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ASPIRE Valentine Edit (Day 4): Experiences by Lyxvara Concierge
This is part of a 14-day series. If you have missed our exclusive Valentine’s Day gift ideas list so far, we’ve got you covered. For day one, click here. To see what made our list for day two and three, click here and here respectively. Some people might consider Valentine’s Day to be a worn-out…
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For the First Time, LVMH Prize Finalists Include Two African Fashion Designers
For the first time in its five-year history, the prestigious LVMH prize for young fashion designers has chosen two African finalists. South Africa’s Thebe Magugu and Nigerian designer Kenneth Ize are among the eight fledgling talents in with a chance to win €300,000 (£256,870) and mentoring from the LVMH group for a whole year. The LVMH prize was established in…
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ASPIRE Pick of the Week: How China Is Changing Up the Wine Industry
Ningxia nowadays hosts more than 40,000 hectares of vines and 199 wineries, the majority of them small boutique estates focused on high-quality vintages with an average production of less than 100,000 bottles per year each. Ningxia’s wines have already won several prestigious international competitions and are sold in top restaurants, hotels and stores from Europe…
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Luxury Companies Are Consolidating but Still Offering Diversity
According to a new report from Baker McKenzie, Michael Kors’ Versace takeover, Richemont’s move for complete Yoox Net-A-Porter Group control and LVMH’s Belmond buy show that luxury brands are diversifying their holdings into new markets and territories. As consumers’ interests continue to grow, these marketers are hoping to ensure a bright future where they can cater…
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Paris Aspires to Be the Capital of Sustainable Fashion by 2024
Gathered at the Institut Français de la Mode recently, Frédéric Hocquard, deputy to Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo in charge of cultural diversity and nightlife; Antoinette Guhl, deputy in charge of social economy and solidarity, and Isabelle Lefort, a former fashion journalist, launched “Paris Good Fashion,” an initiative aiming to push the fashion industry towards adopting…
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Rihanna to Work with LVMH on New Luxury Collection
Transcending her role as a singer, Rihanna has dabbled in several industries – acting, modelling and building her brand. Her formidable influence is perhaps best exemplified in the time Dolce & Gabbana’s jewel-encrusted headphones sold out within 24 hours after Rihanna tweeted herself in it. Rihanna is one otherworldly human who could wear a coat made out…
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HWP Group on the Rise: The Nigerian Owned Company Gets Recognized By Forbes
Forbes has rated two young Nigerians, Ayokunle Akinbode and Uyi Ogbebor, the owners of HWP Group as young Nigerians full of innovation and on a mission to owning one of the best media, entertainment and hospitality companies in Nigeria. In an analysis published on Forbes African website, it avowed that the HWP Group had successfully…
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Luxury Liquor Brands Wealthy Africans Enjoy
According to the annual AfriAsia Bank wealth survey for 2018, Africa is now home to 155 000 dollar millionaires and 24 dollar billionaires. These affluent Africans were collectively responsible for more than R84 billion ($6 billion) in revenue from the sale of luxury cars, top-end watches, private jets, yachts – and liquor. The study also reports…
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Belvedere Vodka and Laolu Senbanjo Unveil New Limited-Edition Bottle in Nigeria
Media houses converged at Moet Hennessy office on Tuesday, 25th September for the official unveiling of the 2018 Belvedere limited-edition bottle designed and handcrafted by award-winning performance and visual artist, Laolu Senbanjo (popularly known as ‘Laolu NYC’). The super-premium vodka brand has a rich heritage in the history of Polish vodka-making that dates as far back as…
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A Guide to the World’s Most Popular Bubbly Wines
Nothing beats a good bottle of bubbly. And while even amateur champagne aficionados understand that to truly earn the moniker of “champs,” the sparkling wine must hail from the Champagne region of France, that body of common knowledge gets a little fuzzier when you begin asking how champagne compares to cava and prosecco, let alone…