Coach may not have intended it, but, from the moment it decided to continue to price its high-quality products at lower-than-industry standards and offer huge discounts to every and anybody, it became the ‘accessible luxury brand’, a tag that it quickly realised was more dangerous than helpful. P…
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Apex by Roja Parfums is Poetry in Motion, Speaking to the Heart
Have you ever experienced a Roja? Well, I have, and it would not be an exaggeration to anyone who owns a Roja and already knows about the wonderful fantasy that is a Roja scent. For its latest launch, Apex by Roja, the maxim ‘experience is the best teacher’ is the only fitting description. On Sep…
Rolex Timepieces have Nicknames. Here are Some You should Know
Did you know that Rolex timepieces have rather interesting nicknames? Apparently, just like certain auto models in Nigeria carry the monikers, ‘baby boy’, ‘big daddy’ and ‘muscle’, among the Rolex collector community, names like ‘Pepsi’ or ‘Batman’ mean something completely different from what th…
Would You Rock the Balenciaga x Bang & Olufsen Speaker Handbag?
Before you give a definitive answer, consider all the functions you could squeeze out of a handbag fitted with powerful speakers from Bang & Olufsen and wrapped in Italian lambskin leather from Balenciaga. The just-concluded 51st couture fashion show by Balenciaga was a star-packed affair wit…
Louis Vuitton has a new Jewellery Collection, the LV Diamonds
What immediately comes to mind when you hear that Louis Vuitton has dropped a diamonds-themed jewellery collection? Heavy yellow/white gold rings with a prominent diamond stone resting against a bezel setting? Big, ostentatious bracelets and necklaces decked out with diamonds? Statement pieces in…
Here’s One More Reason to Get that Chanel Bag
For years, Birkin by Hermès has been the go-to investment item for luxury fashion enthusiasts. It had the reputation of not only being able to hold its value year after year but also surpassing its original price on the secondary market, especially during the 2020 lockdown. Now, however, Chanel s…
Looking for a New Jewellery Collection? Try Fendi’s First High Jewellery Set
Fendi is the latest luxury fashion house to make a blinged entrance into the world of high jewellery with its new 3-piece diamond-encrusted set. Using more than 1,000 diamonds, Delfina Delettrez Fendi, the label’s artistic director of jewellery, designed a mini collection featuring cascading whit…
The Latest Luxury Lifestyle Brand is … Ferrari?
The Italian luxury auto brand is looking to drive up profits in a different industry. In 2019, just before the world was thrown into the throes of a pandemic, Ferrari announced that it was considering increased streams of income, but from a niche other than auto manufacturing. It was transitionin…
5 African Fashion Designers to get You Red Carpet Ready
It is official: COVID fatalities are at an all-time low and all over the world, the red carpets are out. Here in Africa, celebrities, influencers, industry giants and just about everyone are gliding down the red carpet for events centred around product launches, movie premieres, awards and other …
7 Turbocharged Auto-Themed Timepieces for the Ultimate Auto Enthusiast
Breitling and Bentley’s partnership may have been the longest between an auto and a timepiece brand, but it is by no least the only creative and wildly successful one out there. Other auto brands like Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bugatti have had successful extended partnerships with other timepiece …