2014 Masters Grand Slam: The inaugural Longines Los Angeles Masters

Belgum’s Jos Verlooy and his horse Domino took home the top prize in the Longines Grand Prix. The inaugural Longines Los Angeles Masters came to a close with eighteen-year-old Belgian rider, Jos Verlooy, taking the top prize in the Longines Grand Prix, the most prestigious class of the four-day competition. Verlooy emerged the winner with … Read more

Luxury brands in a quandary as China’s wealthy young develop resistance to bling

Gucci and Prada’s financial results are disappointing and there’s a fear that the west can’t provide what sophisticated Chinese shoppers want

Calling all shoe lovers: The ‘Shoe Heaven’ – a more five-star hotel than shoe department

Surrounded by shoe perfection in Harrods.A ‘Shoe Heaven’ with private shopping suites opened at Harrods. Shoe Heaven is a place in London’s Harrods. 17 footwear boutiques with collections from over 50 of the biggest luxury brands make the map of this new ‘Shoe Paradise’ opened at Harrods, one of the store’s biggest rennovations to date. … Read more

Oscar de la Renta’s Fall-Winter 2014 campaign

Photographer Norman Jean Roy returned for his third season running for a Oscar de la Renta ad campaign. Shot in NYC and styled by Natasha Royt, the Fall-Winter 2014 campaign hit the Oscar de la Renta’s social media channels. Norman Jean Roy captured Romanian Diana Moldovan (the SS2014 face of Emporio Armani & Hermès) and … Read more

Wild and romantic beauty. Alexander McQueen 2014 fall campaign

Alexander McQueen’s sensual and light approach to construction from the Fall-Winter 2014- 2015 show held earlier this year in Paris is transferred to the luxury brand’s opulent fall campaign. For the second time, British model Edie Campbell has appeared in the British house’s advertising. The model competed at Goodwood and appeared at the Gucci Masters … Read more

The greenest companies worldwide: Kering ranks #1 in Consumer Discretionary Sector and #4 in overall Global 500

French multinational luxury giant Kering (Gucci, Boucheron, Brioni, Stella McCartney) has been recognised as one of the “greenest” companies worldwide by Newsweek Magazine’s Green Rankings, coming in fourth position in the overall Global 500 list and as top-ranked in consumer discretionary companies* within the Global 500. Kering’s inclusion in the 2014 Newsweek Green Rankings is based on … Read more