Spyker survives. Saab parent company to sell Spyker to U.S. firm

  Saab parent company Swedish Automobile plans to sell its Spyker luxury-sports-car brand to U.S. private-equity firm North Street Capital for about $44 million. Spyker has been careful to point out to European news sources that the agreement has not been made final. Swedish Automobile had originally signed a deal with British company CPP Global … Read more

Project Utopia to break stereotypes about naval architecture

Project Utopia by “Yacht Island Design” & BMT Nigel Gee– A Magnificent Luxury Island Yacht Project Utopia, an avant-garde vision of a future concept breaks the traditional naval architectural mould which the market has come to expect and offers a truly unique outlook free from any conventional design constraints. Measuring 100m in length and breadth, … Read more

Best perfumes of the season 2011

Best perfumes of the season 2011 – 18 new fragrances A tonique autumn scent is in the air. The smell of winter will be seductive, full of flowers and oriental spices. Here is a list of 18 new best fragrances of the season:   1. Belle D’Opium Yves Saint Laurent An updated version of YSL’s … Read more

The 6th creative director to leave Ungaro over the last five years

After hiring Giles Deacon in May last year, the French fashion house owned by Asim Abdullah has just announced in a brief statement that it has ended its collaboration with the designer. Despite his departure, Ungaro’s catwalk show at Paris Fashion Week still tooks place on October 3, although Deacon will apparently not be seen … Read more

Dior, J’Adore Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron’s Dior promo unveiled Charlize Theron has unveiled her second advertising campaign for Christian Dior’s J’Adore Eau de Parfum.The South African actress is famed for her perfectly honed figure and beautiful model looks, and has been the face of Dior’s J’Adore since 2004. The video was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and shows Charlize sporting … Read more

Antalya rivals giants in luxury yacht production

  Turkey’s southern tourism hub of Antalya has been ranked among the top in global luxury yacht production. In the past 11 years, companies based at the Antalya Free Zone produced 187 yachts and are expecting to finish 20 more by the end of the year. Zeki Gurses, the general manager of Asbas, the free … Read more