Palais Galliera honouring Jeanne Lanvin – the great lady of haute couture

Palais Galliera exhibition honouring the oldest French fashion house still in business. The first retrospective dedicated to Jeanne Lanvin. The Palais Galliera Fashion Museum, in close collaboration with Alber Elbaz, artistic director of Lanvin, is honouring the oldest French fashion house still in business. This first Paris exhibition devoted to French fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) … Read more

The 10 most expensive paintings ever sold

A Gauguin painting has sold for a reported $300m, making it the most expensive painting ever sold. See how it compares with other pricey paintings that have sold for vast sums

Glenmorangie Tùsail draws on the unique taste of almost lost Maris Otter barley

The sixth release in the award-winning Glenmorangie Private Edition collection. Every year since 2010, Glenmorangie has released a rare single malt crafted and designed to inspire and intrigue whisky connoisseurs and collectors. The latest release, Glenmorangie Tùsail, invites aficionados to explore a distinctive variety of barley‘s influence on Glenmorangie single malt. Maris Otter barley, a … Read more

Celebrities and their conservation campaigns

The stars have been writing letters, staging evens and filming heartfelt pleas to bring the public on board with saving wildlife

Like a magnificent Chinese scroll painting: The Lunar Year Blue Label Year of the Ram bottle

Year of the Ram Bottle Blends Chinese Artistry with Scotch Whisky Mastery. The ram is associated with good fortune, beauty and a determination to reach new heights. Johnnie Walker commemorates the thousands-year-old celebration of the Lunar New Year with Blue Label Year of the Ram. This special edition marries traditional Chinese ceramic artistry with one … Read more

The Hawaii of China opens a new luxury resort

China’s southernmost province widely known as “the Hawaii of China” has a new luxury hotel. Designed by the award-winning Belgian architect Jean-Michel Gathy, the new Park Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort manages to combine the luxury of privacy and exclusivity with accessibility. The modernist development comprises six standalone, arch-shaped buildings designed to allow chi, the traditional … Read more