The white shirt according to me. Gianfranco Ferré’s camicia bianca

La camicia bianca secondo me. Gianfranco Ferré’s white shirt retrospective in Milan. “In the contemporary lexicon of elegance, I like to think that my white shirt is a term in universal usage. But which everyone pronounces as they wish…,” wrote Gianfranco Ferré, one of the fathers of Italian prêt-à-porter. referring to his icon garment, now … Read more

Dolce and Gabbana are unafraid of spats, but IVF row divides family of fans

The Italian fashion partnership rooted in Dolce’s Sicilian style and Gabbana’s graphic inventiveness are unrepentantly bound to family

Fossil fuels are way more expensive than you think

A new study estimates the costs of energy sources including their carbon and other air pollutants

Company offers rain-free wedding days for £100,000

A luxury holiday company is offering to use geo-engineering to guarantee ‘fair weather and clear skies’ – for a starting price tag of £100,000

P’9983 Graphite – the new professional tool by Porsche Design

Sleek visual purism by Porsche Design P’9983 Graphite. For the luxury of being one step ahead. Always. The latest design object by Porsche Design combines exclusive materials with the sleek visual purism. P’9983 Graphite, the new Porsche Design smartphone was designed to be “unique whichever way you look at it,” say its creators. This new member to … Read more

The art market reached its highest ever record level of sales

This year’s TEFAF Art Market Report shows that in 2014 the global art market reached its highest ever-recorded level, a total of just over €51 billion worldwide, a 7% year-on-year increase taking it above the 2007 pre-recession level of €48 billion. The TEFAF Art Market Report 2015 is a wide ranging report that examines the global … Read more