Epicurean Destinations: Bavarian-style castle hotel opens in Dalian China

Chinese domestic travel continues to thrive: The first Luxury Collection hotel in Dalian. A new luxury hotel in China reinforces the increasing demand for high-end hospitality. The Luxury Collection, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, announced the opening of The Castle Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Dalian. The Castle Hotel marks The Luxury Collection’s first … Read more

That’s golden! Alicia Keys is Dahlia Divin

  Unveil the goddess within you. After Black, Parfums Givenchy dresses in gold with a new fragrance composed by François Demachy, embodied by Alicia Keys. Gold is the symbol-theme of the season. It is long lasting and unaffected by the passage of time. Just weeks after Charlize Theron’s J’Adore Dior video “The Future is Gold”, … Read more

The Biennale des Antiquaires at Harrods

The splendour of the fine jewellery and art fair, Biennale des Antiquaires, comes to Harrods in an exclusive recreation of the legendary annual exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris. Bringing together nine of the official Biennale brands within the Fine Jewellery department – Dior, Bulgari, Boucheron, Chaumet, Piaget, Graff, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and … Read more

Perfume remains a ‘secretive trade,’ but US cleaner giant moves to transparency

Clorox has made moves to disclose fragrance allergen ingredients in its products – does this mean others will begin to abolish their own ‘trade-secret status,’ or even remove the allergens altogether?

Phoebe Philo unveils ‘warm and immensely likeable’ Céline collection

Creative director reveals Kate Bush inspiration along with next season’s must-have flats at Paris fashion week show

Ten year anniversary for the Michelin guide in the Big Apple

The 10th edition of the MICHELIN Guide New York. The MICHELIN Guide first came to the U.S. with the New York edition. In fact, it was the first city outside of Europe where Michelin published the red guide, whose origins can be traced to 1900 when the company’s founders, the brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin, … Read more