100 most influential fashion icons. Time’s glittering list.

The biggest names to hit style since 1923   Time magazine picked the 100 most influential fashion icons since 1923, the beginning of TIME magazine. The industry’s most influential personalities were grouped by categories: Designers & Brands, Models, Muses, Photographers, Editors & Stylists. The list itself is largely predictable, being topped by designers Azzedina Alaïa, … Read more

Mix and match: 2012 spring summer collections

The clash of prints and vibrant colours   Don’t be scared to mix and match this Spring/Summer season. Bright, tropical motifs with statement prints, this is the formula for Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Roberto Cavalli, Salvatore Ferragamo and Giambattista Valli. Choose versatile pieces that can be worn together or as separates to give a simple … Read more

H&M to launch its first luxury brand

Luxury H&M We have seen H&M’s Exclusive Glamour Conscious Collection and Michelle Williams wearing one of the monochrome gowns to the 2012 BAFTAs in February. The red carpet range will land in stores on April 12. Although nothing has been confirmed yet, rumours emerged that H&M is launching its first luxury brand. The succes of … Read more

Condominiums – the next avenue of expansion for Missoni & other luxury brands

Missoni’s First Condo   By 2015 Missoni will have its first condominium tower in Philippines. The $315 million residential project called Acqua Livingstone, is 25 percent sold, according to the Manila-based developer Century Properties. “We brought our colors and our style inside. It’s a happy, positive approach: summer colors, solar colors. Coming from the outside … Read more

Designers pug dogs for Happy Kids

Designers pug dogs for UNICEF Project ARISE An exclusive edition of 20 pug dogs   Twenty one pug dogs produced by Steiff, the German leader in the production of handmade plush toys, and customized exclusively for  LuisaViaRoma by a selection of the most prominent international luxury fashion designers, will be featured in a charity auction on … Read more

World’s billionaires in 2012 – U.S. is still home to more billionaires than any other country

Forbes began the pursuit of the world’s billionaires 25 years ago. The first cut yielded 140 names. This year the magazine have counted an all-time high 1,226 billionaires worth a record $4.6 trillion. Carlos Slim tops Forbes billionaires list at $69 billion. There are now billionaires from 58 countries. The U.S. is still home to … Read more