The Pharrell Factor: Why the LVMH Inclusion Awards 2025 Signaled a Global Luxury Pivot

In the world of high luxury, the word “exclusive” has long been synonymous with the height of one’s walls. But as we move through 2026, a profound transformation is underway. The “gold standard” of a brand is no longer measured solely by the rarity of its leather or the precision of its movements, but by … Read more

Retail’s New Axis: Volatility and the Rise of the Second Tier

While London’s New Bond Street, Milan’s Via Montenapoleone, and New York’s Upper Fifth Avenue command the world’s highest rents, achieving the status of permanent trophy assets, their stability masks an intense dynamism in the next tier of global destinations. The real estate strategy of the world’s most powerful luxury houses is no longer just about … Read more

How London’s New Bond Street Redrew the Global Retail Map

The perennial battle for supremacy among the world’s most rarefied shopping avenues has delivered its most dramatic result in a decade. According to the latest 2025 edition of Cushman & Wakefield’s authoritative Main Streets Across the World report, the global luxury crown now sits firmly upon London’s New Bond Street. The move is less a … Read more

Architects of Opulence: Luxury Furniture Brands’ Latest News & Launches, Summer 2025

The summer of 2025 has been a period of dynamic evolution for the world’s most prominent luxury furniture brands. Beyond merely unveiling new collections, companies like Luxury Living Group, Fendi Casa, and Versace Home have engaged in significant strategic maneuvers, deepened their commitment to sustainability, and elevated the experiential aspect of luxury living. This season … Read more

Pininfarina’s Final Love Letter on Four Wheels: The Battista Novantacinque

There are show cars, there are hypercars—and then there is the Battista Novantacinque, Automobili Pininfarina’s shimmering one-of-one electric love letter to itself. Revealed at MAUTO in Turin, the city of its birth and now the museum of its mythology, this final edition of the Battista is not just a vehicle. It is an ode, a … Read more

From Page to Parfum: Assouline’s Library Gets Scented and Styled

Let’s be honest—Assouline has never been just about books. They’ve been about book moments. Those oversized tomes, immaculately printed and spine-tinglingly tactile, were always meant to do more than inform—they were meant to inhabit. Your coffee table. Your private jet. Your impossibly chic Parisian study. Now, Assouline is doubling down on that fantasy, launching The … Read more