Raf Simons, Joseph Altuzarra, and Rihanna – the big winners of CFDA Awards 2014

CFDA Awards 2014: the winners. Fulfilling its mission of being to strengthen the influence and success of American Fashion Designers, the Council of Fashion Designers of America paid tribute to the winners and honorees of the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards. The evening’s Womenswear Designer of the Year honors went to Joseph Altuzarra for Altuzarra, presented … Read more

Sam Riley is the new Ermenegildo Zegna Couture man

English actor and singer Sam Riley teaches us the art of personal elegance through a new Ermenegildo Zegna Couture’s autumn/ winter 2014 campaign. Sam Riley, best known for his performance in the 2007 biographical film Control, about the life of Ian Curtis, replaces fellow Brit actor Jamie Dornan. Photographed by creative duo Inez van Lamsweerde … Read more

Ferrari Limitate Footwear Collection

PUMA Introduced the Ferrari Limitate Footwear Collection. The sophistication of Ferrari was merged once again with Puma’s youthful design style in the new Ferrari Limitate Footwear  Collection, a premium lifestyle sneakers collection limited to only 499 pairs of four styles. The high end lifestyle footwear collection is inspired by Ferrari’s limited edition sports models, which … Read more

Top 10 luxury brands make exclusivity a priority over ubiquity in 2014.

Consumers felt entitled to buy luxury again. Top 10 luxury brands The value of top 10 luxury-goods brands surged 16 percent to $111 billion, according to the 2014 BrandZ study published by research company Millward Brown. The luxury category brand value rose 16 percent, following a 6 percent rise a year ago.The strong performance illustrates both … Read more

Cartier and Montblanc owner in court action to stop online sale of counterfeits

Broadband providers fear impact of action by Richemont, which seeks to equate trademark and copyright infringement