Marvy Finger recently sold half his portfolio of Sunbelt apartments for $2 billion, saying the Covid-crazed rental market has peaked. The buyers, pointing to a 20-year low vacancy rate, disagree. For a real estate tycoon, Marvy Finger’s second-floor offices in a low-slung Houston office building are as modest as the first apartment buildings he erected […]
Researchers are hoping to understand how status and power were communicated domestically in ancient Rome. What was life like in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, before it was buried in ash by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 CE? In a new study published in the most recent issue of the […]
The 48.1 metre Feadship yacht Gitana has returned to the market following a six-month refit, listed for sale with Hank Halsted at Northrop & Johnson. Launched in 1997 by Dutch yard Feadship, Gitana features a steel hull and aluminium superstructure designed by Guido De Groot with naval architecture by Frits De Voogt. Gitana joins the market following a multi-million-euro at her home shipyard, which included her […]
You’ll find volumes of useful information out there for experienced buyers of luxury cars. But what about first-timers? If you’re looking to buy your first high-end vehicle, it’s important to know what to expect. Although you already have wealth and fortune, you still want to spend it on a suitable luxury automobile. In this guide, […]
British luxury house Alexander McQueen has appointed Italian national Gianfilippo Testa as its new chief executive officer, effective May, 2022. Testa will report to François-Henri Pinault, CEO of Kering, the owner of the McQueen brand. The luxury veteran will succeed Emmanual Gintzburger, who is leaving the group to pursue opportunities outside of Kering, according to […]
Luxury Italian group Tod’s managed to significantly narrow its net loss in fiscal 2021 as sales neared pre-pandemic levels. The company made consolidated sales of 883.8 million euros in 2021, up 38.7 percent from a year earlier and just 3.5 percent below 2019 levels. Sales improved as the year progressed, with growth in the fourth […]
After a two year hiatus from the catwalk, Burberry is back, with a live catwalk show held in Westminster’s Central hall in London and organised away from international fashion weeks. Creative Director Riccardo Tisci showed both men’s and womenswear, both on his own terms and on the brand’s own schedule. The collection was unveiled in […]
Spaceship Earth was the title of Off-White’s posthumous show for Virgil Abloh. The collection was designed by Abloh before his sudden death last November, and completed by the creative teams and collaborators with whom he worked. It rendered as a manifesto for his democratic and inclusive fashion revolution, a disruptive debut of “high fashion” that […]
Mark Gallivan – Motoring Journalist Best 4×4 – Car of the Year 2021 Finalist Here’s a question. Think of all the 4×4’s, posh SUVs and pseudo crossovers out there. Which do people most associate with a true 4×4 capability? The one for crossing a shallow river? Slithering up a mountain track where the last bit […]
