Upper crust: buyers pay up to £5.5m for apartments with pizza lifts

Four luxury flats on the Strand sold for between £3m and £5.5m, with all mod cons including butler’s lift from restaurant next door

Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière brings digital punk to Paris catwalk

Show at Frank Gehry-designed gallery, featuring models resembling wild creatures from Mad Max, sees fashion house marry high art with big commerce

‘It’s not about fabric, it’s about dreams’: how Ralph Lauren created an empire

Though not everyone buys into his fantasy fashion world, the story of the tie salesman who went on to dress Oscar winners is a classic American Dream tale

The Bentley Linley Hamper by Mulliner. A champagne reception. Anywhere.

Bentley Mulliner Picnic Hamper takes exquisite luxury to places it has never been seen before. As you explore new and unexpected places in the new Bentayga, so will you explore new and unexpected realms of luxury, says Bentley. Take, for example, The Mulliner Tourbillon clock by Breitling matched to the interior of “The world’s most … Read more

Britain’s super-rich cash in on low interest rates with £1m mortgages

Number of £1m-plus mortgages granted to lenders has risen by a fifth, with private banks main funders of central London trophy properties

The world’s first luxury compact SUV convertible showcasing its all-terrain credentials – video

On 1st of October, Londoners were stopped in their tracks as Land Rover placed a collection of full-size Range Rover Evoque Convertible ‘wireframe’ sculptures in the iconic streets of the UK’s capital. Hot on the heels of last week’s London takeover, Land Rover has released a film showcasing its all- terrain credentials. The automotive company … Read more