Mandolyna Theodoracopulos 
Mandolyna Theodoracopulos runs Taki's Magazine from London. She also works full-time as an interior designer.
Cultural Caviar
¡Viva Holy Matrimony!Dec 25 2013 People have a lot of hang-ups about marriage. People tell you how hard marriage is for them and to wait as long as possible before |
Commerce
Keeping Up With the DiamondsDec 11 2013 Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds! Girls love them. Jewelers love them. Warlords love them. I love them, you love them. Who doesn"t love them? Diamonds are shiny, |
Afternoon Delight
You Are Where You EatSep 01 2013 I never much thought about ordering regional specialties until an American friend of mine brought her Italian husband to a roadside diner in Rhode Island, |
Cultural Caviar
Club LifeSep 13 2012 Are you a clubman? Have you ever been a member or do you intend to apply for membership to a club? Whether or not you |
Politics
It’s My Party and I”ll Leave if I Want ToSep 05 2012 I have never voted for a Republican Party candidate despite being a registered member of the GOP. The first time I voted for an American |
Commerce
The Perv Behind the BadgeMay 01 2012 Being at the mercy of a person in uniform can drive a reasonable person to madness. But if you"re in a less-than-reasonable mood and you |
Commerce
Scrubbing Your Way to the TopMar 01 2012 Fortunately I am not one of the newly unemployed. But if I found myself jobless and needing to earn a few bucks, there are lots |
Immigration
The Inmates are Running the Asylum-SeekersFeb 17 2012 During the summer of 2008 I spent several days on the Greek island of Patmos. Every morning on my way to the beach I would |
Cultural Caviar
Valentino: The Sartorial SuperstarJan 31 2012 Long before a well-known French shoe designer immortalized women’s feet with red soles, the red Valentino dress had deified the women who wore them for |
Multiculturalism
Vive la Confederation Helvetique!Jan 27 2012 The human urge to migrate seems as strong as ever. People have been trekking out of Africa to colonize the planet for at least 60,000 |
Cultural Caviar
Happy Holidays?Dec 25 2011 Ho Ho Ho…Merry Christmas! At least it’s usually merry for those of us who love Christmas, notwithstanding the Scrooge in every family who tries to |
Beau Monde
Vive les Nouveaux Pauvres!Nov 18 2011 Luxury is thought to mean having what one wants. Luxury is living opulently in a grand house with plenty of servants and a diamond tiara |
Beau Monde
My Cures for the Summertime BluesAug 24 2011 When I was growing up we used to go to Southampton on Long Island during the summer. We also spent time in Italy, Greece, and |
Uncategorized
A Manners Guide for the Nouveau Riche, Part DeuxAug 05 2011 In Part One of this guide, I encouraged the newly rich not to wear white. Many people, possibly some of them newly rich, objected. They |
Commerce
A Manners Guide for the Nouveau RicheJul 26 2011 Last week I found myself in Ibiza, where the car of choice is an economical mini-class SEAT Ibiza or its rental equivalent. When I saw |
Cultural Caviar
Too Sensitive For Our Own GoodMay 24 2011 What kind of society touts free speech and then shuns dissenters who dare to speak about "sensitive" issues? In today's politically correct environment one is |
Politics
Kill or Be Killed?May 05 2011 When bad guys are taken out in real life like they are in the movies, I am reminded that despite our technological and artistic exploits, |
Cultural Caviar
Back on With Their Heads, PleaseDec 17 2010 The Queen of England announced she was "absolutely delighted." The Prince of Wales issued a statement saying he, too, was "delighted." Prime Minister David Cameron |
Bitch, Please!
Go Away Perez Hilton, and Take Your Purse With YouSep 19 2010 So you"re here and you"re queer. Get over it. You"ve made your point and shoved it down our throats repeatedly. Now, when are you going |
High Society
Paris Hilton is a Naughty Girl, and Other FeloniesSep 01 2010 They say she's an heiress, but I say she's more like trailer trash. She wears a lot of Pepto Bismol pink and prances around like |
Lit Crit
Plimpton, Me, and the NightAug 27 2010 The afternoon has gently passed me by The evening spreads it’s sail against the sky Waiting for tomorrow, just another day God bid yesterday good-bye |
Travel
Greece My LoveAug 18 2010 The idea of being cooped up on a boat with nowhere to go, at the mercy of a princess, an aging playboy, and his equally |
Cultural Caviar
We Haven”t Waited This Long for Olivia MunnAug 04 2010 Sometimes being a woman in a man's world gives you the advantage. Yet even in the so-called liberated world, people tend to defer to men. |
Cultural Caviar
The Banier-Bettencourt BrouhahaJul 13 2010 Until recently, I had never heard of Liliane Bettencourt, the sole heiress to the L"Oreal fortune and France's richest woman. I can"t say that I |
Cultural Caviar
Poor Little Lindsay LohanJun 14 2010 In a way, Lindsay Lohan reminds me of myself and some of the kids I grew up with in New York, minus the fame, the |
Environmental Snafus
The Big Deep Garbage HeapMay 28 2010 Like most people, I love the sea. Though I often fear what lies beneath"more so now than ever, what with all the pollution, oil spills, |
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