The 2021 Face: Conscious Beauty, Cocoon Factor and Other Big Beauty Ideas and Trends

  Sustainability is, and will always be, an integral thread that runs through the pleasure we all find in beauty. Here are some big beauty ideas, product launches and beauty trends  for 2021. The Cocoon Factor There’s no denying our appetite for beauty products that can soothe the body and calm the mind has grown … Read more

The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies Address A Society Remade By COVID-19

  From the biotech firms behind the first mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) to a real estate developer creating high-quality affordable housing (Stablegold Hospitality), the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies list compiled by Fast Company addresses a society remade by COVID-19. “Many of them pioneered business models that are now accelerating: Peloton and Zwift, for … Read more

Australian farm to hold 50,000 crocodiles for luxury Hermès goods questioned by animal welfare groups

Farm to supply skins to make handbags and shoes would be one of the biggest in Australia under plan approved by Northern Territory government

Watches & Wonders partners with luxury online retailer – a significant moment for the watchmaking industry

  A new channel for Fine Watchmaking: The arrival of Watches & Wonders on NET-A-PORTER and MR PORTER luxury retailers marks a significant step for the industry, Net-A-Porter and MR PORTER launched strategic partnership with Watches and Wonders Geneva. Hosting digital and offline events, this concept will bring some of the industry’s most revered luxury watch … Read more

£450k for trainers: why vintage fashion is the new smart investment

In a booming market for Birkins, Baguettes and ‘Lux Anaconda’ shoes, the traditional auction houses are getting in on the act

Ex-Hermès staff appear in court over fake designer handbags

French court hears forgery network manufactured bags between 2013 and 2014 for a profit of more than €2m