Luxurious cigars need a luxurious ashtray One of the most expensive hotels in the world has the most expensive ashtray. The $7250 ash try made for Burj Al Arab hotel is a Christmas Gift for the smoker who has everything. The cost of this souvenir from the opulent Dubai surpases the price of some rooms … Read more
Women are bolstering the high-end watch business Hublot Chief Executive Officer: “You have three good reasons to work on this population” Ladies watches is a market worth $3.9 billion last year and set to grow 30 percent between 2010 and 2015, excluding inflation, according to researcher Euromonitor. “Women are buying more than men, women are … Read more
Around two-thirds of the most expensive corporate hospitality packages for the 2012 London Olympics have yet to be sold, although organisers said they were confident of finding buyers for the rest despite the gloomy economic outlook. Prestige Ticketing Ltd, the company with sole corporate hospitality rights inside the Olympic venues, said it had sold 30-40 … Read more
Financial markets may have turned sour but well-heeled consumers, especially in Asia, are still thirsty for renowned top quality wines, such as Italy’s most expensive red Masseto, its makers say. Fine wines with prices starting at triple digits have become brands like top watches or cars, whose high quality and wide brand recognition give … Read more
The Fragrance Foundation gathered the American fragrance industry at Cipriani 42 in New York to announce its 2026 finalists and early winners — and if you know how to read a room, the results are a masterclass in where luxury perfumery is quietly, decisively heading. There is something almost ritualistic about the Fragrance Foundation Awards. … Read more
The Maison Margiela’s Scentsorium Paradigm Shift in Haute ParfumerieMaison Margiela has always been the fashion world’s favorite enigma. From the white lab coats of the staff to the anonymous “four stitches,” the brand thrives on the tension between invisibility and radical presence. After the dust settled on their theatrical FW26 Shanghai show, the house didn’t … Read more