Taunina launches South African sustainable luxury toys in New York

Taunina Luxury Soft Toys Available At Barneys New York South African sustainable luxury brand Taunina is launching its line of decorative stuffed animals at Barneys New York’s flagship store on Madison Avenue. Representing the intersection of art, commerce, and social consciousness, Taunina employs women from disadvantaged communities to lovingly handcraft its heirloom-quality decorative stuffed animals. … Read more

First Dior flagship opened in Australia

Dior opens first boutique in Australia Following in the footsteps of Louis Vuitton, Prada, Chanel, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Canali, Miu Miu, and Bottega Veneta, French luxury fashion house Christian Dior opened its first boutique in Australia. Designed in the style of a grand Parisian apartment, Dior’s first Australasian flagship boutique set up in Sydney replicates … Read more

Zaha Hadid Liquid Glacial

Zaha Hadid Designs £100,000 Water and Ice-Themed Coffee Table World famous architect Zaha Hadid, the first women to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize (2004), designed “Liquid Glacial” – a £100,000 water and ice-themed coffee table. Crafted from a new-fangled acrylic resin, the innovative furniture piece mimics melting and moving plates of ice and spring … Read more

Lipoplasty and Botox remain most performed plastic procedures

Lipoplasty most performed procedure in Latest International Study Lipoplasty remains the most performed procedure, representing 19.9% of total surgical procedures, while Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox and Dysport) leads with 38.1% among non-surgical procedures, according to Global Study of Aesthetic/Cosmetic Surgery Procedures Performed in 2011, a study released by The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic … Read more

Jason Wu to create a make-up line for Lancome

Lancôme Announces Partnership With Visionary Jason Wu Celebrated fashion designer, Jason Wu and Lancôme, one of the world’s leading luxury beauty brand, teamed up to create a new color cosmetics line that will hit stores in September. The news comes a month after Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz announced a collaboration with Lancôme on his first … Read more

Sweet Alexander McQueen Spring 2013 Campaign

Cages, corsets and crinolines in various incarnations, the sculpted shapes of Alexander McQueen’s 2013 Spring Summer pieces are put in value with honey. British photographer David Sims lensed Brazilian model Raquel Zimmermann poured with honey for the new ad campaign. The spring 2013 visual for Alexander McQueen is inspired by the runway show’s beekeeper theme and … Read more