Raf Simons x Fred Perry A lifelong fan of Fred Perry British fashion house, designer Raf Simons, the creative director at Christian Dior, has collaborated on six capsule men’s collections with the brand, his most recent launching in March 2013. Simons is often viewed as one of the most influential contemporary fashion designers. Raf Simons … Read more
Penélope Cruz Poses for Loewe Campaign Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe unveiled the long awaited Spring-Summer 2013 advertising campaign with 38-yo Penelope Cruz. The images were shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott in Madrid’s Palacio Marqués de Villafranca and shows the actress with the newly released coralcolored Paseo bag (€1,400) and classic Amazon handbags. … Read more
Bombardier to showcase two class-leading jets at Aero India India represents big potential for business aviation. As the economy grows and the need for global and regional corporate travel increases in the region, the value of a business jet is now well established. Bombardier Aerospace announced that it will showcase two of its class-defining jets … Read more
Douglas Coupland Designs Luxury Furniture Line For SwitzerCultCreative Canadian novelist, visual artist and designer Douglas Coupland launched his first collection of furniture designs, in collaboration with Vancouver-based SwitzerCultCreative luxury design collective. Douglas Coupland’s first novel in 1991 was the acclaimed “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture”. “The ‘Douglas Coupland for SwitzerCultCreative’ collection is a … Read more
80-year-old designer Oscar de la Renta launched new London flagship. De la Renta’s boutique was inaugurated on Mount Street and is the first space to have separate areas for bridal, home and children’s collections. Located near other luxury store Marc Jacobs, Christian Louboutin and Balenciaga, the shop is Oscar’s largest store to date and fourteenth … Read more
Banner Year for Hawai‘i’s Tourism Industry Hawai‘i’s tourism industry sets new visitor spending and arrival records in 2012, reports the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA), the state’s agency for tourism. Visitor spending in 2012 reached $14.3 billion, surpassing the previous record of $12.8 billion set in 2007. Visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands also reached … Read more