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With hotels that play a prominent role in every major fashion-week city \u2013 New York, London, Milan and Paris \u2013 Four Seasons has deep experience in high style, experience that helps guests uncover each city\u2019s unique creative spirit. And with more and more of the fashion industry\u2019s energy now being generated beyond its traditional centres, a growing roster of other urban areas is gaining attention from style-savvy visitors who (with the help of Four Seasons experts) know where to look.<\/p>\n

From updating your wardrobe to gaining access to designers\u2019 spaces to inspiring your own creativity, here\u2019s a sampling of customized experiences that connect you to influential \u2013 and up-and-coming \u2013 arbiters of fashion, art and design.<\/p>\n

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Define \u2013 and shop \u2013 your style<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Denver stylist Koya Nyangi wants to inspire and motivate you to live life boldly, one outfit at a time. She calls on her clients to experiment and, most importantly, have fun with fashion: \u201cRemember; you\u2019ve got to try it. Be bold, be brave and be different.\u201d A Kenyan native, a jetsetter who\u2019s lived in London, India and Dubai, and now a transplant to the Mile High City, Nyangi\u2019s diverse experiences in the fashion industry also include coveted stints at Neiman Marcus, Glenn + Glenn and the Denver Art Museum. Nyangi\u2019s roots haven\u2019t escaped her; she continues to advocate for African fashion brands and designers with the aim of expanding their reach to a global audience. To guests of Four Seasons Hotel Denver<\/a>, she lends her international background and expertise, in the form of personally curated closets and exclusive guided shopping trips to her favourite boutiques, including Haven<\/a>, Lady Jones<\/a> and C.R. Lee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Chicago, Tali Kogan\u2019s style studio resides in the posh 900 North Michigan Shops, seven floors of luxury retailers on the northern end of the Magnificent Mile. Guests of Four Seasons Hotel Chicago<\/a> \u2013 located on the same block \u2013 can choose from a private consultation in Kogan\u2019s studio, where she curates capsule wardrobes, or a guided visit to the city\u2019s hottest boutiques, where store directors await with wardrobes Kogan has preselected especially for you.<\/p>\n

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When style is a priority but you\u2019re short on time, Four Seasons Hotel Montreal<\/a> offers direct indoor access to luxury retailer Holt Renfrew Ogilvy<\/a>, where brands like Prada and Dior shine alongside the works of up-and-coming designers. The Concierge can arrange for an Ogilvy personal shopper to guide you to an expansive shopping suite where the latest pieces have been pulled for you.<\/p>\n

Much of the fun of shopping is showing off your new styles afterwards. In Los Angeles this season, Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, A Four Seasons Hotel<\/span><\/a> launches an experiential series based on personas drawn to this glamorous city. First up is \u201cThe Dreamer\u201d<\/a>: an exclusive experience in which an A-list team treats you to some Hollywood sparkle. After your Rodeo Drive shopping trip with stylist Nicole Pollard Bayme, hairstylist L\u00e9a Journo and her team of makeup artists give your look a magazine-cover quality. Portrait photographer Art Streiber, who\u2019s worked with the likes of Lady Gaga and Leonardo DiCaprio, captures the new you before a wrap party at the Hotel\u2019s CUT by Wolfgang Puck<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Go behind the scenes<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Glimpse the life of fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent with Four Seasons Resort Marrakech<\/a>. Through an exclusive partnership with the Foundation Pierre Berg\u00e9 \u2013 Yves Saint Laurent, you\u2019ll explore Villa Oasis<\/a>, the late French designer\u2019s kaleidoscopic second home, with a dedicated docent. Marvel at the home\u2019s interiors \u2013 a study in colour, pattern and texture \u2013 and peruse the same books, paintings and objects that inspired the designer himself, before touring the renowned Jardin Majorelle<\/a>, one of the city\u2019s most visited sights, and the Mus\u00e9e Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech, where a rotating collection of pieces from the YSL archives is on display.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the royal treatment at Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano, Egypt<\/a>, where you can explore the Royal Jewellery Museum \u00ad\u2013 located in a 19th-century palace \u2013 during a private visit<\/a>. Stroll the grand halls as you examine a glittering collection that belonged to the royal family of the Muhammad Ali dynasty. The collection includes precious stones and diamonds, a golden chess set, clocks, watches, ornamental boxes and even diamond-encrusted garden tools. An expert guide will be on hand to answer questions and share the personal history of each piece. Afterwards, savour a private dinner in the palace\u2019s Royal Gardens, prepared by the Hotel\u2019s chefs and accompanied by live music.<\/p>\n

