Luxury Dubai housing boom buoys buyers, burdens tenants DUBAI: With rents soaring and properties selling fast, the expatriate hub of Dubai is in the throes of a housing ... Published 23 Feb, 2023 06:34pm
Luxury Fendi, Alberta Ferretti kick off Milan Fashion Week MILAN: Milan kicked off its leg of the month-long catwalk calendar on Wednesday, with Italian luxury labels Fendi... Published 23 Feb, 2023 01:29pm
Luxury Hermes beats forecasts on robust growth in China, U.S. PARIS: Birkin bagmaker Hermes said that wealthy Chinese clients snapped up its products in the fourth quarter even... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00pm
Luxury Electric boat goes airborne for cleaner ocean voyage SAUSALITO, United States: Appearing at a glance to be just a simple pleasure boat floating on the San Francisco Bay,... Published 17 Feb, 2023 04:51pm
Luxury Returns on luxury Swiss watches still beat stocks and crypto: report Returns on luxury watch purchases have exceeded those from stocks and cryptocurrencies even as prices for brands... Published 17 Feb, 2023 04:41pm
Luxury Burberry set for 'Britishness' refocus at London fashion week LONDON: London fashion week kicks off Friday with Daniel Lee's debut as Burberry creative director among the... Updated 17 Feb, 2023 03:06pm
Luxury Louis Vuitton picks Pharrell Williams to head menswear designs PARIS: LVMH's top label Louis Vuitton said on Tuesday it has hired Pharrell Williams to head artistic direction of... Published 15 Feb, 2023 02:11pm
Luxury Hermes, NFT creator spar over ‘MetaBirkins’ in trademark trial NEW YORK: Hermes International SCA urged a U.S. jury on Monday to find that a creator of non-fungible tokens... Published 07 Feb, 2023 04:21pm
General News China's mega-rich move their wealth, and partying, to Singapore SINGAPORE: Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a... Updated 04 Feb, 2023 03:54pm
Luxury Disillusioned at home, super-rich Chinese set their sights on Singapore SINGAPORE: Like many rich Chinese, graduate student Zayn Zhang thinks Singapore could be ideal to park his family's... Published 31 Jan, 2023 05:04pm
Luxury Gucci’s challenge: reigniting heat while boosting timeless appeal PARIS: Sabato De Sarno, newly appointed by Kering to reinvigorate its prized Gucci brand, needs to spark heat with a... Published 31 Jan, 2023 02:38pm
Luxury Kering appoints De Sarno as Gucci creative director PARIS: French luxury giant Kering has appointed Sabato De Sarno, a senior fashion designer at Valentino, as creative... Published 28 Jan, 2023 05:25pm
Luxury China's luxury shoppers free to travel, but many buy locally SANYA, China: China's scrapping of travel curbs this month is expected to revive demand in the global luxury retail... Published 26 Jan, 2023 04:52pm
Luxury Generation Z finding time for second-hand luxury watches ZURICH: Swiss watches are in high demand these days, but sales of second-hand timepieces are also booming, driven by... Published 25 Jan, 2023 02:01pm
Luxury The Mumbai atelier that's the secret workshop of top French fashion MUMBAI: Sitting in a lotus position, four men weave glittering beads through gold thread on an organza sheet,... Published 24 Jan, 2023 12:08pm
Luxury Beyoncé gets $24mn payout to perform at opening of Dubai's Atlantis The Royal: report Beyoncé's very first full-length concert in five years marked the opening of Dubai's grand new Atlantis The Royal.... Published 23 Jan, 2023 07:29pm
Luxury Paris Fashion Week highlights: Rosalia, women designers, stark contrasts PARIS: One of the buzziest menswear weeks in recent memory wrapped in Paris on Sunday. Here are some of the... Published 23 Jan, 2023 12:47pm
Luxury Dior Homme gives new life to age-old classics at Paris Fashion Week PARIS: Dior Homme took to the runway with a polished lineup of reworked classics on Friday, kicking Paris Fashion... Published 21 Jan, 2023 01:07pm
Arts Subcontinent treasure: in age of mechanisation, the Kashmiri shawl looks to stand out Syed Mohsin Shah, a shawl trader, says only way for craft to stay alive is for people to keep appreciating it Updated 20 Jan, 2023 06:39pm
Arts Rosalia performs in Louis Vuitton catwalk show at Paris Fashion Week PARIS: Louis Vuitton switched up the traditional fashion runway format with a performance from Spanish singer ... Published 20 Jan, 2023 03:14pm
Luxury Indian haute couture master dreams the 'impossible' for Paris NOIDA, India: As he stitches together the final threads of his latest Paris Fashion Week collection, acclaimed ... Published 20 Jan, 2023 02:13pm
Luxury Kim Kardashian buys pendant worn by Princess Diana LONDON: American reality television star and social media colossus Kim Kardashian has purchased the Attallah Cross,... Published 19 Jan, 2023 02:17pm
Luxury Givenchy doubles down on suits and hoodies at Paris Fashion Week PARIS: Givenchy creative director Matthew M. Williams hit the runway Wednesday with a collection of layered looks ... Published 19 Jan, 2023 12:47pm
Luxury Formal shoes making comeback after years of sneaker dominance PARIS: Once the preserve of nerds and stuffy young conservatives, loafers, moccasins and other formal shoes are... Published 18 Jan, 2023 05:24pm
Luxury Saint Laurent opens Paris Fashion Week with chic evening wear for men PARIS: French luxury house Saint Laurent kicked off Paris Fashion Week's menswear shows Tuesday night with a sleek... Published 18 Jan, 2023 03:03pm
Luxury Gucci hits runway as fashion world awaits new designer PARIS/MILAN: Gucci kicked off Milan fashion week on Friday with a lineup of slouchy, androgynous menswear styles,... Published 14 Jan, 2023 03:58pm
Luxury LVMH shakes up leadership at Dior, Louis Vuitton PARIS: French luxury group LVMH announced a leadership shuffle on Wednesday, naming new chief executives at major... Published 11 Jan, 2023 02:10pm
MENA Real estate: Dubai's SmartCrowd highlights 6 key areas to invest in 2023 SmartCrowd, UAE’s first regulated digital real estate investment platform, has highlighted six areas to invest in... Updated 02 Jan, 2023 06:45pm
Movies & Music Legendary Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer set to enthral audiences as part of Dubai Shopping Festival A staple of the winter season in the emirates, the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), the world’s longest-running retail... Updated 24 Dec, 2022 12:39pm
Luxury Salt Bae: the Turkish celebrity chef at centre of FIFA probe ISTANBUL: Celebrity chef and social media meme Nusret Gokce – better known as 'Salt Bae' – has turned his... Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:23pm