Milan fashion week: Prada goes for retro autumn/winter glamour

Prada avoids cliche with satin dresses, see-through slips, gold coats and skyscraper heels that evoke 1920s Berlin

Six Senses to land on Félicité private island in Seychelles

  Félicité private island in Seychelles archipelago is one of the most dramatically beautiful isles in the 115-island country featuring massive granite boulders that fringe the shoreline and create an air of drama and mystery. Here, the luxury hotel and spa chain Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas announced its first resort on Seychelles called Six Senses … Read more

Miami’s new vice – an addiction to star architects

The Florida city’s main asset was once a TV police series. Now, with an influx of money and art, it is America’s fastest-changing city. Can it do better than build a series of trophy buildings?

Japan’s first urban resort: The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto

The Ritz-Carlton luxury hospitality group opened its fourth Ritz-Carlton in Japan, in the beautiful city of Kyoto. Dubbed Japan’s first urban resort and heralded as one of the most highly-anticipated openings of 2014, the new establishment “offers a timeless window to Japan and complements perfectly 85 other Ritz-Carlton properties around the globe.” A peaceful sanctuary, … Read more

South Beach-inspired transformation at The New Tropicana Las Vegas

Sky Villa Suites unveiled at Tropicana Las Vegas. Reminiscent of a penthouse in Miami, Tropicana Las Vegas resort unveiled its new Sky Villa Suites – a key part of the resort’s approximate $200 million transformation that has touched every corner of the property including all 1,467 guestrooms, the casino floor and restaurants, and the Tropicana … Read more

The Life of the Automobile by Steven Parissien and Auto Biography by Mark Wallington – reviews

Is car worship declining? Joe Moran gets behind the wheel for two enjoyable histories of the automobile