Elisabeth Vanduffel, Art Ambassador defines Art as the 2nd Stock Market and the 1st Health Therapy

You are an Art Expert, you are in the Board of  The Art Show Cannes/Marrakech-AVIFF. Can you tell more about this? The Art Show Cannes/Marrakech is a private Contemporary Art Event, entirely devoted to contemporary photography and video art and is set in a privileged place in the period of the Cannes and Marrakech Film Festivals … Read more

World’s most exclusive board games: guccissima all-leather checkers set

Guccissima checkers set   Love to impress your opponents? For sophisticated board game fun, Gucci is the latest luxury house to present an old-school board game with a distinctive feel and precious materials. The new Gucci checkers set is a proof that board games haven’t lost their appeal. The Gucci roll-up all leather board reminds … Read more

Chinese buying more luxury goods in mainland China

Chinese buying more luxury goods at home: survey   Chinese shoppers are increasingly buying luxury goods in mainland China, turning away from high-end stores abroad and in Hong Kong, according to a poll by market research firm Ipsos, cited by AFP. The poll found that Chinese buyers preferred to shop on the mainland for luxury … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Fiona Kotur – founder Kotur

Fiona Kotur Marin is a New York fashionista, close friend of designer Tory Burch and mother of four boys. In every sense a New Yorker – born, raised and educated in Manhattan – Marin, however, started her thriving handbag empire, Kotur, from her home in Hong Kong.  We thank to our contributor Yang Di for … Read more

Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week and haute joaillerie day

July 1-5 the most illustrious couturiers and design houses will open their doors for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. Christian Dior, Chanel, Maison Martin Margiela, Alexis Mabille, and many others will present what we will wear for Fall/Winter 2012-2013. Thursday, July 5, will be dedicated to haute joaillerie housed. BOUCHERON, CHANEL JOAILLERIE, CHAUMET, DIOR JOAILLERIE, … Read more

Kelly bag for picnic

Kelly Picnic bag in wicker and barenia calfskin, natural and fauve color   In 1935, the leather Sac à dépêches, later renamed the “Kelly bag” after Grace Kelly was introduced, being integrated into French culture. In 1956, a photo of Grace Kelly, who had become the new Princess of Monaco, was shown carrying the Sac … Read more