McLaren releases further videos of MP4-12C sports car, and hosts a visit from John Watson
Mike Dodd McLaren has released images showing more of its remarkable MP4-12C sports car, this time with former Formula 1 driver John Watson. Watson raced for McLaren and was the 1981 British Grand Prix winner, driving the MP4/1. He was invited to Silverstone to drive the new MP4-12C, a sports car that takes […]
Mondrian opens in New York’s Soho district
In New York, Morgans Hotel Group has opened its 270-room Mondrian Soho property at 9 Crosby Street. This is the group’s third Mondrian hotel. The penthouse, on the 25th floor, covers 1,170 ft² with a 200 ft² north terrace facing the Empire State Building. Says Marc Gordon of Morgans: ‘We are looking forward […]
Louis Vuitton on the Oscars and internal changes
Above, from top Producer Emile Sherman. Actor Andrew Garfield. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Normally, among the European labels, it’s Giorgio Armani who’s first to tell the media who wore what at a major gala event. This year, Louis Vuitton has sent information through, claiming Emile Sherman, Andrew Garfield and Gwyneth Paltrow as its clotheshorses at the […]
Video: Rolls-Royce’s electric car, the 102EX
Continuing the luxury theme at the Salon de Genève, Rolls-Royce will show an all-electric prototype, the 102EX, this week. As car companies adjust to the new realities of the 21st century and the need for alternative drivetrains, the 102EX has been created to be a test-bed for a brand that hasn’t traditionally been known […]
Lamborghini releases official video of new Aventador
Lamborghini released images of its new flagship, the Aventador, yesterday, and has released a video of the new car today. The commentary from Lamborghini president and CEO Stephan Winkelmann is in German—suiting the company’s German owners—but you do get to see the aggressive new car in action even if you don’t understand the language. […]
Fiat shows Gucci edition of 500; Jaguar commemorates E-type anniversary with official book
To commemorate Gucci’s 90th birthday, Fiat has unveiled the 500 by Gucci on the first day of Moda di Milano. The car will also be shown at the Salon de Genève from March 3 to 13, in a dedicated Gucci pop-up store. In other motoring- and anniversary-related news, Jaguar has commissioned a book […]
CK One unveils global advertising campaign for spring ’11
Steven Meisel Calvin Klein, Coty (the fragrance licensee) and Warnaco (which runs Calvin Klein Underwear and licenses the brand for jeans and swimear) have unveiled the spring advertising campaign for CK One. The campaign, created by Fabien Baron in cooperation with Calvin Klein’s internal ad team, breaks its teasers on February 23 globally, leading […]
Giles, Julien Macdonald, Mark Fast, Basso & Brooke and Erdem evoke confidence for autumn
Giles showed a strong collection yesterday at London Fashion Week, a case of a confident designer—Giles Deacon—creating for confident women. Deacon was not afraid to be bold, with his use of blacks and whites, feathers, corsetry, and fresco prints. Julien Macdonald’s show, inspired by actress Juliette Lewis, at One Mayfair upped the glamour stakes, […]
Videos from BMW’s i sub-brand launch
BMW’s sub-brand will be called i, in lowercase, as many predicted prior to the announcement in München yesterday. Unlike at Hyundai, BMW’s i initial will be used to denote models based around BMW’s LifeDrive architecture, featuring an aluminium chassis housing the powertrain and a passenger cell made with lightweight carbonfibre-reinforced plastic. The first models […]
Sam Cam, Burberry Prorsum and Pringle of Scotland lift moods at London Fashion Week’s busiest day
The busiest day at London Fashion Week saw David Koma, Holly Fulton, Peter Pilotto, Christopher Kane, Pringle of Scotland, Michael van der Ham, Todd Lynn, Paul Smith and Burberry Prorsum. The wife of the PM, Samantha Cameron, as ambassador for the British Fashion Council, was in the audience at David Koma and Holly Fulton. […]
