3D scanning technology in the first Left Shoe Company U.S. flagship store

Finnish made-to-measure luxury footwear brand The Left Shoe Company announced the opening of U.S. flagship store in Los Angeles. For a personalized shopping experience, the flagship showcases luxurious, hand crafted footwear, innovative 3D scanners to measure for the perfect fitting shoe, a design studio to select style and a lounge complete with a gentleman’s bar. … Read more

Wanted Ocean Heroes

Nominate them for Oceana’s 5th Annual Ocean Hero Awards Oceana announced its fifth annual Ocean Hero Awards, a summertime contest celebrating individuals who go above and beyond to protect America’s oceans. The program honors one youth and one adult who make a unique impact in ocean conservation. Past winners and finalists have worked on a … Read more

Snorkeling hotspots in the Caribbean

  The Caribbean is well-known as a playground for the wealthy – private all-inclusive resorts, marinas full of yachts, designer shopping and perfect sand. If you like your bubbles underwater as well as in a glass, the snorkelling and diving here is also world-class, and there’s no need to book a year in advance. Be … Read more

The Hermès family appoints family member Axel Dumas as Co-CEO

Fighting with LVMH’s attempts to amass a stake in Hermès, the French luxury fashion house appointed Axel Dumas (42 years old), a member of its founding family, as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Hermès International. Since Axel Dumas‘ arrival at Hermès in 2003 he has held a number of key positions, including Managing Director of jewellery … Read more

The Weekender – the hero of the Bally Stripe Capsule

Bally‘s iconic red and white stripe motif has been re-engineered in the Stripe Capsule Collection of casual travel bags for men designed to take you from work to play with a subtle kind of luxury. After 75 years as a decoration symbolising Bally‘s first days as a pioneering ribbon company in the 1850s, the Bally … Read more

Armani’s Milan theatre opened to emerging Italian designers

Two weeks after Giorgio Armani announced his decision not to join the Italian National Chamber of Fashion, Giorgio Armani announced its support for the Italy’s emerging designers. Each season Armani/Teatro in Milan will be opened for a young designer. The first talent to use Armani show space on Via Bergognone 59 is Andrea Pompilio, a … Read more