The world’s leading luxury products group, recorded revenue of €21.8 billion in the first half of 2018, an increase of 10%. LVMH reports strong growth in Asia and the United States, a good start to the year for Wines and Spirits, excellent performance of Bvlgari, and a good performance of watch brands. LVMH Moët Hennessy … Read more
Christie’s Auction house sales are up 26% to almost £3 billion, leading to the highest half-year total in company history. 80% of the highest selling objects in the first half of 2018 were sold at Christie’s. Continued global demand, audience engagement with the diversity of collecting categories and the historic Rockefeller sales helped drive … Read more
The fight for our rainforests could quite literally save the world. Burberry is collaborating with Vivienne Westwood on a Brit Fashion Collection in support of Cool Earth. This first collaboration for Burberry under new Creative King Riccardo Tisci and will launch in December 2018. It is welcoming tribute for the celebrated British fashion designer who … Read more
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By Andy Beckett
This “Fux Green” McLaren Senna joins a bespoke 720S that is also in the owner’s collection. Though the engine specs are impressive — a 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 engine that produces 800PS and torque of 800Nm for 0-60mph in 2.7 seconds and 0—124mph in a blistering 6.8 seconds — the aerodynamics on the McLaren Senna … Read more
Rio Tinto is auctioning the Argyle Alpha, the largest Vivid Pink diamond in the history of its Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender. Anglo-Australian multinational Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest metals and mining corporations, has unveiled the largest Vivid Pink diamond in the history of its Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, during a world exclusive … Read more