WEALTH

AUTOS

2016 Chevrolet Silverado Gets Early Facelift, More 8-Speed Availability, Apple CarPlay

Barely two years after going on sale in its current iteration, the Chevrolet Silverado is getting a refresh. Yep, that’s early, especially considering the typical full-size truck life cycle is measured not in years but in eons. – Chevy provided a single photo with the release, showing a Silverado in snazzy LTZ form, brandishing new horizontal grille vanes; a chunky new hood; squinty new lights; and a deep, aero-friendly bumper with

2016 Chevrolet Silverado Gets Early Facelift, More 8-Speed Availability, Apple CarPlay

Barely two years after going on sale in its current iteration, the Chevrolet Silverado is getting a refresh. Yep, that’s early, especially considering the typical full-size truck life cycle is measured not in years but in eons. – Chevy provided a single photo with the release, showing a Silverado in snazzy LTZ form, brandishing new horizontal grille vanes; a chunky new hood; squinty new lights; and a deep, aero-friendly bumper with

2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder Driven! Carrera S Power and a Fiddly Top

-Ever since the Boxster launched 19 years ago, wags have derided Porsche for not fitting the mid-engined car with a 911-grade powerplant, suggesting that the company is afraid to one-up the centerpiece of its lineup. Even Zuffenhausen’s most starry-eyed apologists have lamented the decision time and again. And it’s worth noting that while the House of Ferry trots out the 550 Spyder to tout the Boxster/Cayman’s heritage, the James Dean

Mercedes-AMG Teases New C63 Coupe on Its Facebook Page

– Mercedes-Benz hasn’t shown us any versions of its upcoming C-Class coupe yet, although we’re fairly sure it’ll look something like this. Today, however, Mercedes-Benz has provided a glimpse of one the hot Mercedes-AMG C63 version of the car on its Facebook page, and we’ve grabbed a few of those images—the only ones that show much of the car—for your scrutiny and enjoyment. – Let’s take inventory of what we can

REAL ESTATE

LUXURY

Graffs explores its ethos via $40M transformable timepiece

The Fascination by Graff Diamonds British jeweler Graff Diamonds is showcasing its expertise and innovative designs at Baselworld March 19-26 with the unveiling of The Fascination. Valued at $40 million, The Fascination is a testament to Graff’s diamond expertise and is the world’s most valuable transformable timepiece. Each year at Baselworld brands look to make an impression on the jewelry and watch fair’s attendees by going above and beyond in

Tag Heuer combines synergies with Google, Intel for smartwatch

Cara Delevingne for Tag Heuer LVMH-owned Tag Heuer is the latest Swiss watchmaker to announce a smartwatch, just as the Apple Watch is about to hit stores. The creative partnership between Tag Heuer, Google and Intel signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley to escalate the expertise of each brand whether it be watchmaking, software or hardware. From the first utterance of wearables, many horologists

Peter Dundas returns to Roberto Cavalli as creative director

Peter Dundas Italian fashion label Roberto Cavalli has selected Peter Dundas as its new creative director. Effective immediately, Mr. Dundas will end his tenure as artistic director of Italian fashion brand Emilio Pucci, where he was worked since 2008, following Matthew Williamson. In some ways, this is a sort of homecoming for Mr. Dundas, who worked for Eva and Roberto Cavalli from 2002-2005 Return to roots Mr. Dundas, who is of

Why luxury brands should rely less on aspirational consumers

Lorre White is founder president/CEO of White Light Consulting By Lorre White There are two types of luxury consumers: The aspirational and the ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW, or the already arrived). The aspirationals are the middle classes and the lower-upper financial stratus. The fashion industry, cosmetics, skincare, sporting goods, accessories, food and spirits, and other low price-point luxuries depend on the first category for up to 80 percent of their sales. The

Condé Nast Entertainment boosts ROI through content partnership

The Scene – Vogue Condé Nast Entertainment has partnered with Rapt Media to enhance its digital video programming and its advertising offerings. The partnership will allow for the creation of digital video content for CNÉ media brands using Rapt Media’s video technology platform to curate interactive film series. Interactive digital video content has been proven to increase engagement and offer brands insightful analytics. Video killed the… Series produced by the