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...Nicknamed “Pinin” because he was the youngest of 10 children, Farina became famous for his work with prestige marques, including Alfa Romeo, Cisitalia and Ferrari, as well as more mundane makers, such as...
...In another exploration of quiet luxury, Baya Simons meets the religious orders who are combining their devotions with a beauty hustle on the side....
...After four years off the runway, the 131-year-old Richemont-owned menswear label is back, under the creative direction of Simon Holloway, who looked to the house’s archive styles, like the car coat, and...
...Fans of Richard Mille and Ferrari alike have been looking forward to seeing just how unusual a timepiece the high-end, high-tech watch maker could create in celebration of the partnership between the two marques...
...Raf Simons cotton shirt, £578 Hermès silk shirt, £2,320, wool trousers, £3,400 (for suit). Giuliva Heritage silk Aria scarf, £230. Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello steel necklace, £485....
...offroad-ready sidecar motorcycles is Ural, which is based in the Russian city of Irbit, but MacDonald, a retired Royal Marines lieutenant colonel, and Dagher, a graphic designer, are such fans of the Ural marque...
...The only electric superbike from a widely recognised marque to have entered production is Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire, released two years ago....
...Plenty of partnerships have been formed between car marques and watch makers over the years, but few have made more sense than that between McLaren and Richard Mille — both specialise in expensive, low-volume...
...The Harley-Davidson and Indian marques dominated for the first 25 years, but soon British makers such as Triumph and BSA entered the fray, followed in the 1970s by the Japanese, notably Yamaha and Honda,...
...With just four made, the 330 LMB is almost 10 times rarer than the marque’s 250 GTO, examples of which have fetched close to $50m at auction....
...Raf Simons’ former right-hand-man Matthieu Blazy will make his debut at Bottega Veneta in February, following the departure of Daniel Lee in November....
...“It was a surprise, and I had to think carefully about it because it is a legendary marque and it seemed important there should be real substance to whatever we do.”...
...“Even if it’s not him, if they hired him to be in a client-facing role, and then a client Googles his name, it’s still going to embarrass the company,” explains Simon Leigh, Pure Reputation’s managing director...
...Many longstanding fans baulked at the idea, convinced that a pseudo off-roader would dilute the marque’s century-old image as a maker of swift and stylish GT cars....
...It’s a key model in the marque’s offering that has remained largely untouched since its introduction in, er, 1950....
...Since the accident in 1996, he’s established one of the most respected specialist businesses on America’s east coast, restoring, repairing and improving examples of the marque....
...Breitling Premier Bentley Mulliner Edition Breitling’s relationship with Bentley began in 2002 and is the longest partnership between a watch brand and car marque....
...Leather goods are followed by the store’s own compelling collections, as well as exceptional products from cult marques such as Charvet and Blackhorse Lane Ateliers....
...The sale highlight was a 2014 Lamborghini Veneno, one of nine made to celebrate the marque’s 50th anniversary; it cost $4.5m new, but was hammered down for $8.6m....
...Historically, IF’s customers are benefactors, multinationals and grand luxury marques (who turn to Cosmelli and Bianco to deliver itineraries with unmatched wow factor for their VIP clients)....
...Exhilarations of a different order are explored by Alan Harper, who trials three new British-made boats that have been built for speed (“Testing the waters in three pocket-rocket speedboats”), and Simon...
...began buying vintage watches extensively only in 2016, but has already amassed more than 20 of the most desirable Omega models in existence — and aims to become one of the pre-eminent collectors of the marque...
...the Formula One cars; the MP-05 La Ferrari, which complemented the limited-edition hybrid hypercar of 2013; and the complex Techframe tourbillon chronograph that was launched in 2017 to commemorate the marque...
...Lately, however, both makes have come under attack from the revitalised Indian marque that has been owned by snowmobile and ATV manufacturer Polaris Industries since 2011....
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