Porcelanosa calls New York City home with the opening of a new flagship. Spanish luxury ceramics and tiling company Porcelanosa has completed the renovation of the former Commodore Criterion building in Madison Square Park, New York City to become their U.S. flagship store. The building, a protected city landmark, was originally designed and built in … Read more
Nicki Minaj for Roberto Cavalli. Like a real diva, American rapper, singer, and songwriter Nicki Minaj, the first and only female rapper to be featured on Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings list, brings back the old-school glamour in the new Roberto Cavalli Spring Summer 2015 campaign shot by Francesco Carrozzini in Los Angeles. A strong … Read more
Global luxury goods sector remains resilient, despite tougher consumer market, according to a new Deloitte report. The world’s 75 largest luxury goods companies generated luxury goods sales of $171.8 billion through the end of last fiscal year (fiscal years ended through June 2013) despite a slowdown in the global economy. The average size of the … Read more
After two years renovations, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute reopened with a new exhibition and a brand new name – the Anna Wintour Costume Center. The complex named after the high-powered Vogue editor-in-chief and the most powerful woman in fashion has been completely redesigned and renovated and was reopened on May … Read more
Gucci China-red – exclusive Year of the Horse collection Italian luxury label Gucci is the latest to jump in on the year of the horse bandwagon with China-exclusive Year of the Horse collection, following in the footsteps of fashion designer Carolina Herrera who launched a special-edition red-and-gold Matryoshka bag, DKNY‘s new 16-piece collection, Moleskine x … Read more
BORNFREE – for a world where no child is born with HIV by 2015 More than 90% of HIV infections in children result from mother-to-child-transmission during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, and 260,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2012. An AIDS-free generation begins by making sure moms do not transmit the virus to their … Read more