Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Brands on Friday signed an exclusive franchising agreement with French luxury fashion major Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy's brand Thomas Pink. Louis Vuitton had acquired the British brand Thomas Pink in 1999, and in India it will hawk a range of luxury shirts, ties, knitwear and accessories. "In Reliance Brands, we found a partner that not only understands and resonates our brand values but also has a...
08:03 AM, Mar 03, 2012
Divers resumed their search for survivors from the Italian cruise ship on Saturday. ...
09:10 AM, Jan 22, 2012
Mumbai: It's been a week since Italian luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia struck rocks and keeled on its side but there's still no news of Russell Rebello - the sole Indian crew member yet to be accounted for. And he was one of 200 Indian crew members on board that ship, that's 20 per cent of the total staff. So the questions here is Why do Indians make such a...
08:50 AM, Jan 22, 2012
New Delhi: Most of the 201 Indians on board the luxury cruiseliner that sank off the Italian coast will be returning home on Thursday. The first batch is due to arrive on Thursday morning. 23 people including Indian Russell Rebello are still missing. Even though families have not given up hope, the chances of finding more survivors are dimming amid the bitter cold and frosty waters. The search has temporarily...
07:56 AM, Jan 19, 2012
Italian cruise ship with more than 4,000 on board capsized off Italy's west coast. ...
09:03 AM, Jan 15, 2012
New Delhi: Guess where luxury brands like Biba, Sabhyata, Mufti and Bossini are headed? Bihar's capital Patna, which has undergone a major image change in the last six years since Nitish Kumar became the state's chief minister. The latest hub of international and national luxury brands is the P&M mall, owned by Bollywood filmmaker Prakash Jha who belongs to Bihar's West Champaran area. The World Bank, in its 2009 report,...
11:36 AM, Sep 13, 2011
Moscow: Stuart Hughes, British designer of exclusive gadgets, encrusted an iPad 2 with diamonds, gold and shards of real dinosaur bone and has put it up for sale on his website for five million pounds ($8 million). The gadget's rear section features two kilograms of 24-carat gold and the front frame is made from Ammolite, the oldest rock in the world (over 75 million years old). To make the gadget...
12:32 PM, Jul 30, 2011
New York: They may be trying to sell you that $10,000 suit or $35,000 necklace, but what luxury's taste makers really yearn for themselves is not material at all. Make no mistake, they love swanky cars, rare watches, fine art, haute couture and private vacation retreats. Still, when asked about their definition of luxury, the answers involved precious quantities like time, and freedom. "It's doing what I want when I...
01:42 PM, May 29, 2011
London: The Royal wedding cake described as "very romantic" is being given the finishing touches in a luxury cakes company led by an Indian-origin entrepreneur and his British wife. Kishore Patel, 57, is the managing director of the Leicestershire-based Fiona Cairns Ltd, which is known for making cakes for the luxury market. Hailing from Baroda, Patel is the husband of Fiona Cairns, 55, who has earned a reputation in luxury...
01:51 PM, Apr 27, 2011
Jakarta: Jakartans love new things, and the rapidly growing middle classes of Indonesia's capital always fight to be first -- whether watching the latest Hollywood blockbuster, owning the newest gadget, or being seen in a trendy bar. But even the most avid trendspotters have been surprised by the craze for Magnum ice cream that has swept the city since the February opening in central Jakarta of the Magnum Cafe, months...
02:34 PM, Apr 15, 2011
New Delhi: Designer Shah Rukh Zaidi showcases his label Studio SRZ at Wills India Lifestyle Fashion Week " an eclectic mix of leather belts and handbags for both men and women. Reviving the timeless elegance of leather, staying true to the fine art of hand crafted leather goods. The SRZ collection of exceptional products represents the right form of "Vintage Luxury." An illustrative anatomy of intricate couture, accessories by Studio...
06:11 PM, Apr 07, 2011
London: Indians are the most likely members of the global super rich to spend more on private jets and yachts over the next five years while Africans and Russians are expected to increase their charitable giving, a survey showed on Wednesday. A poll of 160 advisers at a private bank within global financial firm Citigroup Inc, which represents 5,000 clients worth on average more than $100 million each, found super...
01:03 PM, Apr 07, 2011
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