The new £1.2million Hermès Birkin handbags double up as high jewellery

The new Hermès Birkin handbags, which double up as high jewellery, will go on sale for £1.2 million French retailer Hermes is taking luxury to another level by unveiling four new designs, each priced at €1.5 million. The bags represent miniature totes decorated with precious stones are designed to be worn as a bracelet. The … Read more

Aston Martin – Mobiado luxury cellphone

Mobiado teams up with Aston Martin to release luxury cellphone – Grand Touch Aston Martin Merging state-of-the-art technologies with the tradition of phonemaking innovation High-end car maker Aston Martin released the second mobile phone in partnership with luxury mobile maker Mobiado. The Grand Touch Aston Martin body is precision CNC machined from solid aircraft aluminium … Read more

W Hotels debuts in France with W Paris – Opera

Highly-anticipated W Paris – Opera made its debut in Paris marking the launch of W Hotels Worldwide in France. Owned by Barcelona-based Meridia Capital, the luxury hotel is set inside a historic 1870s Haussman-era heritage building near Opéra Garnier, Galeries Lafayette and Place Vendome in the eclectic, historic 9th Arrondissement in Paris. The opening of … Read more

Top 10 fashion colors for fall 2012

Top 10 colors for women’s and men’s fashion for fall 2012 For nearly 20 years, Pantone, the global authority on color, has surveyed the designers of New York Fashion Week and beyond to bring the season’s most important color trends. These are the most prominent hues for fall 2012. “By playing to consumers’ practical side … Read more

Top 10 Artists by auction revenue

Top 10 Artists: Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Xu Beihong, Wu Guanzhong, Fu Baoshi,  Gerhard Richter, Francis Bacon, Li Keran Having emerged as the world’s strongest art marketplace last year, it comes as no surprise to find China’s two leading artists now holding the top two places in Artprice’s global ranking of artists by auction revenue. … Read more

Equestrian Charlotte Casiraghi is the new face of Gucci

Gucci x Charlotte Casiraghi Model and Monaco royal Charlotte Casiraghi has been named the new face of Gucci. The 25-year-old equestrian, the granddaughter of Princess Grace of Monaco, has a strong partnership with the luxury fashion house as she wore exclusively designed riding gear by Gucci. Frida Giannini want to capitalize the potential of Charlotte … Read more