Family Relation

Recognised across the world, the Bulgari name is one of the most iconic luxury brands ever created, known for its watches, handbags, jewellery and fragrances.

But starting this week, sharp-eyed wine consumers might notice the name in an unexpected place, a wine label, as the Bulgari family slowly enters the wine business.

Paolo Bulgari, the former chairman of the Bulgari Group, and his son Giovanni have started PoderNuovo, a winery named after the family's estate in southern Tuscany and where the family will make its wine.

During the latest Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, many were surprised to learn they were no longer on Chanel’s invitees’ list. Despite organizing two shows, the French maison opted for the usual location for the past years, the Grand Palais, however, the large scale of the décor would limit the number of seats in the audience. Much like in the days of Christian Dior himself, the house of Dior hosted a small event at its Avenue Montaigne headquarters, with a much smaller audience than Galliano’s previous lavish haute couture shows.

Today there are more than 560 Ermenegildo Zegna stores selling luxury clothing by the leading Italian fashion house in more than 80 countries around the world, and last year Zegna celebrated its 100th anniversary with total group revenues in 2010 reaching EUR963 million.

If you haven't been pregnant or know someone who's pregnant, you may not know there is a market gap in affordable quality baby and maternity clothing around Asia. When becoming a mother, Chrissy Denton saw this opportunity and created her own baby and maternity wear business in Hong Kong. Now, Denton is the director and designer for her own brand Bebe 2 be, and takes time out to talk to Retail in Asia about the story behind the brand.