Glass of champagne in hand, CNA Luxury climbs aboard the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express for its first-ever winter journey to the French Alps.
As you might expect, this called for an elaborate ensemble. Which is how I found myself decked out in a floor-grazing, navy Halston evening gown, hair curled in flowing waves and enough ornate bijoux to rival the entire cast of Wakanda Forever.
between Paris and the French Alps, the latest addition to its new wintertime calendar which include Vienna, Paris, Florence and Venice. Synonymous with Agatha Christie’s novels, the near-mythical train has starred as an extravagant backdrop for Kenneth Branagh’s grandiloquent detective Hercule Poiret and even disappeared entirely – courtesy of magician David Copperfield in 1991.
“When you’re a chef, you can just go from project to project,” said Imbert, “But you want to be part of something beautiful that when you tell your family and friends about it, they say ‘wow’!’” “When you have something beautiful like the VSOE, you don’t want it to ‘slip’,” said Imbert. “You want it to be as attractive in 10 years as it was 50 years ago. This is the challenge.”
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