Mandolyna Theodoracopulos
Mandolyna Theodoracopulos executive edits Taki's Magazine from London. She writes for Gstaad Life and was previously managing editor and columnist at Hamptons magazine. In her spare time she works as an interior designer.
Vile Bodies
Club LifeSeptember 13, 2012 Are you a clubman? Have you ever been a member or do you intend to apply for |
Politics
It’s My Party and I’ll Leave if I Want ToSeptember 05, 2012 I have never voted for a Republican Party candidate despite being a registered |
Vile Bodies
The Perv Behind the BadgeMay 01, 2012 Being at the mercy of a person in uniform can drive a reasonable person to |
Commerce
Scrubbing Your Way to the TopMarch 01, 2012 Fortunately I am not one of the newly unemployed. But if I found myself jobless |
Immigration
The Inmates are Running the Asylum-SeekersFebruary 17, 2012 During the summer of 2008 I spent several days on the Greek island of Patmos. |
Fashion
Valentino: The Sartorial SuperstarJanuary 31, 2012 Long before a well-known French shoe designer immortalized women’s feet with |
Multiculturalism
Vive la Confederation Helvetique!January 27, 2012 The human urge to migrate seems as strong as ever. People have been trekking |
Home Front
Happy Holidays?December 25, 2011 Ho Ho Ho…Merry Christmas! At least it’s usually merry for those of us who |
Beau Monde
Vive les Nouveaux Pauvres!November 18, 2011 Luxury is thought to mean having what one wants. Luxury is living opulently in |
Beau Monde
My Cures for the Summertime BluesAugust 24, 2011 When I was growing up we used to go to Southampton on Long Island during the |
Cultural Caviar
A Manners Guide for the Nouveau Riche, Part DeuxAugust 05, 2011 In Part One of this guide, I encouraged the newly rich not to wear white. Many |
Cultural Caviar
A Manners Guide for the Nouveau RicheJuly 26, 2011 Last week I found myself in Ibiza, where the car of choice is an economical |
Under the White Flag
Too Sensitive For Our Own GoodMay 24, 2011 What kind of society touts free speech and then shuns dissenters who dare to |
Under the White Flag
Kill or Be Killed?May 05, 2011 When bad guys are taken out in real life like they are in the movies, I am |
Royal Watch
Back on With Their Heads, PleaseDecember 17, 2010 The Queen of England announced she was “absolutely delighted.” The Prince |
Bitch, Please!
Go Away Perez Hilton, and Take Your Purse With YouSeptember 19, 2010 So you’re here and you’re queer. Get over it. You’ve made your point and |
High Society
Paris Hilton is a Naughty Girl, and Other FeloniesSeptember 01, 2010 They say she’s an heiress, but I say she’s more like trailer trash. She |
Lit Crit
Plimpton, Me, and the NightAugust 27, 2010 The afternoon has gently passed me by The evening spreads it’s sail against the |
Travel
Greece My LoveAugust 18, 2010 The idea of being cooped up on a boat with nowhere to go, at the mercy of a |
Feminism
We Haven’t Waited This Long for Olivia MunnAugust 04, 2010 Sometimes being a woman in a man’s world gives you the advantage. Yet even in |
High Society
The Banier-Bettencourt BrouhahaJuly 13, 2010 Until recently, I had never heard of Liliane Bettencourt, the sole heiress to |
Hollywood
Poor Little Lindsay LohanJune 14, 2010 In a way, Lindsay Lohan reminds me of myself and some of the kids I grew up |
Environmental Snafus
The Big Deep Garbage HeapMay 28, 2010 Like most people, I love the sea. Though I often fear what lies beneath–more |
Relationships
Maya’s Red FlagsMay 14, 2010 I remember a particular conversation I had with a boyfriend of two years during |
Travel
Switzerland of the EastMay 10, 2010 I was less than eager to discover the Arab world. My previous experiences in |
Idiocracy
Harvard Grads: Not as Smart as You ThinkApril 30, 2010 By most accounts, kids who attend Harvard have some sort of exceptional |