Milan Fashion Week: One thing is certain, the “climate has changed”

Milan welcomes international fashion professionals and the fashion public with few megascreens placed in strategic locations of the city’s centre to showcase live the Milan Fashion Week. The fashion-show programme and the numerous related events feature at this re-invented edition 74 fashion shows (of which 7 double shows and a collective show for two brands), … Read more

Dedicated to Brazil: Pershing Samba Madeira by Parmigiani Fleurier

The lively Samba rhythm has inspired a new piece to the ranks of Haute Horlogerie. Parmigiani Fleurier’s Pershing collection, elegant and sporty, has added Pershing Samba Madeira to its range. The limited-edition watch celebrates Brazil, with its vibrant colours and Samba effervescence. In 2011, Parmigiani Fleurier signed a unique partnership with the Confederação Brasileira de … Read more

Dsquared2 to cross over into the world of fine dining

Hospitality & restaurants are a natural label extension for fashion houses. As Milan celebrates the start of the biannual fashion week, Dean and Dan Caten, the Canadian twins behind Dsquared2, announced the opening of their first restaurant. Ceresio 7 Restaurant will open with a glamorous cocktail party after Wednesday’s Dsquared2 runway show. “Milan is dull, … Read more

Christopher Kane receives business boom with debut store

Earlier this year French luxury giant Kering luxury group took a 51-percent stake in the Christopher Kane fashion label. Now the 31-year-old Scottish designer Christopher Kane announced the opening of his first store on Mayfair’s Mount Street in London. The permanent flagship will be located in London’s fashionable West End. “This is the first step in … Read more

David Beckham – the new Steve McQueen for Belstaff

Belstaff House New Bond Street opening event was used by the global luxury lifestyle brand to announce the football and fashion star, David Beckham as the new face of the British house. A motorbike parade down London’s home of luxury retail offered a show for luxury British retailer who wants to reinvent itself as an English iconic … Read more

Spring 2014 beauty trends

DKNY, Mara Hoffman, Rachel Zoe, Tibi, Richard Chai, SUNO, Lacoste, Wes Gordon, and Maybelline New York are sharing the latest trends – straight from the Spring 2014 runways. The result? Show-stopping beauty looks that will grace the faces and nails of fashionable women everywhere come spring.   Orange Lips and Tips Bright, almost neon shades … Read more