LVMH luxury group – 8 percent rise in like-for-like full-year sales

As consumer demand for logo-embossed luxury products has waned, LVMH declares it is is well-equipped to continue its growth momentum. After Tod’s disappointing figures released last week, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group, recorded revenue of €29.1 billion in 2013, an increase of 4% over the previous year. The luxury … Read more

Lauren Laverne on style: when art meets fashion

This year’s fashion is inspired by works of art. Choose paint splashes and bold prints to perfect the art of dressing

Air Force 1 Nike + R.T

NIKE AIR FORCE 1 BY RICCARDO TISCI. A reference to Air Force One, the plane that carries the President of the United States, the classic Nike Air Force 1 shoe was the first basketball shoe to use the Nike Air technology. Little has changed to the Air Force One since its creation in 1982, although … Read more

Globe-trotting atmosphere at the new Paris hotel designed by Christian Lacroix

Hôtel du Continent with Christian Lacroix signature     Announced just before Christmas, Christian Lacroix-designed Hôtel du Continent in Paris, announced its grand opening on February 3. French stylist and couturier designed a hotel with globe-trotting atmosphere where each floor is dedicated to a different continent: Europe, Africa, Asia, America, Oceania, and the sixth floor … Read more

A suggestion for Burberry’s next line: toxin-free fashion

Greenpeace has found hazardous chemicals in Burberry clothes – it should, like its some of its rivals, join our Detox campaign

Gucci Flora 1966 – the scent of beauty itself

Exclusive Fragrance: Gucci Flora 1966. Italian beauty&fashion house Gucci will welcome the spring with an exclusive new floral chypre from the family of Flora fragrances, blending elegance with sensual charisma. The perfume conveys a “certain freshness”, a spice, an intangible something that it is impossible to pin down: the scent of beauty itself. Available exclusively … Read more