Rolls Royce has lifted the lid off its latest product – a one-off bespoke creation from its coachbuild unit called the Arcadia Droptail. The Arcadia is undoubtedly a beautiful car, both inside and out. And although there is no mention of the powertrain of this exquisite beauty, we can only guess …
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Accelerating Success: Why Mercedes Benz and Other Luxury Auto Brands Are Building Skyscrapers
While the rest of the world is battling with unfavourable conditions in the real estate market, luxury auto brands are rushing to build skyscrapers, with Mercedes Benz being the latest to announce a new high-rise project with Dubai-based firm, Binghatti. [No, you’re not wrong: it is the same Bing…
NBA Meets Art at Art X 2023 to Influence Beyond the Court
Tiffany Amber Gardens might be home to the iconic eponymous luxury fashion brand founded by Folake Coker back in 1998, but, on Saturday, November 4, 2023, it took on a new designation: a space celebrating the NBA Meets Art installation, a special project within the just concluded Art X 2023 editi…
In conversation with Joakim Noah, Former NBA All-Star and Global Ambassador, Hennessy In The Paint
A thousand and one things go into building a legacy business, and no one understands this better than Hennessy. Their recent unveiling of a basketball court in Lagos in collaboration with former NBA all-star, Joakim Noah, as part of their In The Paint initiative, comes as no surprise. Hennessy la…
In Conversation with Cleo Anderson, Luxury Travel Expert and Founder, The Anderson Media Group
What is it like jetting all over the world, curating incredible travel locations and experiences that excite some of the world’s biggest celebrities and wealthiest personalities? This pretty much sums up Cleo Anderson’s job. Cleo Anderson is busy as always. The founder of The Anderson Media…
Digital Passports: The Future of Luxury Goods?
Earlier this month, Italian horology brand, Panerai, announced the upcoming official launch of digital passports for its timepieces on October 3, 2023. The digital passports were developed in partnership with Arianee, a leading digital product passport solution and web3 consumer engagement platfo…
Swatch is Building a New Kind of Timepiece Collector
Swatch has a new collaboration out; this time, with Swiss dive timepiece experts, Blancpain. This second partnership with a luxury brand on a legacy model has birthed the Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms collection consisting of five designs, each paying homage to the five oceans and the creatures …
The Superfake Luxury Industry is Evolving — and Booming
In 2021, Chanel announced that it would be restricting sales of its bags in South Korea in what experts said was a move to check hoarding and inflated prices on the secondary market. However, with the rise of ‘superfake’ luxury handbags in Indonesia and elsewhere, it is clear that Chanel, and all…
ASPIRE CEO: Dr Chichi Menakaya is Delivering the Ultimate Concierge Medicine Experience
Concierge medicine has always been in existence. Think back to ancient monarchical times when the nobility had their personal doctors at their beck and call. Or, if you would rather not travel so far back in time, you likely had a ‘family doctor’ your parents would reach out to whenever anyone in…
Luxury Fashion is Finding New and Exciting Expressions
Do you remember the year Coco Chanel started wearing and designing pants for women in the early 20th century, causing high society to clutch their pearls and gasp in collective horror at such audacious vulgarity? Or, when in 1947, Christian Dior threw this same class into further distress by debu…