S:S 2014 by Hermès Paul Smith Givenchy

The sweatshirt’s rise to high fashion

S/S 2014 by Hermès; Paul Smith; Givenchy When Microsoft distributed a press photo of Satya Nadella, its incoming chief executive, last month, his outfit brought a surprising item of clothing to the fore:...
Jimmy Choo

Shoe Sale

Jimmy Choo was valued at £525m when last sold in 2011 Jimmy Choo started as an east London cobbler and was forged into a global fashion label by the fiery entrepreneur Tamara Mellon, but is now owned by...
chanel-bag

Would You Pay 70 Per Cent More For Chanel?

Picture credit: Indigital It's not just the recession and higher property and living costs that's making you think it, the price of luxury goods is actually rising. The Wall Street Journal reports that...
Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld to design Macau hotel

Source: Associated Press Karl Lagerfeld and a Macau casino operator announced plans Friday for the Chanel designer to create his first hotel. The 270-room Karl Lagerfeld Hotel will open in 2017 in a...
HAIDER ACKERMANN

The crossover talent of Haider Ackermann

Photography by Ezra Petronio It is noon on Sunday in early January, and Haider Ackermann alternates between sipping coffee and Perrier in the library of the understated Pavillon de la Reine hotel in Place...