08/12/2013
Wealthy Asians Have Designs On Luxury Brands
The rise of affluent middle class and wealthy consumers in Asia seem to have an insatiable appetite for luxury designer brands that keeps growing despite economic slowdown in the region.
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08/11/2013
Kate Middleton's Fondness for Tiffany and Cartier
The stunning sapphire surrounded by diamonds that was a gift from Prince William
08/10/2013
Lafite ’98 Selling at $9,000 Outperforms Liv-Ex Fine Wine 50
A case of 1998 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild sold for 5,800 pounds ($9,000) on Liv-ex in the past week, matching its mid-March level and outperforming the four percent drop in the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 Index over the period.
08/08/2013
Chinese Crackdown on Luxury to Drive Demand
The tradition of gift-giving extends back many years in Chinese culture
08/08/2013
The World's Most Outrageous Yacht Charters
When Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's mega-yacht Eclipse docked in midtown Manhattan last February, it created frenzy among the Big Apple's princes and paupers alike.
08/07/2013
Top 10 luxury brand mobile apps of H1
Here are the top 10 luxury brand mobile apps of the first half of 2013, in alphabetical order.
08/07/2013
Prada's first-half revenue rises 15%
Italian luxury brand Prada said Thursday that its net revenues rose almost 15% in the first half of 2013
08/06/2013
Luxury ‘mega-brands’ face new challenges
Exane BNP Paribas has recently released its Green Book ‘The Future of Mega-Brands’, focusing on mega-brands’ prospects in four different categories: leather, fashion, jewellery and fragrances and cosmetics.
08/05/2013
'Picasso' of diamonds grace Australia
An world-class travelling assortment of rare diamonds is spending two weeks in Australia, on show at Tiffany & Co in Melbourne.
08/05/2013
LVMH Adds Luxurious Caribbean Property to Expanding Hospitality Portfolio
There's a new hotel brand coming to the Caribbean and you can bet the shops inside will be top-notch.
08/02/2013
Versailles In A Glass: Champagne Laurent-Perrier's Royal Connection
André Le Nôtre might be the world’s most famous landscape designer;
08/01/2013
Catering to the Super-Wealthy
To be classified as an UHNWI, you must have a net worth of at least 30 million U.S. dollars
08/01/2013
The $300 Million 'Nirvana' Is A Billionaire's Dream
The asking price is a cool 230 million euros
08/01/2013
Move over Bordeaux: French premium winemakers eye China
In a country where cheap plonk and overpriced mediocre wines still define the domestic industry, the French are partnering with Chinese investors to produce super-premium wines.
08/01/2013
Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci top 2013 global luxury brand list
Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Gucci were the top three global luxury brands of 2013, with Fendi and Coach entering the top 10 for the first time
08/01/2013
Sale Le Printemps to Qatari finalised
French chain of luxury department stores Le Printemps has been sold completely to its new Qatari owners.
07/31/2013
The legendary Waldorf Astoria experience arrives in UAE
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts are known for timeless elegance, inspirational environments and the extraordinary experiences provided to guests each day.
07/30/2013
Rolls-Royce Ghosts old and new on trial
Richard Bremner tackles an Alpine trial in a 1913 Rolls-Royce Ghost and its modern-day equivalent
07/29/2013
Harrods proving irresistible to Arabs
The growth market now is from the Middle East, China and South East Asia
07/28/2013
Look what the ladies are driving
I don't know how it happened, but I ended up driving a Porsche Cayenne one day as a loaner and absolutely loved it