https://www.scmp.com/rss/328563/feed Leanne leads the digital production team at Style by SCMP, the newspaper’s flagship luxury lifestyle title, which specialises in fashion, food, design travel, culture, art and more. As deputy chief production editor for The Post’s Specialist Publications team, Leanne also works on prestige annual publications including 100 Top Tables, XXIV, Luxehomes and the International Good Schools Guide, and all The Post’s regular supplements and Special Reports. Before joining SCMP, Leanne had... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Leanne Mirandilla Leanne Mirandilla Our trip to Da Nang begins with a touch of drama. We narrowly avoid storm-induced delays as we depart Hong Kong, but when we touch down the sun is shining and a gentle breeze sweeps over the seaside Vietnamese town – a stark contrast to the torrent we left behind. We’re spending the weekend at the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, and apparently we couldn’t have arrived soon enough. Stepping out of the airport, we settle into the cushy Mercedes-Benz sent to pick us up. The drive to... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3320911/coastal-luxury-and-fine-dining-vietnams-intercontinental-danang-sun-peninsula-resort?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3320911/coastal-luxury-and-fine-dining-vietnams-intercontinental-danang-sun-peninsula-resort?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:48:00 +0000 Leanne Mirandilla Leanne Mirandilla “Bula!” The Fijian greeting is the first thing I hear as my car pulls up to the entrance of the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort. A woven necklace is placed around my neck and a fruity drink pressed into my hand as a guitar serenade starts up. “Welcome home.” Check into enough resorts and it might be easy for such receptions to feel run-of-the-mill – but there’s something in the wideness of my welcoming committee’s smiles that has me smiling back at the genuine warmth. “Bula” is the standard Fijian... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3313363/looking-luxury-eco-getaway-fiji-try-jean-michel-cousteau-resort-named-after-famed-oceanographer-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3313363/looking-luxury-eco-getaway-fiji-try-jean-michel-cousteau-resort-named-after-famed-oceanographer-its?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Jun 2025 04:00:13 +0000 I’m exhausted when I board my bus from Keflavík International Airport to Reykjavík, Iceland. The short drive comes on the heels of a gruelling, 20-plus-hour flight from Hong Kong, so it’s understandable that, for a moment, I wonder confusedly whether I’ve been beamed onto an alien landscape. The scenery rolling past is like nothing I’ve ever seen before: all black, rocky lava plains covered with moss and dotted with the occasional house. Reykjavík is simultaneously one of the smallest capitals... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3280214/reykjavik-edition-true-luxury-heart-icelands-capital-its-stunning-interiors-and-michelin-worthy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3280214/reykjavik-edition-true-luxury-heart-icelands-capital-its-stunning-interiors-and-michelin-worthy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:18:09 +0000 Despite spending most of my life in Hong Kong, I had yet to visit Seoul until this spring – which is why I took a while deliberating over which neighbourhood to select as a base when booking my hotel. I finally went for the popular recommendation for first-timers, Myeong-dong, but also booked myself into Hotel Naru Seoul – MGallery in Mapo just a short taxi drive away. Part of the MGallery Hotel Collection of boutique hotels across the globe – itself part of hospitality group Accor, which also... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3263355/where-stay-seouls-mapo-district-hotel-naru-seoul-takes-inspiration-artists-and-poets-who-once?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3263355/where-stay-seouls-mapo-district-hotel-naru-seoul-takes-inspiration-artists-and-poets-who-once?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 May 2024 08:24:18 +0000 On a resort’s private beach in Taormina, Sicily, a guest goes for one last dip in the glittering Ionian Sea at the end of her holiday. Behind her on the sand sit a pair of fellow visitors she’d been enthusing to, assuring them that they’re bound to have an amazing trip on the Italian island. During her relaxing swim though she makes a shocking discovery. So begin the events of season two of The White Lotus, the hit HBO black comedy set in the idyllic resort town on the island’s east coast,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3224763/see-yourself-white-lotus-travel-idyllic-taormina-sicily-loved-elizabeth-taylor-audrey-hepburn-sophia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3224763/see-yourself-white-lotus-travel-idyllic-taormina-sicily-loved-elizabeth-taylor-audrey-hepburn-sophia?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jun 2023 03:30:14 +0000 Hongkongers’ voracious appetite for Japanese fare is well known, with hundreds of eateries in the city jostling to satisfy diners’ palates – and keep them coming back for more. Standing out from the crowd can be a challenge with such stiff competition, but Ozakaya aims to do just that with an izakaya concept that straddles the line between casual and fine dining. Ozakaya ticks all the boxes for a Japanese restaurant of note: fresh ingredients flown in straight from Japan, a 12-seat counter where... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/good-eating/article/3206507/ozakaya-restaurant-review-experimental-kansai-cuisine-osaka-holds-its-own-crowded-market-buzzy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/good-eating/article/3206507/ozakaya-restaurant-review-experimental-kansai-cuisine-osaka-holds-its-own-crowded-market-buzzy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:00:11 +0000 Trends come and go, and often when an aesthetic comes into fashion, it’s a reaction to another style that preceded it, or is a reflection of current happenings and concerns across the globe. This year, we see a newfound dedication to environmental conservation, resulting in an appreciation for eco-friendly materials and processes. Meanwhile, clean minimalism and industrial modernity give way to a wealth of colour and the warmth of wood and handmade pieces. Here are three design trends on the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/presented/topics/home-essentials/article/2176837/colours-contours-3?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/presented/topics/home-essentials/article/2176837/colours-contours-3?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Dec 2018 02:01:47 +0000 The perfect home usually requires a few must-haves. Sometimes, after the basics are taken care of, it comes down to just one thing. For Britons Joanne Macer and David Konn, who have lived in Hong Kong since 1997, it was a large, easily accessible terrace. “That was the clincher,” says Konn, referring to the 1,000 sq ft terrace that made their Pok Fu Lam flat so appealing. “Joanne really likes plants, and she’s always wanted a big terrace, so this ticked all the boxes.” When the couple bought... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/2168804/indoor-outdoor-living-hong-kong-organic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/2168804/indoor-outdoor-living-hong-kong-organic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:49:43 +0000 How would you describe openUU’s aesthetic? Caroline Chou Chih-i: “From the beginning we’ve done an industrial-chic, minimal look. It’s what’s trendy right now – to be clean and modern.” Is interdisciplinary design the new norm? Kevin Lim Chin-kwok: “For a brand to have a consistent identity, it becomes important to have one language from start to finish, whereas before it was standard practice to hire multiple consult­ants for different elements. Sometimes there’s a lack of communi­ca­tion... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/2163884/chef-and-architect-couple-why-they-became?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/2163884/chef-and-architect-couple-why-they-became?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Sep 2018 05:01:59 +0000 How did you get into mural painting? “Accidentally. I splashed some paint on a wall and liked the effect. I did a lot of experimenting. Everything was self-taught. Trying, failing and trying again. I realised I lacked technique and needed to learn from people who specialised in murals. “So I went back to school at L’Ipedec [L’Institut Supérieur de Peinture Décorative de Paris] for a few weeks to learn basic techniques. I picked two workshops – patinas and creative wall coating, where we learned... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/2163030/paris-educated-mural-artist-using-walls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/2163030/paris-educated-mural-artist-using-walls?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Sep 2018 09:30:45 +0000