She lives in a chic boho neighbourhood in São Paulo, a world away from Guaratiba, Rio.
00 800 300 200 00; angsana.com 4. Tangier: a city with a new lease of life Louche, laid-back and a bit seedy, Tangier is undergoing something of a transformation into a chic destination, ideal for people who like their Morocco experiences to still have a little edginess.
The 18th century was a golden age; industrialisation in the 19th century brought it to the working classes, and ruined it for the chic and rich; in the late 20th century, wallpaper was passé, but for the past decade it has been back in the fashion spotlight, thanks to the extraordinary creativity of designers such as these.
It is homely yet chic, with Tasmanian oak flooring, café latte-coloured walls and a series of colourful photographs taken by one of the owners.
Monique Derre bought the house a year ago specifically to turn it into a chic chambre d'hôte.
Where to eat All beach-hut chic and artfully mismatched furniture, Strandpaviljoen SB Noord is where Amsterdam's fashionable folk come to get a bit of sand between their toes while dining on Italian-inspired dishes (strandpaviljoennoord.nl).nl
Instead, it discovered that her "wildest weekend" involved wearing some clothes that apparently constitute "boho chic", being seen talking to Justin Bieber and complaining when she found someone sitting in a seat reserved for her.
Or the chic: The Mission's Delfina, with its farm-to-table ethos and queues.
A far better bet for cut-price chic is to forget the designer label altogether and try the multitude of high-quality leather goods stores.
That said, it's hard to imagine something so scabrous winning the approval of the Mercury judges, whose vision of music that represents Britain appears to be based on viewing Britain as a place where people drink designer beers in chic bars, not cans of lager on sagging sofas.
It was all very radical chic, though not all of the urban guerrilla movement's heroes, political or intellectual, would stand up to robust scrutiny now.
