Cheaper oil could damage renewable energies, says Richard Branson
Entrepreneur claims Saudi Arabia is encouraging collapse in oil price in bid to undermine fracking and clean energy
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Lucia Pica named Global Creative Makeup and Color Designer at Chanel
Chanel Beauty Division hired a new beauty genius. Italian makeup artist Lucia Pica was named Global Creative Makeup and Color Designer at Chanel. Pica officially starts her new job on January 1, bringing “her creativity, her distinctive colour expertise and her modern interpretation of beauty, to Chanel.” This new position at Chanel entails developing products … Read more
Europe’s luxury industries, Europe’s Silicon Valley, continue to deliver strong performance. Report
#Luxury is not just for rich people, it’s jobs for Europe. If EU luxury sectors, taken collectively, represented a country, they would be the seventh largest economy in the EU. Despite the weak economic conditions Europe’s luxury industries continue to deliver strong performance, according to a new report issued last week by The European Cultural … Read more
Tiger Woods to design The Trump World Golf Club Dubai
‘Trump World Golf Club Dubai’, 18-Hole Championship Course will be Designed by Tiger Woods. Golfing superstar Tiger Woods, one of the most famous and iconic sportsmen in the world, will bring his design expertise and worldwide playing experience to ‘Trump World Golf Club Dubai,’ a new 18-hole championship golf course. Site preparation work on the … Read more
John Galliano to make his debut for Margiela in London next January
John Galliano, the current creative director at Maison Martin Margiela, who was previously fired from Christian Dior for making racist and anti-semitic remarks, has announced he will show his debut couture collection in London this January
The largest philanthropic donations of 2014 were made to educational institutions
10 largest philanthropic donations of 2014. Six of the top 10 donations of 2014 were made to educational institutions, two were given to health causes, and two went to philanthropic foundations, according to a new study by Wealth- X, one of the world’s leading ultra high net worth (UHNW) intelligence and prospecting firms. Billionaire investor … Read more