Fortnum & Mason struggling to recruit staff after Brexit vote
Boss of luxury store blames fall in pound and rising anti-migrant rhetoric, saying staff shortage is most acute in restaurants
Month: December 2017
Limited Edition Reserve: Casa Noble Selección del Fundador Volume II $1,499 Bottle
Award Winning Tequila Brand, Casa Noble Continues to Revolutionize Tequila with a New, Limited Edition Reserve. Casa Noble Selección del Fundador Volume II is a triple distilled, extra añejo, which has been aged for eight years in new Taransaud 114-liter French white oak barrels to impeccably develop its complex, elegant character. With only 300 bottles available … Read more
The annual Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery: Thirteen Truly Unique Handcrafted Handbags
Embroidery as an expression of craft, creativity and collaboration is expressed beautifully on these one of a kind, uniquely embellished bags. The Online Auction for the Charity Dinner in aid of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust and the Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery is now open. Taking place on Wednesday 6th December 2017, the ‘The Embellished … Read more
Cerruti1881 x Parsons Fashion – a capsule collection that explores gender fluidity
Cerruti 1881 and Woolmark unveiled a Special Project With Parsons Paris supported by The Woolmark Company. Paris Fashion House Cerruti announced a special collaboration with Parsons Paris and The Woolmark Company. Under the guidance of Cerruti’s Creative Officer Jason Basmajian and his teams, Parsons students are developing a capsule collection that explores gender fluidity. Students … Read more
Goyard is opening a new comptoir in Monte Carlo in 2018
As French luxury trunk-maker Goyard announced the re-opening of the newly renovated store at Pacific Place, Hong Kong, the luxury maison also announced it is, literally, “searching for lost time.” At the turn of the 20th century, Maison Goyard was operating comptoirs in 3 cities: Paris, Biarritz and Monte Carlo. As a nod to … Read more
Shenzhen’s new V&A-approved culture centre to showcase city’s artistic side
The Chinese megacity has grown rapidly over the last 35 years and with its new Sea World Culture and Arts Centre opening in December it’s looking to make as big an impact in culture as it has in industry