Chinese shoppers are increasingly buying luxury goods in mainland China, turning away from high-end stores abroad and in Hong Kong, a survey indicated Thursday.

The poll by market research firm Ipsos found that Chinese buyers preferred to shop on the mainland for luxury goods in five of its seven categories — watches, cosmetics, clothes, shoes, and wines and cigars.

Bianca Balti and Enrique Palacios, along with stunning children, front the Dolce&Gabbana Bambino campaign by Giampaolo Sgura.

Barack Obama can’t stand beetroot, artichokes are off the menu at France’s presidential palace and Vladimir Putin does not take any chances with dishes that emerge from the Kremlin kitchens.

Those were just a few of the culinary titbits to emerge from the latest reunion of the select club of chefs who ply their trade on behalf of some of the most powerful men and women on the planet.

Hermès has created outfits for the French Olympic equestrian show jumping and eventing teams.

The French fashion house has released a sketch, which includes a navy, blazer-style jacket, featuring red lapels.

The piece has been tailored using a light, flexible technical fabric, enabling the players to move comfortably.

Andrew Lewicki knows that people have gotten used to seeing luxury brands extend their influence into other industries.

From bicycles to tennis, rugby, football and golf balls, not to mention every kind of object and gadget, luxury brands have left their stamp on a multitude of products.

This time, fashionistas who are already dreaming of soft, yummy, branded waffles in the morning will have to wait, as this branded waffle maker is not for sale.

W Hotels Worldwide announced on July 24 that it will open a new hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, one of the economic and cultural hubs of Latin America.

W Bogota is part of a larger mixed-use development which will include high-end retail and office space.