France’s leather goods maker Goyard has been producing luxury luggage, bags and other travelling necessities since 1860. A favourite of aristiocrats, US presidents and the Royal Court of England, the house has also gone to the dogs since 1892…as well as to the cats and to the horses, for that matter: Goyard creates some of the [...]

The fashion designer is dead – long live the fashion brand: Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior are all more obsessed with flogging logo-emblazoned goods than with truly expanding the boundaries of high design. This makes Valentino’s retirement all the more of a shame, seeing as he was one of the last true couturiers: from [...]

For the alcohol aficionado who has everything, Rémy Martin has something special: Black Pearl Grande Champagne Cognac. One hundred years ago, a barrel of its Louis XIII cognac was set aside by the French distiller, which they decided to bottle in gorgeous black crystal and platinum decanters last year. Only 786 bottles were released, of which [...]

 Diamonds might be a girl’s best friend, but the gems themselves aren’t as solid an investment as one might think: they’re the most common of the four precious stones (ruby, sapphire and emerald are all rarer), and don’t appreciate much in value as there’s a steady stream being mined all time. Vintage jewellery, however, is [...]