Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay, Fifth Avenue and Avenue des Champs-Elysees top shop rent list

Luxury retailing continues to fuel trading and rental growth across prime pitches Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay top shop rent list Despite a backdrop of a slower global economy and continued uncertainty – notably surrounding the euro zone – global prime retail markets have proved generally resilient over the year to June, with rental growth driven … Read more

Mulberry, Burberry and Orlebar Brown awarded at the 2012 Walpole Awards

Mulberry was named Walpole’s 2012 Best British Luxury Brand Walpole not-for-profit organization, also known as the “Voice of British luxury” crowned Mulberry, Burberry and Orlebar Brown as the best British luxury brands of the year. At a ceremony held at London’s Banqueting House, Mulberry luxury group was named Walpole’s 2012 Best British Luxury Brand, while … Read more

Dior shares J’adore secrets with the masses

Dior shares secrets with the masses: J’adore fragrance film Dior reveals production secrets behind J’adore fragrance in short film After the recent Chanel‘s Inside platform launch, Dior perfume maison sheds light on one of its iconic fragrance. French luxury house launches a 20-minute film dedicated to flagship J’adore fragrance. From flower harvest to the flacon’s … Read more

Make Someone Happy: Clinique x Happy Hearts Fund

Clinique Announces Partnership with Petra Nemcova’s Happy Hearts Fund Clinique, the first ever dermatologist-created, prestige cosmetic brand, announced a multi-year partnership with Happy Hearts Fund, an international charity founded and led by Petra Nemcova, helping to build and rebuild schools in areas affected by natural disasters. On December 1, 2012, Clinique will introduce a limited … Read more

Skinny Minnie’s Parisian fashion adventure: Disney’s Electric Holiday animated film

‘Electric Holiday’ – Disney creates animated fashion film for Barney’s New York The Walt Disney and luxury specialty retailer Barneys New York launched the 2012 Holiday project Electric Holiday at the Barneys New York Madison Avenue flagship store. The multi-platform holiday project infused with fashion and fantasy includes the “Electric Holiday” animated movie (a so-called … Read more

Just a few drops of N°5. Listen to Marilyn Monroe talk about Chanel No. 5

Marilyn and N°5.: What do you wear to bed?  “Just a few drops of N°5.” Chanel tells us the story behind this quote, in the words of Marilyn Monroe herself. The new film on Inside CHANEL web platform launched this fall explores what inspired Marilyn’s world-famous reply. In the 1950s the glamour of Chanel No. … Read more