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 […]
Chinese Luxury Clubs Closed Down Amidst Corruption Crackdown
In its latest effort to stamp out high-end graft in mainland China, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection closed down another five private luxury clubs. So far, 30 upscale ‘Members only’ locales have put a lock on their doors as a result of President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on corruption. Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen are the latest three of the major hotspots […]
5 Luxury Showers Ideas for an Exquisite Experience
A good shower can be a real mood-saver, be it in the morning when an early sunbath is not enough to wake you up or after a day’s work when you feel your muscles tense with stress and fatigue. This much-needed stream of water has all the odds to become an experience of refined bliss. […]
OAMC Launches New Luxury Streetwear
Luxury streetwear has never been more streetwise than with OAMC. Over All Master Cloth is one of those rare clothing brands that has made some bold strides from the minds of two young and talented designers to the wardrobe of the rich and daring. Described by the New York Times as ‘streetwear when it grows up’, […]
3 Luxury Car Seats that Will Give You Butt-Envy
It’s not just self-drive, digital gadgets and horsepower that are speeding up the car industry in recent years. Superior interiors not only add to the price tag but have become the benchmark for technological refinement catering to high levels of comfort. Not long ago, the pinnacle for luxury car seats meant a heated seating. Nowadays, […]
Gucci Brand Ranked as the Top Social Media Influencer in China
The buzzword among online fashionistas nowadays is the Gucci brand. The Italian luxury house has just been crowned the king of Chinese social media. The finding came as the result of a report done by consulting firm R3Worldwide and consumer analytics company Bomoda on the ‘key opinion leaders’ in China’s retail fashion industry. The Gucci […]
Vintage Double Decker Bus Converted to Luxury Hotel
If you spot a red double decker bus with a sign reading ‘Trafalgar Square’, don’t hesitate. Going aboard might turn into the ride of your life. And not only because you can enjoy a cozy, luxurious sleep wrapped up in Egyptian cotton sheets without having a snappy bus driver telling you it’s time to get […]
The Indonesian Luxury Market Continues to Cool in 2017
Gloomy predictions for sales trends in 2017 send cold shivers throughout the Indonesian luxury market. This comes in spite of a one-year-old revoked luxury goods sales tax aimed at attracting the purchasing power of the Indonesian luxury consumer. Rather than seeing its upper class spending domestic money on Louis Vuitton bags abroad, the Ministry of […]