Versace close to being sold to US label Michael Kors for $2bn

Donatella Versace expected to confirm deal with handbag and clothing brand on Tuesday

Les Journées Particulières LVMH returns for a bigger fourth edition. How to take part

  The first wave of reservations has been a true success and most tickets were booked in a few minutes, announced LVMH luxury group. 56 LVMH Maisons, 77 exceptional places – including 40 venues that have never been open to the public during the Journées Particulières – in 14 countries on five continents over three … Read more

Idris Elba’s Parrot bar adds shot of celebrity to London’s cocktail mix

Actor’s Aldwych venture has ‘A-list surprises’, chauffeur-driven Aston Martins and DJ Driis on the decks

The AIKON Automatic Skeleton – The unique impact of a graphic skeleton

  In a freshly restyled AIKON case, Maurice Lacroix, the premium brand of Swiss watches based in the Canton of Jura and headquartered in Zurich, has fitted a new manufacture, openworked, automatic caliber of unique design. True to its vocation of manufacturing high quality timepieces deeply rooted in urban and contemporary culture, Maurice Lacroix introduces AIKON … Read more

Nautor’s Swan has a new Group Chief Executive Officer

  The 20th edition of the ROLEX Swan Cup – Porto Cervo, the largest and most important meeting of Nautor’s Swan yachts, welcomes an international fleet at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. The yachting community is excited to see the 20th edition unfold, both on and off the water. Nautor’s Swan, the renowed Finnish producer of luxury … Read more

Imran Amed: meet fashion’s most influential man

Imran Amed’s website, the Business of Fashion, is the oracle of the style world. As its top 500 power list is published, we ask how he’s got designers and editors hanging on his every word