This week Louis Vuitton opened its new flagship branch and to call this a store, would be pure blasphemy in the eyes of luxury, design and fashion. The new Louis Vuitton location on London’s trendy Bond Street lives up to its Maison label and is absolutely more of an opulent, thoughtful mansion than just a space. The new London Louis Vuitton Maison is designed by architect Pete Marino, who is also the brains behind Louis Vuitton’s Champs-Élysées store.
The 1500 square store occupies a corner site at the junction of New …

Jean-Paul Gaultier, the enfant terrible of French fashion, is stepping down as designer of women’s ready-to-wear for Hermès. He will be replaced by Christophe Lemaire, who has revitalised Lacoste since and has also worked under Christian Lacroix and Thierry Mugler.
The spring-summer 2011 collection, to be presented in October, will be the last designed by Gaultier for Hermès. Gaultier has had a relationship with Hermès since 1999, when the luxury-goods maker bought a 35 percent stake in his fashion house for $23 million.
The company raised that stake to 45 percent and …

Vienna is the best city in the world to live, a survey said Wednesday, putting Europe at the top of the rankings with Asia and Africa trailing. The Austrian capital “retains the top spot as the city with the world’s best quality of living,” British consultancy firm Mercer said in its 2010 Quality of Living Survey.
Swiss cities Zurich and Geneva followed in second and third places respectively, while Vancouver in Canada and Auckland in New Zealand were joint fourth. For its annual survey, Mercer assessed the quality of living in …

Like every season, Gucci present their men’s collection in an elegant catalog that reveals all the detail of their textiles and the essence of their newest creations. The light invites us to discover their textures and the details on their corduroy jackets and cold wool scarves…
These garments are designed for the end of summer, mixing classic elegance with casual touches. Their vintage crocodile skin jackets are exquisite – truly timeless classics.
The collection of suits and separates appear as those bespoke pieces, for which Savile Row is so famous. The slim-cut …