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A sense of style, of course, extends far beyond our clothing choices, and fashion designers have long been influenced by myriad forms of art. Find your own inspiration in the undulating curves and vivid hues of glass art with a guided visit to the non-profit arts centre Public Glass<\/a>, arranged by Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco<\/a>. After a tour, a professional glass-blowing artist will teach you how to shape and add colour to molten glass to create your own handcrafted paperweight. Then head to Montague Gallery<\/a> to view a mesmerizing showcase of works by contemporary glass artists.<\/p>\n

The gallery scene is vast and vibrant in South Africa\u2019s largest metropolis, where guests of Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff, Johannesburg<\/a>, may opt for a journey to the city\u2019s most innovative spots, including the revered Goodman Gallery<\/a>. Founded as a non-discriminatory space during apartheid, it has grown into one of the country\u2019s top destinations for contemporary South African art. Also on your tour: Kim Sacks\u2019 retail gallery<\/a>, for African ceramics, jewellery and tribal handicrafts, and the legendary Everard Read gallery<\/a>, established in 1913 and the source of many pieces in the Hotel\u2019s own collection.<\/p>\n

Bangkok\u2019s Creative District, where stylish new showrooms and galleries pepper a historic neighbourhood of century-old shrines, temples and markets, unfurls along the small lanes that crisscross Charoen Krung Road just beyond Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River<\/a>. The Concierge can arrange a guided visit to ATT 19, a showcase of ceramics, contemporary art, and vintage and designer clothing \u00ad\u2013 all surrounded by a lush garden established by one of Thailand\u2019s pre-eminent conservationists in the 1950s. Your next stop is P. Tendercool, nearby, where designers work with clients to create bespoke modern furniture. Break to refuel at Chef Chalermpon \u201cVan\u201d Rohitratana\u2019s innovative haunt Dag, housed in a former warehouse and open late for after-hours gallery-hopping.<\/p>\n

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Appreciate street style<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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New York\u2019s most stylish neighbourhoods are a clear choice for shopping \u00ad\u2013 but they offer much more. Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown<\/a> will pair you with travel and architectural photographer Joe Thomas, who lends you a Sony A7III camera to walk the streets of Lower Manhattan, stopping to examine and photograph outdoor paintings<\/a>, from New Yorker Dean Stockton\u2019s comic book\u2013inspired work to realistic portraits by Nomad Clan, a duo of female artists from England. Ponder Shepard Fairey\u2019s depiction of Debbie Harry, across the street from where CBGB once stood, and Audrey Hepburn on Mulberry Street, painted by Tristan Eaton, whose works also reside in the Museum of Modern Art\u2019s permanent collection.<\/p>\n

In Lisbon, another street art capital, let Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon<\/a> set you up to take a spin<\/a> in a restored 1940s moto sidecar and traverse the city in pursuit of its most riveting displays of large-scale public art. Your guide will take you to works ranging from carved portraits by renowned Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto (also known as Vhils) to a 12-metre (39-foot) painting of Portuguese explorer Pedro \u00c1lvares Cabral by artist Nunca.<\/p>\n

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YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS HERE<\/h2>\n

What stylish destination will you explore next?<\/p>\n

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