Search results for: “luxury train”
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Porsche Taycan: 7 Things to Expect from Porsche’s First Electric Sedan
Porsche’s first electric sedan is almost here and production of the long-anticipated Mission E, now known as the Porsche Taycan, begins next year, which means we’ll likely get a glimpse of the production version around the time of the 2018 LA Auto Show. Here are 7 things to expect from Porsche’s first, but by no means last, Tesla fighter: 1. The name Taycan,…
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ASPIRE Pick of the Week: An Eco Resort to Feed Your Senses
It’s far more luxurious than a classic health resort – Six Senses’ commitment to a sustainable environment leaves guests feeling both pampered and virtuous. Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in Vietnam sits on a peninsula in the East Vietnam Sea, not far from popular holiday spot Nha Trang. Wrapped in lush jungle, where joyous little…
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ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Adubea Jensen – Changing Lives One Bead at A Time
Adubea Jensen is a Ghanaian luxury brand that designs and creates exquisite, handmade accessories out of tiny beads. Adubea (Janet Oddoye) was born in England to a Danish mother with an eye for beautiful soft furnishings and vintage clothing, and a Ghanaian father, civil engineer by day and amiable socialite by night. At a tender…
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ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton’s First African-American Menswear Designer
Louis Vuitton has named Virgil Abloh the artistic director of its menswear line. Abloh, a longtime creative director for Kanye West and founder of the Milan-based fashion label Off-White, is the first African-American to hold the title at the European luxury brand. The Rockford, Illinois, native told The New York Times he was “elated” with his new position. “This opportunity to think through…
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Graphic Designers Discuss the Continuation of Logo Culture at Gucci and Fendi
Alessandro Michele sent out a few decapitated heads and a baby dragon down the runway last week at Gucci. They accessorized clothes that were dazzlingly representative of the “Frankensteins” we humans have become in the age of the Internet and iPhones, cherry-picking our personal aesthetics from vastly different cultures, societies, and zeitgeists, and stitching them together.…
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5 Tips For Drinking Rum
Undoubtedly delicious, rum can be one of the world’s most confusing spirits, if only because it’s made in so many different places and in so many different ways (white, aged, agricole, black strap, spiced, etc). Jesse Vida, the head bartender at New York City’s BlackTail, a Cuban-themed bar with solid rum cred, offers his guidance. 1. It’s Not…
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ASPIRE CEO: Ayo Olajiga, The Nuts’ Man Set for World Domination
It is difficult not to love cashew nuts after you’ve spent some time with Ayo. Charismatic, disarmingly honest and always focused on his business, Ayo Olajiga is the Chief Executive Officer of FoodPro, the largest indigenously owned and managed cashew nut processing company in Nigeria. FoodPro has been processing cashew nuts since 2013 and with…
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7 Fashion Trends to Get Excited About In 2018
You don’t need to have spent too much time in the new year to know what fashion trends are going to dominate 2018. Before you know it, these trends will be at your neighborhood purveyor of fast-fashion; and from there… You won’t be able to go anywhere without noticing them. So, before they reach that level of…