Winners of the Nikon Photo Contest 2012-2013

“Elegy of Autumn” photo taken by Dina Bova (Israel) won Nikon Photo Contest 2012-2013. A total of 22,752 photographers from 153 countries and regions submitted 99,339 works in the 2012-2013 competition. This year marked a new record for the largest number of entries in the history of the contest. Nikon Photo Contest (NPC), previously known … Read more

Welcome aboard the flying hotel

Welcome aboard Emirates Executive  flying hotel.  The increasing demand in the private travel segment, especially in the Middle East and Europe as well as in markets such as India, Russia and China, has lead to luxury private jet service that could be described as flying hotels. Dubai-based carrier Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing … Read more

A behind-the-scenes look at James Franco in Gucci Bamboo Eyewear campaign

What happens when James Franco takes off in a red convertible wearing our new Bamboo aviators? Nothing short of summer magic. American actor and director James Franco is the star of the new Gucci Bamboo Eyewer Campaign, the creation of fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. The Italian luxury house unveiled footage of the … Read more

Where Beauty Begins? Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself

The French luxury house of Chanel unveiled the first video of the campaign with German actress and Chanel’s ambassador Diane Kruger (born Diane Heidkrüger; 15 July 1976), entitled “Where Beauty Begins.” The video is the frist part of a campaign for Chanel’s new face care products – Le Jour (Day), La Nuit (Night) and Le … Read more

Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Gucci are the top 3 global luxury brands of 2013

Luxury seeks to balance the exclusive and inclusive. Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Gucci are the top 3 global luxury brands of 2013, according to 2013 BrandZ Top 100. Luxury brands became more accessible, collaborative and experiential, says MillwardBrown annual research. On Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and other social media platforms, brands across the luxury spectrum mediated … Read more

Raw elegance and banal emotion: Prada’s ‘Real Fantasies’

Prada reveals its ‘Real Fantasies’ To view Prada pieces that are currently hitting the brand’s boutiques, the luxury Italian house unveiled a new video lookbook, the latest clip in its ‘Real Fantasies’ series. Art-directed by creative team AMO, the two-minute film titled “Real Fantasies FW2013” reveals a “distorted graphic universe” as a backdrop for the … Read more