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The Thought Leader Series | Luxury Spirits: The rise and rise of Indian craft spirits brands and the rising popularity of gin
Even as we adapt ourselves to the launch of an experimental new craft spirit brand every other month and the concept of wine or spirit in a can, India’s thirst for premium spirit brands keeps intensifying.
TECHNOLOGY
Are you ready for a watch buying experience that brings alive a luxury watch in 3D?
Luxury brands may have been motivated by loss of business due to lockdowns to integrate technology into their businesses, but the uptake has been quick and exciting.
LIFESTYLE-TRENDS
Pocket square for dummies: How to sport one, where does it originate and other questions answered
Why was the pocket square once called a ‘handkerchief’, when did it become a ‘cool’ accessory and how to complement a suit or a blazer with a pocket square in the right fabric and pattern.
TRENDS
The Thought Leader Series | Restaurants: In-house tech delivery platforms, smaller restaurants and regional cuisines will mark the future
Dining in the pre-COVID and post-COVID era are two different experiences. Sustainability and locally sourced ingredients are no longer mere conversations, chefs and restaurateurs have implemented cost-saving measures and VFM experiences draw in the diners.
TRENDS
The Thought Leader Series | Art: How the rise of nuanced collectors, digital access and social media democratise the art world
Once seen as ‘unapproachable’ and ‘esoteric’, the easy access of art experiences, auctions and sales on digital platforms is leading to new ways of making, exhibiting and enjoying art, and the emergence of museums as fun spaces powered by technology will help art reach bigger audiences.
BUSINESS
An Indian design brand hits cinematic high with an exclusive Top Gun franchise collaboration
The aviation-inspired boutique luxury decor brand has been mandated by the Paramount Pictures-owned multi-billion dollar franchise to create exclusive wall art propellers.
BUSINESS
The Thought Leader Series | Fashion: Timeless clothing, sustainable processes, rediscovery of Indian craftsmanship and athleisure to be buzzwords for 2021
From the marquee names in the fashion industry to younger, niche, often online brands, everyone is in agreement that fashion shows are likely to become redundant, people will experience fashion online and buy them in stores, and meaningless consumption will have no place.
BUSINESS
Vintage Cars for Dummies: How do you choose a great car, where can you buy one and other queries answered
Vintage cars are lucrative as investment. From Beetles to heritage Rolls Royce, a well-preserved heritage car is an object of beauty. Here is a guide for dummies with a love for the automotive heritage.
BUSINESS
The Thought Leader Series | Hotels and Travel: Focus on technology, rise of intimate hotels & private villas, and extra-large accommodations will mark next decade
Hoteliers on sanitization and technology redefining the fulcrum of luxury hotels, future hotels that will incorporate anti-bacterial materials in their design, and travellers looking for fewer experiential, long-stay holidays rather than short jaunts.
BUSINESS
The Thought Leader Series | Real Estate: Luxury will be defined by sustainability, reverse migration to smaller cities, and smart homes
In the first of the series that will define luxury in a post-pandemic world, real estate majors on how COVID is fuelling the demand for eco-friendly construction, the rise of second homes as the primary home, and wellness residential properties with tech-enabled homes.
BUSINESS
Buying bespoke suits for dummies: What is the process, how long does it take and other questions answered
Nothing defines luxury acquisitions better than a suit made just right for your body type. Our guide to what you need to look out for while getting yourself a bespoke suit will have you covered on all fronts.
TRAVEL-TRENDS
The 2021 holiday dream-list: Unusual luxury journeys into India’s hinterland
International travel is unlikely to open anytime soon and Goa is packed to the gills with tourists, a situation likely to spill over into 2021. Eschew the crowds and the banal with our guide to rediscover India through these destinations and experiences. You may never want to leave.
TRENDS
The ultimate guide to mulled wine and winter elixirs for your stay-at-home party
As Grover Zampa rolls out its unique spices-infused mulled wine-in-a-can and breweries offer DIY kits with pre-cocktail mixes, we put together a guide to making winter’s favourite elixirs at home from bartenders and brand ambassadors of spirit brands.
TRENDS
17 delicious recipes to binge your way through Christmas day by some of India’s finest chefs
Traditional Stollen to the well-seasoned East Indian Spiced Roast Chicken and the experimental Pink salmon schnitzel on Bagna cauda, there is a lot cooking in India’s best professional kitchens..
TRENDS
How you can own a $150,000 Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers timepiece
Till December 16, bid on Christie’s website for a bespoke Vacheron masterpiece, created in collaboration with the Parisian museum, besides a private tour of Louvre in Paris and a meeting with the artisans who will create the dial in Geneva.
TRENDS
End grim 2020 on a high note: A guide to super-indulgent year-end shopping
Eschew your regular luxury options. A guide to extravagant and rare buys to end the grim 2020 on a high note as good news about vaccines filter in.
TRENDS
Rare watches surface at auctions as luxury spending kick-starts; Check out these 6 watches
Experts monitor the health of the luxury spending by tracking the watch industry sales and auctions. Watches are one of the most sought-after luxury accessories and as the segment picks up, rare watches are coming back at auctions. Our pickings from auctions in India and abroad.
TRENDS
Luxury fashion brands bet on anti-virus fabrics to revive fortunes amid COVID-19
Brands such as Armani and Diesel are collaborating with companies with proprietary anti-viral technology to create luxury fabrics. India has also thrown its hat in the ring.
TRENDS
Two Mumbai restaurants bring late Michelin star chef Floyd Cardoz’s legacy dishes to the city
The Indian culinary world lost a genius in Floyd Cardoz to COVID-19. The Bombay Canteen and O'Pedro celebrate his inheritance through a special menu—#FloydsFood.
BUSINESS
A dummies guide to the world of wines
The world of wine is a deep dive—particularly for those just beginning their wine journey —with its esoteric rituals, the different grape varietals and equally interesting maturation processes, all that conversation about biodynamic wines, not to mention Old and New World wines.
BUSINESS
India’s first COVID-response ready restaurants make debut
Restaurateur Riyaaz Amlani, known for innovating with restaurant concepts, creates a COVID-influenced design code for two new outposts of the famous SOCIAL chain.
BUSINESS
Luxury watches for dummies: Why are Swiss luxury watches so expensive, what does guilloche mean and what is a Tourbillon?
Have you ever wondered why luxury Swiss horology scores over every other, what a diving watch exactly is or why is in-house movement so important for brands? The answers you may be looking for.
FEATURES
Kashmir Pashmina: Handcrafted cashmere industry struggles to stay afloat amid India-China standoff, climate change
The Changthangi goat herds, which provide the finest cashmere, will face innumerable hurdles if their movement to warmer grasslands during the winter of 2020 is restricted because of the military stand-off.
TRENDS
Buying art for dummies: Why you should buy, what you should buy and how you should build up your art portfolio to offer you both joy and great returns
Intrigued by the idea of buying art but flummoxed about how to begin and where to go? Here are some answers
