Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo teams up with Hermès for a range of silk scarves. The Japanese fashion designer and French luxury house will launch two limited-edition collections of the French brand’s carrés, which will hit stores in February 2013. “I have always had an immense respect for Hermès’ tradition and artisanal know-how,” Kawakubo … Read more
Gucci Italian luxury brand celebrated the opening of a new flagship inside Taipei 101, Taiwan’s tallest tower. The store is the second for Gucci in the Taiwanese capital, but the first to stock the full Gucci line. The 9,720 square-feet flagship was designed by Gucci creative director Frida Giannini, who also designed limited-edition items like … Read more
spirits, alcoholHoliday gift ideas for serious whisky lovers: Adults-only version of the advent calendar Instead of chocolate and sweets there is whisky or gin in an adults-only version of the advent/ginvent calendar from Drinks by the Dram. Holiday spirit will come with 24 grams of gin or whisky! Behind each of the 24 doors is … Read more
New York-based restaurant consultancy group Baum + Whiteman has released its list of 17 hottest food and dining trends for restaurants & hotels in 2013. Upscale donuts, Gochujang, Quinine syrup, Shiso or Charred octopus tentacles are the foods the world will be hearing a lot more of next year. Here is the food trendspotting … Read more
Chanel acquired its cashmere supplier Chanel has purchased cashmere knitwear manufacturer Barrie Knitwear of Scottish Borders-based. Barrie have produced cashmere knits for Chanel for more than 25 years. Following Italian shoemaker Roveda, Barrie Knitwear is the second foreign company to be acquired by Chanel. “Chanel’s acquisition of Barrie Knitwear in Hawick secures the jobs of … Read more
Tod’s Italian luxury shoes house explores new territories this Fall with Electric Signature, No_Code and Ferrari collections. Tod’s No_Code is a capsule collection, for both men and women, inspired by visionary editor Jefferson Hack, co- founder of the magazine Dazed and Confused. Tod’s described the unisex shoe line as an “everyday collection for global nomads who are … Read more