Talent search: Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton is kicking off the 4th edition of its prestigious prize

40 world-renowned fashion professionals, photographers, buyers, journalists, stylists and models, including Carine Roitfeld, Suzy Menkes and Karlie Kloss are on a new mission to mentor and support emerging design talent. LVMH announced the fourth edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. The 2016 edition saw the Anglo-Jamaican designer Grace Wales Bonner take home … Read more

Rankin Is Inspiring Triumph Women To ‘Find The One For Every You’

Rankin for Triumph’s ‘Find The One For Every You’. Renowned Celebrity and Fashion Photographer Rankin is the photographer behind Triumph’s new global Spring Summer 2017 campaign, ‘Find The One For Every You’. Starring international model and entrepreneur Jessica Hart, the campaign marks a new creative direction for the lingerie brand. For this campaign with Triumph, … Read more

Is Yoga Relevant to Luxury Branding?

  by Philippe Mihailovich. Audrey Kabla, author of the new book Marque & Luxe, is not the usual high-flyer that one usually encounters from the rank and file in the field. She got off to a good start whilst studying for her business degree by having a 6 month stint at Christian Dior Couture followed … Read more

Sotheby’s creates a Global Luxury & Lifestyle Division

Sotheby’s, the British multinational corporation headquartered in New York City, is uniting its jewelry, watches, wine, cars, and realty divisions under one umbrella. The company announced the appointment of Maarten ten Holder as global Managing Director of the Company’s new Luxury & Lifestyle Division. An accomplished auctioneer, Maarten regularly conducts sales in all of Sotheby’s major … Read more

Kimono textiles for men’s collection: Hiromi Asai at Pitti Imagine Uomo

Though many female designers have not focused on men’s collection, United States-based fashion designer and kimono stylist Hiromi Asai decided to use kimono textiles for men’s collection. Known for her exquisite handcrafted kimonos, who appeared at 2016 F/W New York Fashion Week, Hiromi Asai is debuting her menswear collection at Pitti Imagine Uomo 91 in … Read more

CES 2017: A new frontier in making virtual reality real crossed by Dirac Research

3D audio technology launched at CES 2017: Immersive sound and new levels of realism. A final frontier in making virtual reality real was crossed at CES 2017 when Dirac Research, the global leader in platform-optimized sound enhancement technology, introduced its Dirac VR platform featuring patent-pending dynamic HRTFs (head-related transfer functions) that consider the isolated movements of … Read more