80-year-old designer Oscar de la Renta launched new London flagship. De la Renta’s boutique was inaugurated on Mount Street and is the first space to have separate areas for bridal, home and children’s collections. Located near other luxury store Marc Jacobs, Christian Louboutin and Balenciaga, the shop is Oscar’s largest store to date and fourteenth … Read more
Cartier timepieces transformed into jewelry: wild animals epitomize the art of changing gracefully. Precious watches that turn into brooches, bracelets and necklaces are the dream come true for a passionate about fashion and Haute Horlogerie. For Geneva’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH 2013), Cartier (founded in 1847 in Paris), one of the world’s … Read more
Enchanting interpretation of time: Lady Arpels Papillon Extraordinaire watch – SIHH 2013 Poetry of Time by Van Cleef & Arpels at the Salon de la Haute Horlogerie Sculpted mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli, plique-a-jour enamel, diamonds are encased in this new Van Cleef & Arpels’ enchanting interpretation of time presented at the Salon de la Haute … Read more
Design Museum’s 2013 Designs of the Year award London’s Design Museum, the world’s leading museum devoted to contemporary design, announced “Designs of the Year 2013” nominations. The Designs of the Year awards, ‘The Oscars of the design world’ showcases the most innovative and imaginative designs from around the world, over the past year, spanning … Read more
With new capital injection from Qatar-based company Mayhoola, Valentino fashion house will expand its men’s business. Valentino will launch first menswear store in Paris, followed by London and then Milan menswear boutiques. Head designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli commissioned architect David Chipperfield to concieve the concept of the new stores. Valentino showed its … Read more
Original 1966 TV Batmobile Sells for $4.62 Million at The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions Barrett-Jackson auction company, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, announced that its highly anticipated 5000 series, which featured more than 50 unique and rare automobiles, including the company’s famed Salon Collection, generated more than $29.2 million at the company’s iconic … Read more