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Dubai can afford more luxury than any other city these days and that’s why we’re not at all surprised that the luxurious Mall of the Emirates will be welcoming new luxury brands to their Fashion Dome. Come September the Mall of the Emirates Fashion Dome will add more high-profile luxury stores to their already existing [...]

Check out the latest in Montblanc‘s limited edition writing instrument (yeah, the many-syllable alternative to “pen”) which celebrates Queen Elizabeth I. The pens are part of the new Patron of Art Edition Pens and comes in two variants – the 4810 and the even more limited 888 edition. The lacquer of both editions is modelled [...]

You’ve got to hand it to Louis Vuitton because they do conjure up some unique concepts for luggage and bags.   As you may recall, Vuitton recently entered into the luxury timepiece market — and what better way to carry you stylish accessories than in one of their prestigous cases. One case is trunk style, and [...]

It’s that time of the year boys and girls! Neiman-Marcus has unveiled the 2009 Christmas Book.  Oh happy days and damn any recession because we have visions of cupcake-shaped electric cars for the kiddos, the world’s fastest electric motorcycle, and dinner with some of today’s bestselling authors.  These are just a few of the fantasy [...]

Despite the downward spiraling luxury economy, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has just launched a new luxury credit card. Aimed at household exceeding $120K, this new Chase Sapphire credit card has no pre-set spending limit and comes with the point-earring per dollar system.  Think you’ll switch from American Express to the new Chase Sapphire?

Gucci’s new chief executive officer, Patrizio di Marco has unveiled his strategy for the Italian brand’s future. His strategy includes cutting production and multiple variations of the same style and solidifying the mid-range of the brand. Di Marco, who comes to Gucci from another PPR-owned company luxury leather brand Bottega Veneta, wants to balance contemporary [...]

Google has decided to let more U.S. advertisers use trademarked terms in ad text on search result pages as of June 15. For advertisers who want to promote the top brand names through Google keywords, the change being made by the search engine company is an opportunity but owners of prestige brands don’t see it [...]

Ferrari just opened its first store (above) in the UK in London‘s fashionable Mayfair, second in size only to their Milan flagship. Located in a beautiful historic stone building, the store features a Ferrari Formula 1 racing car on display and carries the full line of Ferrari by Panerai watches, sunglasses, luggage, clothing, model cars [...]


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