Later this year, the assembly line at Rolls Royce will send out its final Phantom VII limousines. Though the luxury car maker will be bidding farewell to both the Phantom Coupé and the Drophead Coupé, it will be introducing an eighth generation model, due in 2017 and 2018. Described as the Zenith editions, they will be limited to just 50 examples each. There is no better way for Rolls Royce to bid farewell to the current flagship after 13 years than to do so at the Geneva Motor Show next month. While the flagship will continue, the coupé and convertible models that shared its platform have reached the end of the road, so to speak. The final cars will be hand-assembled in November. However, the cars are going out with a bang rather than a whimper and at the Geneva motor show, visitors will get a taste of the special Zenith editions that Rolls-Royce has planned. Director of Design Giles Taylor said: “Zenith will be the sum of all the best features of Phantom Coupé and Drop head Coupé, with a few surprises added. We expect huge demand for these 50 fine motor cars as we shall not look upon their like again.” Although the company is keeping some details a secret, it has confirmed that the models will come with something called a tailgate hosting area, which suggests that seating, picnic hampers and drinks chillers will be integrated into the trunk. Instrument dials will also be bespoke to the Zenith series, as will the treatment and coloring of the Spirit of Ecstasy figurine, and every client commissioning a coupé or drophead coupé will also receive a “money cannot buy” portable memento of his or her purchase. The Phantom limousine will also be getting the special edition treatment as production winds down towards the end of 2016.

It was announced Thursday by German fashion house Hugo Boss that Claus-Dietrich Lahrs, CEO of the company, will be stepping down with effect from February 29. As a former executive of Christian Dior Couture, Lahrs was appointed to his position at Hugo Boss in 2008 where he pushed the fashion house to expand itself globally through the opening of more retail stores worldwide, in a bid to shift the brand into more mainstream retail. This strategy worked at the onset but the current retail climate in Asia torpedoed it. Declining sales across stores, especially in China, have been plaguing the company. A statement was issued that Lahrs was stepping down “upon his request as part of a mutual agreement”. The company has decided to split his responsibilities among the other members of the managing board until a successor is found. The announcement also caused a rise in Hugo Boss shares on the Frankfurt stock exchange.

It’s not often that you see an old Bentley in mint condition up for auction. More so, when it is paired with vintage Louis Vuitton suitcases that flaunt the classic touch. This 1931 Bentley not only comes with two exclusive LV bags, but also a period-appropriate, fine luggage carrier for the ideal road-trip. This eight litre Bentley is one of the limited 100 models built in 1931, currently offered by UK-based William Medcalf Company that offers old Bentleys on sale. This beautiful two-seat sports body car comes in British Racing Green colour with matching green interiors.  It has a 7983cc in-line six-cylinder engine, which offers 200 to 230 horsepower. Buyers can pick between 12 or 13 feet wheelbase and an open or closed body work. It can go up to 100mph even with a full load of passengers and their luggage. The vintage Bentley with the Louis Vuitton luggage is priced at $1.16 million, and is exclusively available via TheMedcalfCollection.com.

Runway of Dreams, brain child of fashion designer Mindy Scheier, is a nonprofit organization that works with the fashion industry to adapt mainstream clothing for the disabled community, and is now joining Tommy Hilfiger in a new collection of adaptive clothing that will be available directly to consumers. The 22-piece collection, now on the designer’s website, is available for boys and girls in sizes 4 to 20 and 4 to 18, respectively. Runway of Dreams had taken birth in response to a dilemma personally experienced by Scheier. Scheier was torn when her middle son Oliver came home from school requesting to wear jeans to school the next day, just like his friends do. Seems like an innocuous request, except Oliver was born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy. “It was the first time that I had to really make a choice,” said Scheier. “Do I let him to go to school wearing jeans that he wouldn’t be able to go to the bathroom on his own, wouldn’t be able to wear leg braces? Or do I say, I’m so sorry honey, you can’t dress like the other kids and you can’t wear what they wear?” That proved to be a turning point, the incident spawning the creation of Runway of Dreams. “Adaptive clothing will absolutely be that next department that we are going to see in our stores, in our society, as something that becomes very much a mainstream notion. I won’t stop until it happens,” Scheier declared.

This year’s Geneva Motor Show will be a delight for automobile aficionados, especially with the presentation of a fleet of lavish McLaren Automotive cars. The new model to join the league is the swanky McLaren 570GT. Ideal for everyday use yet flaunting a thrilling sporty touch, the 570GT is a two-seater car that is the most refined and road-biased McLaren till date. The McLaren 570GT joins other coupe cars from the brand – 570S and 540C as the third model. It has a sleek and elegant silhouette with a beautiful fixed glass panoramic roof, open cabin and a host of other bespoke options. Equipped with the latest technologies and highest quality materials, it features fine leather upholstery, electrically adjustable heated seats with memory function, soft close doors and a quieter exhaust system. In addition, buyers can opt for different luxury or sport configurations that compliment the exterior colour choices. The 570GT is the most practical model ever launched by McLaren and is ideal for long journeys and road trips. Besides the ultra comfortable, ergonomically designed seats and panoramic roof, the car also has 150 litres of stowage in the front and more space in the rear. Additionally, there’s a host of amenities such as the eight speaker McLaren Audio Plus system, front and rear parking sensors, auto controlled air conditioning, centrally-mounted touchscreen and easily configurable TFT LCD digital instrument cluster. Under the sporty yet sturdy car lies the 3.8-litre twin turbo V8 M838TE engine that offers 570PS of torque. It has a seven-speed shift transmission with the option of Normal, Sport and Track modes not to mention the ultra lightweight carbon fibre chassis. This ensures that the car zooms to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds with a top speed of 328 km/h (204 mph). Priced at £154,000 (approx. INR 1 crore), the car will be delivered by late 2016.

