Mandolyna Theodoracopulos

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Mandolyna Theodoracopulos executive edits Taki's Magazine from London. She writes for Gstaad Life and was previously managing editor at Hamptons.


Vile Bodies

The Perv Behind the Badge

The Perv Behind the Badge

Being at the mercy of a person in uniform can drive a reasonable person to madness. But

Commerce

Scrubbing Your Way to the Top

Scrubbing Your Way to the Top

Fortunately I am not one of the newly unemployed. But if I found myself jobless and

Immigration

The Inmates are Running the Asylum-Seekers

The Inmates are Running the Asylum-Seekers

During the summer of 2008 I spent several days on the Greek island of Patmos. Every

Fashion

Valentino: The Sartorial Superstar

Valentino: The Sartorial Superstar

Long before a well-known French shoe designer immortalized women’s feet with red

Multiculturalism

Vive la Confederation Helvetique!

Vive la Confederation Helvetique!

The human urge to migrate seems as strong as ever. People have been trekking out of

Home Front

Happy Holidays?

Happy Holidays?

Ho Ho Ho…Merry Christmas! At least it’s usually merry for those of us who love

Beau Monde

Vive les Nouveaux Pauvres!

Vive les Nouveaux Pauvres!

Luxury is thought to mean having what one wants. Luxury is living opulently in a grand

Beau Monde

My Cures for the Summertime Blues

My Cures for the Summertime Blues

When I was growing up we used to go to Southampton on Long Island during the summer. We

Cultural Caviar

A Manners Guide for the Nouveau Riche, Part Deux

A Manners Guide for the Nouveau Riche, Part Deux

In Part One of this guide, I encouraged the newly rich not to wear white. Many people,

Cultural Caviar

A Manners Guide for the Nouveau Riche

A Manners Guide for the Nouveau Riche

Last week I found myself in Ibiza, where the car of choice is an economical mini-class

Under the White Flag

Too Sensitive For Our Own Good

Too Sensitive For Our Own Good

What kind of society touts free speech and then shuns dissenters who dare to speak

Under the White Flag

Kill or Be Killed?

Kill or Be Killed?

When bad guys are taken out in real life like they are in the movies, I am reminded

Royal Watch

Back on With Their Heads, Please

Back on With Their Heads, Please

The Queen of England announced she was “absolutely delighted.” The Prince of Wales

Bitch, Please!

Go Away Perez Hilton, and Take Your Purse With You

Go Away Perez Hilton, and Take Your Purse With You

So you’re here and you’re queer. Get over it. You’ve made your point and shoved

High Society

Paris Hilton is a Naughty Girl, and Other Felonies

Paris Hilton is a Naughty Girl, and Other Felonies

They say she’s an heiress, but I say she’s more like trailer trash. She wears a lot

Lit Crit

Plimpton, Me, and the Night

Plimpton, Me, and the Night

The afternoon has gently passed me by The evening spreads it’s sail against the

Travel

Greece My Love

Greece My Love

The idea of being cooped up on a boat with nowhere to go, at the mercy of a princess,

Feminism

We Haven’t Waited This Long for Olivia Munn

We Haven’t Waited This Long for Olivia Munn

Sometimes being a woman in a man’s world gives you the advantage. Yet even in the

High Society

The Banier-Bettencourt Brouhaha

The Banier-Bettencourt Brouhaha

Until recently, I had never heard of Liliane Bettencourt, the sole heiress to the

Hollywood

Poor Little Lindsay Lohan

Poor Little Lindsay Lohan

In a way, Lindsay Lohan reminds me of myself and some of the kids I grew up with in New

Environmental Snafus

The Big Deep Garbage Heap

The Big Deep Garbage Heap

Like most people, I love the sea. Though I often fear what lies beneath–more so now

Relationships

Maya’s Red Flags

Maya’s Red Flags

I remember a particular conversation I had with a boyfriend of two years during the

Travel

Switzerland of the East

Switzerland of the East

I was less than eager to discover the Arab world. My previous experiences in Egypt and

Idiocracy

Harvard Grads: Not as Smart as You Think

Harvard Grads: Not as Smart as You Think

By most accounts, kids who attend Harvard have some sort of exceptional ability. Of the

Bitch

Back Off, Michelle McGee

Back Off, Michelle McGee

Amateur philanderers like Bill Clinton, Elliot Spitzer, Tiger Woods, and Jesse James

High Life

Memo to Socialites: Ditch the Birkin, Save a Fish

Memo to Socialites: Ditch the Birkin, Save a Fish

New York seems to be full of people who go to shop openings and social events just to

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