What you don’t know about South African luxury market South Africa is home to a significant portion of the resources used in luxury goods. South Africa has nearly 80% of the world’s platinum, is one of the world’s biggest gold and diamond miners, and has excellent leather. International appetite for local fine-craft brands like Avoova, … Read more
Bacardi’s 150th Anniversary celebrated with Ron Bacardi de Maestros de Ron Vintage MMXII Bacardi rum – Ron Bacardi de Maestros de Ron, Vintage, MMXII (2012) Since its creation, BACARDI rum has been enjoyed in more than 365 billion cocktails. That means every second of every day more than 200 BACARDI cocktails are being served and … Read more
Shiseido launches its 140th anniversary with a revolutionary beauty counter at The Bay Queen Street Shiseido launched its 140th anniversary with another global first: an interactive 55″ touch screen Discovery Centre located within a new state-of-the-art beauty counter at The Bay’s Queen Street location in Toronto, unveiled during a celebratory gala on January 19. Using … Read more
Premier hospitals are part of an international competition for wealthy patients willing to pay extra. The New York Times reports that many American hospitals offer a V.I.P. amenities floor with a dedicated chef and lavish services, from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, which promises “the ultimate in pampering” … Read more
Ekaterina Petukhova is Co-founder and managing director of Esper Group. Esper Group is the group of companies providing multiple services for companies working in the fashion industry in Russia, former USSR countries and Eastern Europe. Every day Esper Group specialists monitor, collect and analyze using company’s own unique method the information needed to do business … Read more
Jimmy Choo and Terry Richardson collaborates for the new campaign inspired by “the sensual Mediterranean glamour of Anouk Aimée in the 1969 film “Justine,” says WWD. The campaign features Magdalena Frackowiak and Jamie Bochert as rivals fighting over a handbag. In 2009 Terry Richardson shot for Jimmy Choo a campaign with model Alexandra Nilsen.