LVMH launches second edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. Over the nearly 25 years LVMH luxury group has supported the world of fashion globally through corporate philanthropic initiatives, including: the ANDAM Fashion Awards (Association Nationale de Développement des Arts de la Mode), the Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival, Central Saint Martins … Read more
Land Rover’s trio of Limited Editions. The Defender Celebration Series embrace the Defender’s ‘go anywhere, do anything’ attitude. British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has gone back to the place where it all began to start a year-long celebration of the iconic Land Rover Defender. A unique 1km sand drawing at Red Wharf Bay in Anglesey, UK, … Read more
The first luxury brand to combine wearable technology with fine watchmaking. Marrying a functional e-Strap with contemporary TimeWalker timepieces, TimeWalker Urban Speed e-Strap is Montblanc’s first luxury watch to combine wearable technology with fine watchmaking. For the first time, an owner will be able to wear a mechanical timepiece with highly useful digital functionality. The … Read more
A Beverly Hills mansion that has been widely publicized with much celebrity and international buyer interest, triggering a bidding war, has been sold to Swedish billionaire Markus Persson for $70 million. This is the highest price ever paid for a home in Beverly Hills and it closed in a lightning-fast six days. Persson’s purchase included … Read more
Creative Director Frida Giannini and CEO Patrizio di Marco to step down from Gucci – Marco Bizzarri appointed CEO. Kering luxury group, owner of Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, and Gucci, announced that the CEO of Gucci, Patrizio di Marco, will leave the company on 1 January, 2015. He will be succeeded by Marco Bizzarri. The Creative Director … Read more
The 2014 Nautic – The International Paris Boat Show has always been synonymous with hundreds of boats on exhibition, in all manner of styles and sizes. And the latest new features were in abundance this year: the little Albatros, which aims to get all the different generations out on the water; the new flying catamarans … Read more