2013 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance – The elegance of the automobile in motion

Only the most beautiful and rare cars are invited to appear on the famed 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links, and connoisseurs of art and style flock to see these masterpieces. First conducted in 1950, Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance has grown to be one of the world’s premier celebration of the historic automobile. … Read more

Top five food trends for the year ahead

Move over bacon. Make way for kale pops, chia pods, and simmer sauces from around the globe. They are examples of the top five food trends for the year ahead picked by a panel of trendspotters at the 59th Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. The show was held last week at the Jacob … Read more

The winners of the 2013ANDAM Fashion Award edition.

Andam 2013 Fashion Awards. Young French designer Alexandre Mattiussi took home top prize at the 24th ANDAM fashion awards, winning the prestigious fashion award for his popular line of Parisian menswear AMI. Thanks to an exceptional endowment of €250.000 and the mentorship for two consecutive seasons by Renzo Rosso, president of OTB, ANDAM offers AMI … Read more

Bartender of the Year to be crowned at World Class Global Final 2013

5th annual WORLD CLASS Global Final, the largest and most credible mixology competition. Launched in 2009, WORLD CLASS is an international platform to showcase talent from the best bartenders all over the world while creating an outlet for luxury fine drinking experiences to unfold. Recognising the craft of the bartender, through its five-year history, WORLD … Read more

Another way to share fashion stories: Instagram video

Video sharing incorporated in Instagram.   The online photo-sharing and social networking service Instagram has added a new video feature that will bring another way to share users’ stories. This move has been seen as some as Facebook‘s way of competing with Twitter’s Vine video-sharing application. When visitors will take a photo on Instagram, they … Read more

Using digital to drive in-store luxury purchases: Multichannel Retail study

In an attempt to find growth, the companies are, again, turning to multichannel, believing that when channels coordinate, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Although e-commerce continues to register double-digital growth year-over-year, online sales have not matched the hype and vision evangelized over the last 15 years. In the same vein, … Read more