Carly Shea

1 month ago | yolojournal.com | Carly Shea

Pippa Small has spent the past 30 years traveling all over the world, working with artisans in areas of conflict to help generate secure livelihoods through jewelry design. On the road for half the year, she has her routine down pat—even if she’s still a self-proclaimed over-packer. No matter where work takes her, Pippa is never without her jewelry stack or signature blue wardrobe.

1 month ago | yolojournal.com | Carly Shea

Emmy-nominated celebrity makeup artist Fiona Stiles has worked with the biggest names, magazines, and brands over the last 30 years. In 2014 she launched Reed Clarke, a highly curated e-commerce site that’s less like Sephora and more like shopping the world with Fiona at your side. After years discovering the best products at pharmacies down tiny alleys in Paris or at kiosks inside Tokyo train stations, Fiona gathered the most special products she’s come across all in one place.

1 month ago | yolojournal.com | Carly Shea

In short… The storied grand dame hotel that put Lake Como on the map 115 years ago, Grand Hotel Tremezzo remains as glamorous as everThe surroundings… Lake Como is shaped like an upside-down “Y”, with the town of Tremezzo, now synonymous with the hotel, sitting at its center on the western shore.

1 month ago | yolojournal.com | Carly Shea

Alexa is the co-founder of The Perfect—a tightly edited monthly lifestyle newsletter that reads like a manual of Northeastern laid-back preppy-cool, inspired by her childhood on Nantucket and years in London and New York where she was a fashion editor at ELLE, an editor-at-large for WSJ’s Off Duty, and fashion features editor at T Magazine, where she’s still a contributing editor.

1 month ago | yolojournal.com | Carly Shea

What’s your go-to luggage and why? ForFashion Week in January, I used my large North Face Base Camp roller. I’m a soft-sided fan because I think they last longer than hard cases, especially if you travel a lot and your bag gets bashed around. Plus, you can always squeeze in that little bit more if needed. My carry-on is always my trusty Porter Yoshida Force 2 Way Tote Bag in navy. It has lots of pockets to keep things organised and is big enough to comfortably fit my laptop and other essentials.