Lowering Veuve into the Baltic: Veuve Clicquot’s Åland Vault. Veuve Clicquot is the latest champagne maison to experiment with sea wine aging. In a 50-year ageing experiment, Veuve Clicquot champagne house lowered its precious bubbles into the Baltic Sea. Dubbed “the Cellar in the Sea”, the project includes three hundred regular bottles and 50 magnums … Read more
Millennials are more likely than older travelers to seek out hotels with luxury services such as dry cleaning (32%), massage or spa services (30%) and pet-friendliness (23%), according to a new survey released by Chase Card Services. Furthermore, the survey shows millennial travelers are more likely to say it’s a ‘deal breaker’ if a hotel … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover launches Special Operations division for “bespoke commissions.” To bring classics back to life and to meet the expectations of today’s discerning fans, Jaguar opens for bespoke business. Jaguar’s Special Operations follows in the footsteps of Ferrari’s Classiche, Aston Martin’s Q Division, and BMW’s individual service. Under the lead of John Edwards, Special Operations … Read more
Savile Row designer Paula Gerbase named artistic director of John Lobb. Savile Row designer Paula Gerbase is the new artistic director of the luxury shoemaker John Lobb, owned by Hermes. 1205 designer Paula Gerbase is John Lobb’s first-ever artistic director. Gerbase‘s first work for the Northampton-based shoemaker will appear at the London Collections: Men in … Read more
English fashion designer Paul Smith, whose business and reputation is founded upon his menswear, collaborates with British band SWIM DEEP, an indie pop band from Birmingham, on the launch of the men’s Autumn Winter 2014 Pre-Collection. The band is consisting of Austin Williams (vocals), Tom Higgins (guitar), Zachary Robinson (drums) and Cavan McCarthy (bass). … Read more
Only a small fraction of the global UHNW population possess a high enough net worth to afford a 30-metre superyacht, which has an average price tag of US$10 million (before maintenance, fuel and other expenses), according to a special report released by Wealth-X ultra high net worth (UHNW) intelligence. Due to the high cost of … Read more