Undercover BA: The Artisanal Knitwear Revolution
Vanessa Bell is a freelance writer and trend hunter, running a bespoke personal shopping service called Creme de la Creme, as well as writing as a lifestyle, food, and fashion insider for Wallpaper*,...
View ArticleEthical Design with URSA
Eight years ago, just a few months after graduating with a degree in visual arts, US-native Liz Gleeson decided to take a leap of faith and fly south to Buenos Aires to get to know the city. Today, in...
View ArticleUndercover BA: The New Breed of Artisan Shoe Designers
Vanessa Bell is a freelance writer and trend hunter, running a bespoke personal shopping service called Creme de la Creme, as well as writing as a lifestyle, food, and fashion insider for Wallpaper*,...
View ArticleUndercover BA: Hottest Emerging Designers
Vanessa Bell is a freelance writer and trend hunter, running a bespoke personal shopping service called Creme de la Creme, as well as writing as a lifestyle, food, and fashion insider for Wallpaper*,...
View ArticleUndercover BA: The Holy Grail of Vintage
Vanessa Bell is a freelance writer and trend hunter, running a bespoke personal shopping service called Creme de la Creme, as well as writing as a lifestyle, food, and fashion insider for Wallpaper*,...
View ArticleUndercover BA: Picks for 2015
Vanessa Bell is a freelance writer and trend hunter, running a bespoke personal shopping service called Creme de la Creme, as well as writing as a lifestyle, food, and fashion insider for Wallpaper*,...
View ArticleSummer of Fashion at the CMD
In the south of the city a hive of creative folk are busily consolidating Buenos Aires’ international reputation as a dynamic city for designers. The Distrito de Diseño (Design District) in Barracas...
View ArticlePalo Santo: Eco Sunglasses
Palo Santo’s stylish wooden sunglasses are sure to attract compliments and make your soul feel good knowing they are crafted locally using sustainable materials. But be warned: if you decide to invest...
View ArticleNail Me BAires
Kristin Gutekunst has a small salon tucked away in her cosy Palermo apartment; a corner bursting with countless shades of nail polish, assortments of different sized brushes, and the odd nail-dryer...
View ArticleTop 5 Second-Hand Clothes Shops in BA
In Buenos Aires, despite rampant inflation, you can still find a relatively cheap apartment, buy cigarettes for $10, a bottle of good wine for $30 and eat in decent restaurants for about $100. In a...
View ArticleIndy Eye: Miss World Argentina 2013
Teresa Kuster, from the City of Buenos Aires, was named ‘Miss Argentina’ in the Miss World Argentina pageant that took place on Friday in Rosario. The 25 year-old from Villa Urquiza defeated 23 others,...
View ArticleRalph Lauren to Pay US$1.6m for Bribing Argentine Officials
North American luxury brand Ralph Lauren will pay US$1.6m to settle charges that one of its subsidiaries habitually bribed Argentine customs officials between the years of 2005 and 2009. “The purpose...
View ArticleThe Indy Eye: BAFWeek Autumn/Winter 2013
This week, Buenos Aires celebrated the art of fashion and beauty with BAFWeek Autumn/Winter 2013. From 26th February to 1st March the city honoured the fashion collection debuts for Autumn and Winter....
View ArticleA Cinderella Tour With Creme de la Creme
The outspoken and gregarious Anglo-Argentine Vanessa Bell is the creator of bespoke shopping service Creme de la Creme, which debuted onto the Buenos Aires fashion scene just under a year ago. The...
View ArticleBuenos Aires Summer Street Style – Palermo
Editor’s note: Following the success of our first ‘street style‘ series last winter, The Indy returns to the streets to find out what the latest summer trends are. The sweltering heat of a Buenos Aires...
View ArticleSummer Fashion: Tropical Flowers and Nautical Stripes
Summer is upon us, and it is high time you revise your sun lounging companions. The melting hot summers in Buenos Aires call for light and airy clothes in cool colours. And as your best ally when...
View ArticleMY BA: Eugenia Balbuena, Tango Shoe Designer
Being a tango shoe designer I could not live in a better place. Buenos Aires is the mecca of tango and the dance is an incorporated part of the city’s soul and the porteño identity. People from all...
View ArticleLet’s Hear it for the Boys: Men’s Designers in Buenos Aries
Courtesy of HermanosEstebecorena Buenos Aires is a city filled with really, really good-looking people. While the fashionable and well-kept ladies garner much of the attention, it is well-known that...
View ArticleThe Indy Eye: BAF Week Spring Fashions
The new spring-summer fashion collections by the hottest Buenos Aires designers launched at BAF Week in La Rural last week. Designs by Mishka, De Porcelana, Natura, Amores Trash Couture, Fabian Zitta...
View ArticleProject of the Week: Lara Pujal, Fashion Designer
IdeaMe: is an online platform, which helps creators, be they inventors, artists, or designers, among others, to finance their projects through crowd funding. Each week, the Indy features and promotes...
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