One feature sets brands apart when you are interacting with their products physically, and that is their logo. For luxury brands, this is usually in the form of a monogram that is almost always an abbreviation of its name. Which may be why Italian luxury brand, Salvatore Ferragamo, has announced …
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Reframd’s ‘Afropolitan’ Sunglasses are Specifically Designed for Black Faces
Berlin-based eyewear brand, Reframd, has designed a range of 3D-printed sunglasses specifically for people with low and wide noses who are typically Blacks. Shariff Vreugd, co-founder of the self-acclaimed ‘Afropolitan’ brand explained why: “The basic concept behind Reframd is that good design is…
ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Karl Lagerfeld x Kenneth Ize Collection
Over the years, designer Kenneth Ize has come in contact with Karl Lagerfeld only indirectly: first as a student in Vienna where the latter’s vision and ideas were taught by professors and then as one of the 2019 finalists for the LVMH Prize for Young Designers. This second occasion would have be…
The Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s are the Stuff of Dreams
The new Louis Vuitton x Nike collaboration is everything you’d imagine it to be and more. The collection, which was showcased during Louis Vuitton’s Paris Spring/Summer 2022 fashion show, revealed over two dozen Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 hybrids, placing particular focus on the Air Force 1…
Ferrari Expands its Reach with High Fashion and Fine Dining
On the 13th of June, 2021, the luxury automaker – already famous for its Formula One racing team and its high-powered sports cars on and off the tracks – unveiled a new line, not of cars, but of high fashion. Designed by creative director and former Armani designer Rocco Iannone, the …
Tiffany & Co releases Diamond Engagement Rings for Men
If you have been wondering what the first drop from Tiffany & Co would be after its acquisition by luxury goods conglomerate, LVMH, well, your curiosity has been satisfied: the luxury jewellery brand has released its first engagement rings for men. Known for its classic solitaire engagement r…
Is the Gucci X Balenciaga ‘Hack’ a New Dawn in Luxury Fashion?
For the avoidance of doubt: the Gucci and Balenciaga ‘hack’ – the term the former has insisted on using for the Aria collection – is not the first collaboration between two major creative directors. Last year, Miuccia Prada teamed up with Raf Simons to design collections for the house…
Luxury Online Store Jendaya to Open its doors to African Luxury Lovers and Brands
These days, wealthy Africans love a mix of international and African luxury brands, but their needs are not fully captured by online retailers who do not always understand them. Over the years, retail stores like The Folklore and Afrikrea have arisen in partial response to this demand, but now, J…
Listen With Style: Stylish Airpod and Earbud Jewellery to Consider
Whether it was Japanese company, Onkyo, that made the first earbud, or it was Apple who made the technology popular with its Airpod, the fact is that these wireless, almost invisible earphones have become mainstream, mostly because they eliminate the challenges that come with wired earphones whic…
Valentino Tries On Knitted Footwear with the Gravani Crochet Sneakers
The $980 Garavani Crochet sneakers from Valentino is all the rave right now in the world of luxury, especially after videos of the meticulous process involved in its production were shared on the internet by the brand. But the fashion house is not the first brand to make and sell knitted footwear…