Nicholas Kirkwood’s‬ 10 Year Anniversary Numbered Edition Made-to-Order Collection takes luxury footwear into the playful world of video games

Craftsmanship plays an integral role in all of Nicholas Kirkwood’s footwear collections. His creations focus on the innovation of curvilinear forms. Striking, sharp and considered, Kirkwood’s designs feature unexpected fabrications and techniques with intricate detailing. “I design for a sophisticated woman with an implicit understanding of luxury and has a strong defined vision of herself … Read more

Green news roundup: coral die-off, wildlife in Chernobyl and Africa’s largest windfarm

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Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière brings digital punk to Paris catwalk

Show at Frank Gehry-designed gallery, featuring models resembling wild creatures from Mad Max, sees fashion house marry high art with big commerce

The Palace Hotel. A newly renovated San Francisco icon unveiled.

A new age of contemporary glamour has debuted at The Palace San Francisco. The San Francisco icon hotel The Palace, now part of The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, announced the completion of the extensive $40 million renovation. The new Palace features redesigned guestrooms and reimagined public spaces, including the famed Garden Court. “Entertaining generations … Read more

Britain’s super-rich cash in on low interest rates with £1m mortgages

Number of £1m-plus mortgages granted to lenders has risen by a fifth, with private banks main funders of central London trophy properties

Playgrounds for sheikhs and oligarchs: the secret world of ​London’s luxury hotels

With their discreet lobbies and Michelin-starred restaurants, the capital’s high-end hotels have become a new green zone of affluence, where the global super-rich book entire floors to do business away from prying eyes