Gisele Bundchen – Versace lady for Spring Summer 2012 ad campaign

The swimming pool and the the Californian desert is the stage for Versace’s Spring Summer 2012 ad campaign. Gisele Bundchen and photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott made a good team, keeping with the Versace DNA. 2011 was a very good year for Donatella Versace and the luxury fashion house. 2012 will debut with the … Read more

Prada’s hyper-real gas station fantasy: Spring-Summer 2012

For its Gas Station Chic ad campaign Prada turned to Kati Nescher, Meghan Collison, Natasha Poly, Elise Crombez, Ymre Stiekema & Kathryn Kruger. The models were photographed by Steven Meisel. Through the lens of Steven Meisel, the groundbreaking photographer of Prada’s campaigns, we see the models tower above us, the cars and modernist architecture set … Read more

Prices of central London’s most expensive homes reached a record

London Luxury Home Prices Increase to Record as Foreigners Dominate Market London’s luxury-home values have accelerated this year as wealthy individuals seek a haven for their money in areas such as Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Mayfair. Values rose 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter compared with 5.5 percent in the first three months of the year, … Read more

Bulgari becomes first Italian RJC-Responsible Jewellery Council member

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) announced that BULGARI, one of the world’s most famous jewellery Houses, is the first Italian Member to achieve certification, meeting the ethical, human rights, social and environmental standards as established by the RJC’s Member Certification System. “Bulgari now occupies a very special position to act as a role model within … Read more

Louboutin opens first US footwear store for men

Christian Louboutin to open first US store for men Red-soled footwear designer Christian Louboutin will open first US store for men next spring in New York. Last September Louboutin opened his first Paris boutique dedicated to men’s shoes. “The men’s shoes only represent a small portion of the business at present but we think it … Read more

World’s richest Arab invests $300m in Twitter

Prince AlWalid bin Tala, Saudi media mogul and one of the world’s richest men invests $300m in Twitter Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) has invested $300m to buy a ‘strategic stake’ in popular social networking site Twitter. The Twitter deal had been the result of “several months … Read more