One test of smart watches and other wearables’ ability to win the hearts of customers will be their ability to been seen as stylish by the people who wear them. Are they practical? Sometimes. Are they comfortable? Often. But most importantly for most potential wearers is the question of whether it looks good. Keenly aware of this sensibility,...
A deepening trend sees companies attempting to harness the power of “lifestyle brands” by expanding into all manner of product lines unrelated to their signature offering. By encouraging consumers to embrace not only just a single product, but an image, attitude, or, indeed, a lifestyle, companies of all stripes are inspiring new levels of...
In the last decade, spas have become the "must have" amenities for high-end resorts worldwide. If there is a fancy hotel in some beauty spot in the middle of nowhere, you can almost be certain that it's offering hot stone therapy in Zen-like, patchouli-scented rooms. What's interesting about this trend is that intense competition has pressured...
Hard on the heels of an announcement by the designer Karl Lagerfeld that he is lending his name to a new luxury hotel in Macau, the fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger has said that he too is creating a fancy hotel, this one in South Miami Beach. Hilfiger and his partners are said to be putting up to $100 million into the purchase and renovation of...
Tattooing has been part of human culture for almost all of recorded human history. That's a pretty major trend. The style of the tattoos themselves, however, change with the times, whether they be tribal or religious, celebrations of love, maritime in nature, or reflections on love lost. Now, a new style that it very much in sync with the times...
The northeastern United States is just coming out of one of the worst winters in recent memory, with a record number of snow days that stretched from late autumn to just last week. For dog lovers, one of the biggest fashion trends from Boston and Philadelphia to New York City and Washington, DC, has been the rise of the dog boot: colorful,...
The retail world is changing fast. Surf the Internet and you'll find numerous businesses selling cool 3D printed items with otherworldly designs that were not very easy to create before. Eyeglasses are a good example. Hatch frames by michiel cornelissen are printed with an intriguing intricate latticework that's like no eyewear you've ever seen...