Park Hyatt Chicago to unveil Bottega Veneta redesigned suite

Park Hyatt Chicago to unveil redesigned suites in partnership with Bottega Veneta Park Hyatt Chicago will unveil redesigned suites after undergoing transformations to their interiors, completing a two -year, multi-million dollar hotel renovation. The suites will be exclusive to Park Hyatt Chicago, including the iconic Water Tower Suite and the launch of a designer suite … Read more

Real ladies don’t like fakes: The Comité Colbert launches new anti-counterfeiting campaign

Fausse Cartier, vrai casier The luxury sector continues to advocate against counterfeiting “Buy a fake Cartier, get a genuine criminal record” “With this phone, you better be ready to call your lawyer!” “Real ladies don’t like fake” “Are you ready to unravel this one?” “A bet on the wrong horse can be very expensive” “Counterfeits … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Adele Shaw – owner Adele Shaw/Society store in Paris

Many times I walked rue Jacob, passing by her shop and wondering if it could be her. Until the day I stopped by, entered and started to laugh as she was so surprised to meet me after 25 years. She did not changed at all and the way she laughed remind me all the laughing … Read more

Marc Jacobs supports Designer for Tomorrow

The well-established Marc Jacobs, the creative director of Louis Vuitton, knows from his own experience how important it is to encourage young designers. For this reason he will continue to sponsor the fashion talent award ‘Designer for Tomorrow by Peek & Cloppenburg Duesseldorf’ as patron for the second year in a row: “The aim of … Read more

The 16th Annual Webby Awards winners

Pinterest, Spotify and Google+ win first Webby Awards Louis CK, Instagram and Bjork among special achievement honorees Facebook earns inaugural People’s Special Achievement for Social Change They truly represent the best of the Web. They are but a small percentage of total entries and chosen by members of the International Academy of Digital Arts and … Read more

Walking, and staying at boutique hotels, in the Alps

A week’s walking in the Alps of Italy and Switzerland doesn’t have to mean nights in basic, and rather grim, refuges. Descend into the valleys each evening and you can dine and sleep well in pretty boutique hotels. At least that was the plan …