Surf, Sky & Spirit at Tower23 Hotel San Diego
By Merilee Kern, ‘The Luxe List’ Executive Editor As California’s southernmost metropolis, San Diego is a veritable coastal paradise that’s widely lauded for its fabulous climate. Often referred to as “Mediterranean” in nature, the region boasts moderate warm daytime and cool evening temperatures nearly year round that rarely reach the point “too hot” or “too […]
How to Enjoy a Gourmet Tea Experience at Home: Three Ideas
Aesthetics add flavor to the world’s favorite hot or cold beverage. We’re not talking freshly ground coffee yet, but tea. From the Indian chai to the British five o’clock addiction, from the less informal Tibetan butter tea – or Po cha- to the Japanese ceremonious pouring, gourmet tea has been holding a firm grasp on […]
Domestic Luxury Car Market – A Mixed Bag in 2016
In 2015, Ford, Mustang, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Lexus RX, Dodge Challenger, BMW 3 Series, and Chevrolet Camaro have hit the fast lane at full speed. Only a few months into the future, the same American muscle-car brands saw their sales splutter on the luxury car market. By August, entry-level high-end cars saw their sales tumble by […]
Sies Marjan – A New Luxury Fashion Brand of Great Promise
Still a brand with a future veiled in uncertainty. But what future isn’t? This, more or less, is the dilemma presented to the fashion industry when the words Sies Marjan emerge in a conversation centering around new luxury fashion designers. Sander Lak, the designer whose label had stirred such frenzy on the Manhattan runway, still […]
British Luxury Brands Suffer in Hong Kong Because of Brexit
Trench coats designed for the streamlined silhouette and the autumn collection of high-end leather bags to carry the most expensive oud fragrance on the market. You can get them all by up to 20 percent cheaper at Burberry’s Causeway Bay outlet in Honk Kong. One of the most iconic British luxury brands, Burberry has been […]
Apple Watches No Longer Available in the Gold Version
When you try to break into Swiss watch territory, you’d better arm yourself with exquisite hand-craftsmanship, sapphire-dotted dials, and preferably, a family tradition of watchmaking dating back a few centuries or so. When Apple launched their first generation of luxury Apple watches, they didn’t care to tick any of the high-standard features off the list. […]
3 Luxury Interior Design Trends You Need to Try
Bold or witty, in a display of tropical and breezy colors or a masculine Art Deco feel, an interior design background reflects our instinctive quest for beauty in the intimacy of our homes. As the upscale residential market is booming, the year 2016 highlights a few trends in wrapping up your house with the desired […]
Westin Kierland Resort & Spa Exudes the Spirit of Scottsdale
By Merilee Kern, ‘The Luxe List’ Executive Editor Of all of the cities in the U.S. operating under a duality, I find myself drawn back to one in particular time and time again: Scottsdale. Known as “The West’s Most Western Town,” this locale embraces its laid back desert ambiance while simultaneously styling itself as a […]
Saks 5th Avenue Opens New Store in Manhattan
You recognize upscale preciousness when it takes a brand only 114 years to open a second store in the fashion capital of the American continent, New York City. Saks 5th Avenue, the luxury department store owned by Hudson’s Bay Company, the oldest grandee of commercial corporations in the US, has decided to strip of its […]
Jaguar Time Capsule Exposition in London
The inaugural London Design Biennale debuted this year under the titles ‘Utopia by Design’, thus celebrating 500 years since the publication of Thomas More’s Utopia. Illuminating the halls of Somerset House are 37 utopian visions, prototypes, and designs from all continents. British Jaguar Auto, the main event sponsor, raced to present its own conceptual installation […]