Luxury Briefing.

I began my recent Recession Watch Vigil in St James’s. In the study of the sombre comportment of today’s luxury consumer, this part of SW1 is of significance comparable to the Olduvai Gorge in the study of the larrikin antics of early leaf-chewing early hominids...

THE hospitality and leisure sector has undergone unprecedented changes over the past decade. Buoyed by the growth of low-cost airfares...

Year-to-date (as of 13/5/09), the TAG Luxury Stock Index was up 15.5%, outperforming the major market indices (year-to-date, the FTSE...

JUST two clicks into the Chanel website and you’re aboard a luxurious night train departing Paris in the newest Chanel...

1 This year saw the worst performance in the 21 years since the Sunday Times Rich List was first compiled....

THIS column may not be the most popular one I’ve ever written. Still, the court case between eBay and LVMH...

Murano glassblowing is a skilled art that has evolved over centuries. In Fabio Fornasier, however, the industry has a maverick who is not only an experienced artist but also an innovator – something of a rarity. Now he’s making a chandelier that requires much thirsty bacchanalian activity before it can be constructed. KATE PATRICK talks to his spokesman Maurizio Zampieri about the rock ’n roll face of Murano

Something for summer... a bike to match your iPod. From the pen of ex-McLaren designer Richard Thorpe comes the Gocycle....

On Rodeo Drive, new additions include Domenico Vacca, IWC Schaffhausen, Loro Piana and MaxMara. We wait for red- carpet openings...

‘Expectation management’ is the buzz cliché. 1 For the retailer – numerous new entrants to the UK continue to visit London...