a nouvelle art deco sleek contemporary geometric styled forms that bursts with appropriate colours to please.

Street facing windows let in natural light to warm, peach-coloured walls and illuminated by hanging glass pendant lamps. The loft-like space breathes art creativity and fun that celebrates the main dining area’s individuality…in style and sophistication paying homage to the old world style.

There are many details in the interior to admire as the space exudes grandeur and sophistication which is due in no small part to the bones of the original building, which lends itself to grand designs, but somehow they have managed to pare down the grandeur a little so the space is warm and inviting, but creating architectural and interior touch points, the signature wall and ceiling lighting, the sensibly divided spaces to create a little more intimacy in a such a high-ceilinged room.

Comfort and style with great design dominates the interior of Brasserie 1930 and that is exactly what the brand offers. In the mesh of traditional and current aesthetic nouveau art deco style collaboration to give a fresh new look. Simply ecletic!

Savour the unrivalled French Bistronomique dinning at Brasserie 1930, experience a symphonic exploration of culinary pleasure. Keep the steak frites but ditch the escargots and souffle, the culinary team is here to delight you with a point of difference and push the boundaries from its usual classics with a touch of fine-dining experience.

By celebrating the beauty of noble, natural and refined ingredients used, this empowers you with the freedom to re-imagine the creative vision with an Australian twist as a majority of the ingredients and produce used is Australian made and strategically being highlighted. It was a discovery and a homecoming at once. You have to work hard to create something different in the Sydney culinary scene and this is serious re-fined dining. Brasserie 1930 celebrates its heritage with an exquisitely crafted, inventive and utterly delicious French bistronomique menu for you to experience a symphonic exploration of culinary pleasure expertly paired with boutique and rare fine wines from its superb wine vault.
 

<Crab Tart - Amuse Bouche>
Delicately and artistically presented! The tart is made into a flower blossomed shape and filled up with flavoursome crab meat, it was placed neatly in the centre on a white stoneware. The tarts are covered completely with a bed of finely cut green chives and meticulously topped with vivid colour of round and firm caviar. It is light yet sensational and explodes on the palate. What’s not to like about this little morsel to pique the taste buds? A winner! The in-house made sourdough with cultured butter is another great bite that is so high end in taste and utterly to die for. If you are not careful you will keep ordering more……Who knew bread could taste this good!

<David Blackmore Beef Tartare, Mustard, Caper, Eschalot, Rye Crisp>
Beef Tartare can be done in a myriad of ways, but Brasserie 1930’s version and etiquette portion takes the prize as the most fabulous combination of ingredients and tastes so flavoursome. Somehow the kitchen has blended and married ingredients to a heightened level that left us wanting more. It was in a way intense with quintessential beef relish and tanginess with the premium beef supplied from Rangers Valley in Northern NSW.

<Glazed Quail, Whipped Feta with Green Olive Salsa>
A generous portion of a whole quail halved and grilled to a perfection of tender and smokey flavour, topped with green olive salsa and whipped feta. Quail is such a wonderful meat when cooked with expert hands and this was absolutely divine.

<Whole Roasted Duck> (To Share)

Breast, Neck Sausage, Blood Orange, Fennel, Spinach, Glazed Eschalot
With essential ingredients and no use cutting corners, the best food and cooking takes time and is worth the wait. A whole roasted duck with roasted plum, fennel, spinach and a glazed eschalot, each style of cooking was tender, juicy and filled with flavours that had us salivating at every mouthful. This is a rendition of a whole duck that cannot be faulted and a definite triumph of presentation, flavor, execution and cooking skills. It is a jackpot.

<Coppertree Farms Ribeye, Bordelaise Sauce 600g>
Once again provenance must play a part in why a dish tastes so great – you always wonder if there is a big difference and this is testament to the worth of such flavoursome and tender meat. This was a sensational piece of meat that had a char-grilled finish and was so tender, with a texture that was a pleasure to chew and packed with flavor served with the classic rich and buttery demi-glace Bordelaise sauce. If steak is your thing then this 600g satisfying meat is a must order!

With the amount of meat shared between the two of us, we had over-indulged and definitely did not have any room for dessert, but we were tempted. In short, it was an evening that will not be easily forgotten. We opted for wine pairings, which was a great way to enjoy both the food and a variety of wines and they have wines by the glass that are stunning. Our Sommelier Sam was an absolute delight and came with a wealth of knowledge that is to be admired. The elegant 2020 Paolo Scavino Langhe Nebbiolo was chosen to pair with both succulent roasted duck and Ribeye for its fresh medium intensity and was well balanced the heaviness of the meat that was rather divine.

The service, meanwhile, is reliably discreet, affable, and professional. The staff - uniformly smiling, fizzing with energy and Loella our server was delightful and insightful about every ingredient and Kellie, the Assistant Manager was also to be noted for her professionalism that made the whole night so memorable and welcome and the grandness of it all that always makes people happy right from the start. Nothing could be faulted and we felt as if we had been treated like royalty. We soaked up the atmosphere and lingered over each morsel of food and taste of wine and did not want the evening to end.

This is a dining experience that is grand, but not in a pretentious way and they seem to make every guest feel so at home. Brasserie 1930 must be your restaurant of choice when you are looking for that special experience blossomed in French gastronomy where food and wine are forefront and service supports every step of the culinary journey that creates an unforgettable evening! The unrivalled culinary journey with super-luxe dining that it can entail, dining in Sydney can surely go posh.

The meticulous design and exemplary service is the key for a memorable dining experience. It is a joyful coming together of culture and cuisine, with bountiful produce of the area in dishes that are at once traditional and creative, its culinary artistry is especially notable, as dishes become mini masterpieces and produce is elevated to starry heights. Dine into the groove of Brasserie 1930, as it is a feast for your senses and an unrivalled, world class culinary experience that awaits and OUI! Simply love it.

Tried & Tested:
Location: 5/5
Design & Decor: 5/5
Food & Beverage: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Value For Money: 5/5
Experience: 5/5

Brasserie 1930

2/4, Farrer Place,

Sydney, NSW

Australia

Tel: +61 2 9071 5000

Reviews are based on actual day of visit and experience. mylifestylenews reserves the right of final decision in case of any disputes. All images are photographed by mylifestylenews team without any photoshop enhancement and are the property owned by mylifestylenews unless otherwise stated.