China Fashion Chic: Shanghai Tang aims to position luxury Chinese fashion on the world stage

Chinese luxury fashion brand Shanghai Tang, a brand seen as a bridge between Chinese fashion and Western style, celebrated its 20th anniversary this year with the launch of a China Fashion Chic platform “that will turn modern Chinese fashion into an unstoppable force in the style capitals of the world”. According to Shanghai Tang, China … Read more

432 Park Avenue is the highest rooftop in New York City and the tallest residential building in Western hemisphere

At 1,396 feet, 432 Park Avenue is the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere. New York celebrated the topping out of a world-class project that has reshaped the New York City skyline. The iconic 432 Park Avenue has risen and taken its place among and above the icons of the Manhattan skyline, surpassing the Empire … Read more

High-end fragrance and sensory lifestyle brand Le Labo acquired by Estée Lauder

Le Labo (“The Lab”), the high-end fragrance and sensory lifestyle brand with a distinct French heritage, was acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies. The acquisition is expected to close in November 2014. Founded in 2006 by fragrance industry veterans Fabrice Penot and Eddie Roschi, Le Labo provides a highly selective assortment of exceptional fragrance and … Read more

Ardbeg Supernova 2014 celebrating the outer limits of whisky maturation

To celebrate the return of Ardbeg space experiment, the Ardbeg house is bringing back a Committee edition of a dram “that is out of this world.” The re-entry of Supernova heralds the return of one of the most explosively flavoured, peatiest and sweet Ardbegs ever, said the Islay distillery. Supernova commemorates the return of Ardbeg’s pioneering … Read more

#DAMBrilliant: Cartier’s Brilliant experience @ at Denver Art Museum

THE WORLD-EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITION BRILLIANT: CARTIER IN THE 20TH CENTURY. “Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century“worldwide-exclusive exhibition, on view Nov. 16, 2014 through March 15, 2015 at Denver Art Museum, is anticipated to be a major tourism draw for the city of Denver and the state of Colorado. Denver is the sole worldwide venue for this … Read more

Givenchy Soin Noir. The second generation

Soin Noir: technology concentrated. Givenchy introduced second generation Soin Noir – the beauty-renewal skincare cream.   Six years ago, Laboratoires Parfums Givenchy introduced Soin Noir, a skincare product whose active ingredient is a very rare and little-known algae. In a never-ending quest for perfection, the House this year presented the second generation of this remarkable serum. … Read more