LUST

Discover the world’s most coveted masterpieces. From fine horology and high jewelry to luxury beauty and bespoke fashion, we curate the artifacts of modern desire.

Sanctus Michael Archangelus Luxury Pen

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Tibaldi Pen to Honor Sanctus Michael Archangelus Italian Luxury Pen Manufacturer Tibaldi (Montegrappa’s subsidiary, Italy’s most revered manufacturer of fine writing instruments,) captures the Essence of One of the Most Venerated Saints in All Major Religions – Saint Michael – the embodiment of God’s warrior. A source of inspiration for countless painters, Saint Michael is … Read more

Zegna, PPR and Eurazeo targeting luxury Italian brand Brioni

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Luxury brands stalk Bond’s outfitter Suitors are stalking luxury Italian brand Brioni – known for dressing James Bond 007 and presidents including Barack Obama. Zegna, an Italian luxury brand, PPR, one of France’s biggest luxury houses, and Eurazeo, the French private-equity firm,  are all known to have had recent talks with the Bond suit-maker about … Read more

The luxury sector is not immune: Cavalli chief sees luxury goods slowdown

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  The debt crisis “will definitely have an impact on consumption” of luxury goods Luxury-goods companies should brace for weaker growth in 2012 as Europe’s sovereign debt crisis leads to a slowdown in spending, according to Gianluca Brozzetti, chief executive officer for designer Roberto Cavalli. “To say it won’t have an effect is madness,” Brozzetti … Read more

Men replace women as online shoppers of the future

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Across Europe, two in five people (40%) now shop online – and it is men not women that are driving the charge into internet purchases – according to a new study by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). At a time when there is an unprecedented level of consumer access to the internet across Europe, CBRE’s study … Read more

Hermes: The purchasing power of luxury consumers had not changed yet

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Hermes says buying power of luxury clients unchanged French luxury goods maker Hermes sees no sign yet of affluent buyers tightening their purse strings in spite of a somber global economic outlook, the head of the brand said at Paris Fashion Week. The luxury goods industry continues to grow at a solid pace thanks to … Read more