If you though art exhibits were all about creativity showcased on white walls, you’ve got another think coming. Installed at Nivasa, Touch is an exhibition of lithographs, serigraphs, collographs and woodcuts, that breaks from the convention of presenting art in ‘white cube’ gallery spaces, creating instead, exhibits in pseudo-living spaces simulating the presence of art in a private domestic exterior. The exhibition is a celebration of the laborious process of creating fine art prints. Focusing on the materiality of the print, it gathers a selection of unique & limited edition prints that luxuriate in the textures and surfaces of the everyday. Each artwork complements the spirit of a specific piece of furniture. The exhibit features the works of young artists Avni Bansal, Geeta Bisht, Maripelly Praveen Goud, Rayan Abreu, Piyush Aggrawal, Prathap Modi and Subrat Kumar Behera who were invited to draw on the idea of home and the everyday—the moods and memories of the domestic environment. The markings and scratches, the chemicals and inks that are pressed, bled or contained in order to leave a desired impression on a surface, paired with Nivasa’s line of furniture contribute to a cornucopia of textures that create a dramatic experience. While some artists focus on line and form, others dwell on allegory and narration      as reference points of inspiration. Parked is a series    of collaborative art concept pop-ups, with a roving format that mutates in accordance with a spatial setting and/or theme. Nivasa is a design boutique that has been creating ‘Art for living spaces’ for the last 20 years. The brand is known for building spaces with their bespoke furniture and designs.

Luxury French swim and lingerie brand ERES will be coming to Asia for the first time, in Singapore. The 484 square feet store will be 43rd stand-alone store in the world, but the first one in Asia. The boutique, a creation of designer Georges Rabineau, features a simple yet sophisticated atmosphere, and will open this month at the Four Seasons Hotel with a collection of Spring Summer 2016 swim and lingerie collections. “Singapore is seen as an ideal test bed for a brand looking to break into South East Asian market, and is viewed as an important place to build brand awareness,” said CEO of ERES, Anne Kirby.  The brand was established in 1968 by Irène Leroux, and prides itself on its deep understanding on women’s expectations and requirements based on instinct, no matter what her shape may be. The Art of the Body, Eres’ philosophy, summarizes it best. It’s a brand for women, by women. And don’t be fooled by its simplicity – its distinctly understated styles conceal a wide array of technicality and sophisticated know-hows, including laser cutting and flat-seam construction, celebrating the body’s architecture and amplifying its contours in the most beautiful sense.

Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island will open its doors to paying guests on 01 May 2016. The hotel is the first Four Seasons to open in Abu Dhabi and is conveniently located by the UAE capital’s burgeoning new central business district on Al Maryah Island. It’s just 30 minutes from Abu Dhabi International Airport and is connected via climate-controlled passageways to the many luxury brand outlets of The Galleria mall. Entering through a promenade across water, guests are welcomed to Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi in a soaring, light-filled hall. Front desk staff and expert concierge teams are close by, while three restaurants and lounges beckon almost immediately. Guests attending conferences or weddings will find one of two ballrooms with natural daylight adjacent to this area, with a grand staircase leading to additional event spaces with extensive outdoor terraces overlooking the water. Further inside, three more dining options await, including a rooftop poolside terrace with sweeping skyline and pool views, and a fabulous spa and fitness complex with separate male and female therapeutic areas. At day’s end, 200 rooms and suites – many connecting for families and groups travelling together – provide a welcome sanctuary. Cool and inviting, each features myriad thoughtful touches from the spa-like bathroom to the self-serve refreshment bar and at-one’s-fingertips technology. All accommodations feature the new, fully customisable Four Seasons Bed dressed with soft white linens.

It was two years ago when Pharrell Williams associated with the Dutch denim brand G-Star RAW to unveil an eco-friendly collection of jeans made from recycled ocean plastic. This year the leading American singer and record producer has made it to the corporate portfolio of the brand as its new Co-Owner. Already a fashion icon and owner of his signature brand Billionaire Boys Club and ICE Cream clothing, the millionaire rapper, as part of his new role, will derive creative marketing strategies along with capsule collections, apart from being one of the key decision makers when it comes to G-Star’s advertising and business strategy. With a proven eye for design ethos and creativity, Pharrell’s involvement with G-Star has emerged as natural progression. Excited about this collaboration Pharrell said, “G-Star is an independently-minded and forward-thinking company. I believe they will be the definitive jeans brand of the 21st century. I am looking forward to being a part of that mission and to co-create G-Star’s future.”

Audemars Piguet has won many a heart by crafting several versions of the Royal Oak watch. This year, at the SIHH 2016, the brand has surprised watch connoisseurs by unveiling the new Royal Oak collection in yellow gold after almost eight years. The collection comprises the Royal Oak Chronograph, Royal Oak Self Winding and Royal Oak Quartz. These timepieces in yellow gold are glitzier and more dazzling than the rose gold pieces and have more visibility. Although the metal has a lot of shine, it is balanced with a brushed finish so that it doesn’t turn people off. The range flaunts a matte look with polished details that enhance the beauty of the timepieces. Many lifestyle brands, like Audemars Piguet, have lately been looking into the past for inspiration, and we’re sure that history has not disappointed any of them.  The collection, although gold, still holds the signature sporty look of the brand.