200 items from Joan Rivers’s New York penthouse to go up for auction

The items for sale, which range from $500 to $200,000, include Cartier jewels, and a custom engraved Tiffany’s water bowl used by Rivers’s dog Spike

JOHN RUBEL – Since before 1915. The World’s first Independent High Jewellery Heritage Brand?

“A brand exists first and foremost in the mind of the consumer. It may live as long as it is remembered. The logic of brand revival or recyclability is that some brands are buried in consumers’ psyches and as such may still have value. These ‘dormant’ brands are more likely to gain readier acceptance by … Read more

Marc Jacobs: ‘I have the word Shameless tattooed on my chest’

The distinguished designer’s return to New York has been triumphant. Here he talks about sobriety, social media and how clothes help articulate our feelings

Luxury industry artisans from Dior, Bernardaud, Perrier-Jouët received the prestigious received the prestigious Ordre des Lettres et des Arts honor

Luxury industry artisans honored by French Culture Ministry. The Comité Colbert promotes French savoir-faire around the world and supports its preservation and transmission. Since 2006 some 31 artisans from its members have received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres honor, and ten have been given the prestigious title “Maître d’Art”. The latest artisans to … Read more

The Maserati Polo Tour 2016 began with a thrilling start at the 2016 Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz

Accompanied by the successful partnership with the world’s leading supplier of polo equipment, La Martina, the Maserati Polo Tour 2016 will bring many more highlights to this year’s international polo scene. There is something special about snow polo, that gives the thrill of the game an additional level of excitement, especially with St. Moritz atmosphere. … Read more

SIHH 2016: New decor, new arrivals, new exhibition, and first Carré des Horlogers at first luxury watch show of the year

“Carré des Horlogers” is the new buzzword at SIHH 2016. The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) held in Geneva marks the beginning of the watchmaking year. SIHH 2016, Fine Watchmaking’s foremost trade fair, will lift the veil on a new interior decor at its 26th edition, to be held January 18th to 22nd, … Read more