At a time when gold prices are an all-time high, it seems a tad indulgent (not to mention ostentatious) to think of gold as a daily household condiment – much like salt and pepper.

The Hermes Birkin and Kelly get a chance once more to prove their weight in gold as Christie’s gets ready for an auction of historically important handbags.

French haute jeweler Boucheron is the latest luxury brand to launch an “offensive” into China, as it announced a partnership with local distributor Sparkle Roll Group Limited earlier this week for a network of Boucheron boutiques in China.

With the release of their new Spring/Summer Ready-to-Wear collection, Gucci have put together a stunning series filled with bold contrasts and dramatic contradictions, with poetic creations uniting a host of distinct elements in a single memorable look.

Swiss watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen celebrates the official opening of their first flagship boutique in the world with the help of a few good Friends: Zinedine Zidane, Rain, David Tao and Michael Wong.

Stationery fans in Singapore can now sign off with beautifully designed equipment from kikki.K’s first Asian boutique opened at the ION Orchard in Singapore. The trendy boutique offers fun and quirky designs on erstwhile run-of-the-mill stationery wares.

Loewe shows us how to wear leather in spring in their Spring Summer 2010 ready-to-wear collection. Showcasing their superior expertise in craftsmanship, leather is deconstructed this season to almost unrecognizable lace screens and leather pleating...

Eager to tap into fresh raw talent, and then grow them into its own, Italian luxury goods maker Bottega Veneta opened its own leather goods training school in Vicenza in 2006.

After his success with the Autumn/Winter 2009 collection with fashion maestro, Karl Lagerfeld, Rupert Sanderson announces his collaboration for the second season running, completely re-interpreting two of his best-selling styles ‘Asteroid’ and ‘Finesse’ this season.

There are launches and then there are Launches. When is a launch spelled with a capital ‘L’? Boucheron supplied the answer to this question when they rolled out the aubergine carpet at the launch of their flagship store at ION Orchard, Singapore.