James Franco fronting Gucci bespoke suit campaign

From November, Gucci luxury fashion home will offer made-to-measure services for men. Bespoke tailoring will be available in 11 Gucci boutiques.  Customers will be able to customize their suits and the service will be also available for shirts and shoes. The ad campaign that promotes the new exclusive service has James Franco as the central … Read more

Despite economic uncertainty, luxury is experiencing a sort of ‘anti-crisis

Worldwide luxury goods market poised to surge 10 percent in 2011 as growth in China and mature markets increases, according to newly-released 10th edition of Bain & Company’s luxury goods worldwide market study. Global luxury goods sales have continued 2010’s double-digit growth trajectory and will see an increase of 10 percent, to €191 billion in … Read more

Top restaurant trends: Scandinavia, Japan and France rule the plates

Electrolux has asked some of the world’s most influential food critics and chefs where to go if you are looking for the next big thing within the culinary world. The answer is a Scandinavian bistro style slow street food restaurant with Japanese influences focusing on local ingredients. To get the lowdown on what really goes … Read more

Christian Lacroix + Swarovski = La Source ballet

Swarovski, Christian Lacroix Team Up for Ballet Swarovski has armed Christian Lacroix with more than 2 million crystals to create costumes for “La Source,” a ballet choreographed by Jean-Guillaume Bart and running for 18 performances at the Opéra Nationale de Paris through Nov. 22. The libretto is described as a typical 19th-century ballet, set in … Read more

Daniel Craig, aka Agent 007, will wear Ford. Tom Ford

Tom Ford is the designer of the outfits for the next James Bond movie, directed by Sam Mendes. The movie will be released officially in November 2012. Tom Ford has already had a mini-experience of this kind in “Quantum of Solace”, when he had already done some of the styling for the secret agent. In … Read more