Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013 Collections – biggest trends to look in swimwear next year

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013 Collections – biggest trends to look in swimwear next year More tham 30 of the fashion industry’s top swimsuit designers presented their 2013 collections at Mercedes- Benz Fashion Week Swim (July 19 – 23) alongside the newest Mercedes-Benz convertibles including the all-new 2013 SL63 AMG. Sexy line-up of shows, presentations … Read more

Tim Philips, Hemisphere, Australia hailed industry’s newest mixology talent

Diageo Reserve Announces WORLD CLASS Bartender of the Year 2012   Following a week of mixology trends unveiled, red carpet events and a showcase of the industry’s brightest stars, Tim Philips, Hemisphere, Australia was crowned DIAGEO RESERVE WORLD CLASS Bartender of the Year 2012, rising above 50 other finalists to win the most prestigious accolade … Read more

China to become the largest source of demand for gold in 2012

Gold demand in China is expected to rise up to 30 percent this year China – the largest jewellery market for the third consecutive quarter.   Global gold demand in Q1 2012 was 1,097.6 tonnes, down 5% from the high demand levels seen in Q1 2011, according to the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends … Read more

Consumer Trends for 2012: Top 10 list. Status becomes more than what you consume

Euromonitor International has recently published the Top 10 Consumer Trends for 2012, an interesting reading about 2012 consumers. Consumer identity is expressed in more complex ways than through consumption alone. Today, identity also encompasses weight, online status, green thrift, and attitudes to reality culture – even in emerging markets, where the joys of spending are still … Read more

Baselworld 2012: the watch industry is holding up well

Baselworld 2012 (March 8th to 15th 2012 ) followed on from an excellent year that saw 29.8 million watches exported representing a total value of 19.3 billion Swiss francs. A unique and yet fairly logical economic case, since demand for luxury products continues to increase and the potential of certain emerging markets, including Asia and … Read more

Asia travel trends

Himalayan holiday, Myanmar, Indonesia and South Korea among Asia travel trends of the year While luxury travel to China, Japan and Thailand remains perennially popular, a handful of locales are stealing the spotlight for Asia luxury travel. Remote Lands, the New York and Bangkok-based Asia ultra-luxe private tour operator, predicts the hottest Asia travel destinations … Read more