Author TheFashionableTruth

Wealthy Chinese entrepreneurs who once joined golf clubs as a way of celebrating their success are now looking for more exclusive pursuits to define their status. Daisy Zhong travelled to Tianjin for...

Thierry de Lachaise, Senior Director and Head of the Silver Department, Sotheby’s Paris, has absolutely no idea why Asia has suddenly developed a ravenous appetite for decorative European antique silver...

Decades before La Mer, La Prairie and Chantecaille, Erno Laszlo was the most outrageously expensive - and glamorous - skincare out there, the Café Society and Jet Set beauty secret, the choice of Truman...

  What’s the best way to build a market in China, and how does a successful entrepreneur stay hungry? Ketty Koutsolioutsos, co-founder of Folli Follie, and Raphael le Masne de...

The sea and sky represent a harsh environment for watches but IWC-Schaffhausen has made their reputation creating timepieces that are a match for the most challenging conditions. The...

Gilbert & George met at 45 years ago as students, fell in love and evolved into what they call “living scupltures” for whom every act is an artefact of their creativity. With their...

“If you want to get ahead, get a hat,” the old advertising jingle advised. Let’s update. If you want to get ahead, get a DeDe Valentine hat. The rising “milliner” and hush hush head to toe style...

It was crazy, but then so is the brand that paid for all this mayhem. Folli Follie (Crazy Craziness in Italian) was founded in 1982 and it will celebrate 30 years of almost non-stop growth next year. To...

  LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault bought Château Cheval Blanc with Baron Albert Frère in 1998. Fears that the two billionaires would turn the revered wine into a vinified version of the...

  The black market for gold in china now sees up to 100 billion yuan worth of trade every year. The world’s most precious metal may seem like a great investment, but beneath its shining surface...