A $12,000 anti-ballistic polo shirt made of ultra-lightweight bulletproof fabric by Colombian designer Miguel Caballero is now available from Harrod’s of London. Caballero has been dubbed the “Armani of armor” by high-profile clients such as Prince Felipe of Spain, President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia and President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. His proprietary lightweight, removable ballistic [...]

Maybach, the ultimate luxury automobile brand, is adding a new $1.4 million open-topped Landaulet to its range, making five models in all. Maybach debuted a one-off example of the Landaulet, which will be hand-built to order in limited quantities, at the Paris Motor Show. Designed for use as a chauffeur-driven limousine, the new Maybach revives [...]

A lavish villa in St. Barth’s which was just sold by Sotheby’s Int’l Realty for $39 million, setting a new record for the chic French West Indies resort, will be available for rent a few weeks out of the year for pre-qualified individuals. Completed late last year, Villa La Grande Maison des Etoiles, located in [...]

The Lusso Collection portfolio of multi-million dollar residences in the world’s most desirable vacation spots has acquired its first European property, a stunning $5 million villa in Tuscany. Located just outside the picturesque city of Cortona, La Ripa is a 500-year-old farmhouse that has been restored to preserve its traditional, rustic Tuscan architecture including wooden [...]

On Sept. 19, Bonhams will auction off this rare and beautiful 1964 Porsche 904 GTS sports racing coupé, one of only 100 made, during the famed Goodwood Revival classic car meet outside London. Estimated at £400,000 - £600,000 (about $715,000 - $1 million), the highly-prized coupé is from the collection of renowned racecar driver Bernard [...]

The concept of terroir, which forms the basis of France’s Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) system, is familiar in viniculture, but what about other crops used in fermentation? The idea that climate, soil type and topography also affect the individual characteristics of the agave plant is the inspiration behind Ocho, the first ultra-premium, vintage single-estate tequila [...]