• INVICTUS by Paco Rabanne

    INVICTUS by Paco Rabanne

    Men’s fragrance has become all the more a competitive segment with a significant increase in the variety of fragrant options and our (mens) increasing collective understanding of fragrance. Gone are the days where you could categorise the majority of male consumers within the remit of the ten leading scents; todays man is much more selectively…

  • Alfred Dunhill Portraits of Achievement – Man At Sea

    Alfred Dunhill Portraits of Achievement – Man At Sea

    Alfred Dunhill are a brand surrounded in true heritage built on the esteemed history of the now institutional British brand. Despite their current scale, Dunhill always ensure that they champion success gained through honest endeavour, hardwork and a determination to achieve the mastery that fuels accomplishment. Through an ongoing video series called ‘Portraits of Achievement”…

  • Blue Series by Comme des Garcons Parfums

    Blue Series by Comme des Garcons Parfums

    There is something about the Comme des Garcons Parfums that despite their variety of ingredient, packaging and theme bears an undercurrent of strategic fragrance construction that even a more untrained nose can recognise. They favour incense based scent, this much is true, but the fact remains that each CDG scent is as disparate as they…

  • Mr Porter + Raf Simons SS ’13

    Mr Porter + Raf Simons SS ’13

    Nothing says premium more than true scarcity. Despite recent attempts by high street brands to elevate their brands through collaborative endeavors and perceived scarcity in numbers, the end result is more incendiary popularity – a momentary flash – than a perpetual lauding. That said, true scarcity does exist, and none are more versed in the…

  • Orrefors by Karl Lagerfeld

    Orrefors by Karl Lagerfeld

    When it comes to purpose in design there are few more precise in manner, process and distinction than Herr Karl Lagerfeld. This controversially talented designer has been involved multiple facets of design in throughout his perpetual career. “What I enjoy most is doing something I’ve never done before.” – Karl Lagerfeld  While in modern terms…

  • Brooks Brothers present “The Great Gatsby”

    Brooks Brothers present “The Great Gatsby”

      A Limited Edition Collection Designed in Collaboration with Catherine Martin Brooks Brothers has released a limited-edition menswear collection inspired by the costumes in Baz Luhrmann’s film “The Great Gatsby.” The collaborative effort, unprecedented among past Brooks Brothers partnerships in its depth and scale, consists of formalwear and daywear, including tuxedos, tailored suits, suiting separates…

  • Ermenegildo Zegna Spring Summer 2013

    Ermenegildo Zegna Spring Summer 2013

    Understandably summer collections take inspiration from the style and fabrication of warmer climates, but this season it seems the luxury sector has its eyes firmly focused on one continent – Africa. Ermenegildo Zegna’s Spring Summer collection suggests a yearning for Couture that is reflected by the steadfast mirror of the modern atelier. The confident yet…

  • UNSCENT: Communicating Art Perfumery

    UNSCENT: Communicating Art Perfumery

    The 21st – 24th  March 2013 saw Fragments of the emerging olfactory scene, present the international olfactory scene of Art Perfumery with installations and project rooms, in the historic surroundings of Palazzo Morando in via S. Andrea 6, in the heart of Milan’s fashion district. The name of the event, by using its negative form, seeks…

  • Etro Rajasthan

    Etro Rajasthan

    ETRO RAJASTHAN The central and defining feature of ETRO has always been their ability to use seemingly disparate colours in intricately fussy patterns yet still end up with a garment that is more than wearable. It’s almost as if ETRO view the rainbow as a challenge with each collection striving to better their ever increasing colour…

  • Albert Fouquet meets JFK: EIGHT & BOB

    Albert Fouquet meets JFK: EIGHT & BOB

    As far as heritage and intrigue, Eight & Bob has just about the best background story of any fragrance ever made; French Aristocracy, Hollywood Royalty, a US. President and Nazis – allow us to explain… Albert Fouquet, the son of a Parisian aristocrat, was part of elite French society of the early twentieth century and…

  • Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring Summer 2013

    Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring Summer 2013

    This Spring Summer Louis Vuitton shows an aspirational wardrobe based on a seafaring collection for hotter climates. The collections highlights that while fashion is seasonal, there are many garments that transcend the climate to be current all year round; the mac, bomber jacket and DB6 Blazers all feature in this sartorially educative collection. The French…

  • Rolls-Royce Motor Cars present WRAITH: Performance & Function

    Rolls-Royce Motor Cars present WRAITH: Performance & Function

    ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS present WRAITH (CONT.) Performance delivers on the promise of Wraith’s styling. Power delivery is effortless, but dramatic, thanks to a V12 engine married to 8-speed automatic ZF transmission. 624 bhp / 465kW is available to the driver while the 0-60 mph sprint is achieved in 4.4 seconds, compared with 563 bhp /…

  • Rolls-Royce Motor Cars present WRAITH

    Rolls-Royce Motor Cars present WRAITH

    One hundred years ago Rolls-Royce entered the gruelling 1913 Alpine trial with four 75hp cars; it won six awards, including the Archduke Leopold Cup. Under the stewardship of founding forefather Sir Henry Royce, engineering credentials that had been established through events like the London to Edinburgh top gear trial in 1911, were further reinforced by this…

  • Odin New York – 09 Posala

    Odin New York – 09 Posala

      Odin New York Fragrances 09 Posala brings to mind a fresh, aromatic orchard with hints of sweet citrus and earthy amber to arrive at a successful complex layering of notes. Inspired by the heritage of the South, 09 Posala is a delicate floral scent balanced with smoky bourbon and Perique tobacco notes. As part…