Luxury Briefing.

STOP PRESS………Some of the new bits that haven’t made it into the next issue yet………

May 2010
It has recently been reported that a Russian oligarch has spent £35,000 on a bottle of Dom Perignon Rosé Gold at the Polo Lounge at The Westbury Hotel in London – said to be the most to ever be spent on a single bottle of wine in a British bar

April 2010

Gucci opens London pop-up store

The launch of the Luxury Travel Bible

Luxury industry backs ruling on online sales

Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Gucci top list of most powerful luxury brands

Gruppo Ermenegildo Zegna store sales rose more than 20 percent in the first three months of 2010

Matthew Williamson’s one-kaftan shop – and collaboration with Belvedere

Luxury watch market looks up

March 2010
Forbes billionaire list

February 2010

Pringle of Scotland’s witty animation created for the brand by David Shringley

Percival: an exciting new men’s fashion line creating ‘honest, lasting fabrics in styles that capture a boyish sense of adventure’

Henry Holland has launched a new app for Blackberry and is about to relaunch its website – witness how one of the new generation of luxury brands is connecting

Hermès has teamed up with Wally Yachts to launch a collection of truly beautiful boats. Find out more in the March issue

Isabel Marant gears up to open her first New York store

January 2010

Interesting reflections from the Brandchameleon Blog

December 2009

Dubious fashion pieces of 2009

Vivienne Westwood collaborates on wallpaper with Cole & Son