Look inside the Charles James exhibition @ MET. The career of legendary 20th-century Anglo-American couturier Charles James (1906–1978) is examined in the newly-opened Costume Institute’s new Anna Wintour Costume Center. The exhibition at the Met brought to life some rumors about a reappearance of the legendary brand. The MET exhibition explores James’s design process and … Read more
A380 debuts The Residence by Etihad – the only three-room cabin in the sky Luxury travel and aviation are rapidly evolving transforming the planes into luxurious flying hotel suites. Dubai-based carrier Emirates offers 10 private self-contained suites, while Qatar Airways’ all-business class flight from Doha to London accommodates only 40 passengers on a single-aisle A319. … Read more
The One-77′ Aston Martin sterling silver bottle cooler. Grant Macdonald for Aston Martin. In 2011, Grant Macdonald has been officially named as silversmiths to Aston Martin under the name Silver by Aston Martin. Since then, London’s finest silversmiths and the multi-divisional luxury bespoke service company, inspired graceful forms in sterling silver, gold, carbon-fibre and other fine … Read more
From its starring role in the Duchess of Cambridge’s tour wardrobe, to a forthcoming retrospective at the V&A, the McQueen brand is riding high. So how did a label known for avant-garde fashion become the duchess’s go-to supplier of elegant pastel outfits?
A Ferrari Dino 246GT, the 1972 compact supercar that once belonged to the Rolling Stones’ lead guitarist, is going under the hammer at the Coys auction on May 9. The Dino 246 is one of those rare examples of a model which acquires the cachet of a ‘collector’s car’ almost while still in production, almost … Read more
Dreams of London – Burberry Danced in Shanghai. British luxury house Burberry celebrated its new Shanghai store with an enormous custom-built set on the banks of the Huangpu River. For the event’s 1,500 guests the luxury fashion brand made a mocked-up Georgian terrace and a cobbled street. To bring the spirit of London to Shanghai, … Read more