Luxury Briefing.

You will, by now, be aware that I cannot stand the cult of the MBA-brandishing spreadsheet jockeys who are taking over luxury these days. I daresay that some deep-seated inadequacy about my own inability to read a balance sheet or operate a spreadsheet is at work here...

AS debates continue to rage on how to effectively tax the wealthiest members of our society, many consumers are turning...

ANYONE who’s been awake and online in the last five years knows there has never been more time and money...

The promise of luxury for men Accounting for 40% of global sales, men’s spending on luxury also grew almost twice as...

India market According to recent report, ‘Luxury Market in India – Reflections on the Year Gone By’, by management consultants AT...

Well this month there is only one car that could be mentioned... Bentley's gargantuan SUV, the model EXP9F, which has...

ON Madison Avenue, UGG Australia‘s first-ever men's store is coming soon, adjacent to its flagship at no 600; while the...

JUST over five years ago it was Ozwald Boateng who ruffled a few ‘Row’ feathers with the introduction of the...

THE 16th annual LB Awards party, co-hosted by Bloomberg, was held at The Corinthia Hotel London. Over 400 privately-invited guests...

As CEO of a brand which doesn’t have to go in search of a heritage, Alfred Dunhill Ltd, CHRIS?COLFER is at the forefront of a global explosion in men’s retail and e-tail. He joined the Richemont Group in 1992, since when he has held global Richemont/Vendome positions in Sydney, Amsterdam, New York and London, becoming CEO of Dunhill in 2005. Together with Marketing Director JASON?BECKLEY, he is now pushing the boundaries for a brand which has always stood for elegance, intelligence and Englishness, shifting it from being primarily a wholesaler to an exciting retailer in its own right. Its latest ad campaign, ‘Voice’, saw Dunhill stepping into the realms of augmented reality. Voice celebrates brilliant men and their achievements, and stars Ranulph Fiennes, Michael Grandage, Rupert Pennefather and Matthew Pinsent, linking users to Dunhill’s online retail outlet. LUCY?REITER talks to Chris Colfer and Jason Beckley about their thoroughly modern men’s brand