How guest stays are funding Africa’s greatest recovery story

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The Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest (YDC) has always been a barometer of the city’s creativity: a place to test ideas under runway lights. This year’s finale was held on September 5 during the closing of Centrestage – Asia’s premier annual fashion event hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) – and saw 10 emerging local designers respond to the theme “You” with collections rooted in memory and experience. The top prize went to Tsui Ao-lung for The Tide, a collection...

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong’s young fashion designer contest closed CENTRESTAGE with a champion drawn from Cantopop, a double prize for a drawing on memories of a ruined wedding and a public vote for the office junior. The VIP judge in the room told them to find a customer. The Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest has been organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council since 1977. Ten local finalists still have to walk four...

There are impulse wardrobes, and then there are considered wardrobes – the kind not shaped by seasonal novelty but rather by materials and craftsmanship with a longer story to tell. For Loro Piana, that story begins in nature: with the changing of the seasons, the knowledge of local herders, and the scarcest, most precious materials. At the heart of this philosophy is baby cashmere, a very rare fibre gathered from the first fleece of a certain breed of domestic goats (Capra hircus) when they...

When the greatest sporting achievements are forged, Rolex is there. The most iconic of Swiss luxury watchmakers marks the defining moments in the most resonant of athletic spectacles, supporting the leading competitions and events as both timekeeper and sponsor, in sports ranging from equestrianism to motorsport to golf. But nowhere is its involvement quite so profound as in the uber-glamorous world of tennis. Rolex is the official timekeeper of all four grand slam tournaments, beginning its...

Jaafar Jackson, who famously plays his uncle, Michael, in this year’s blockbuster biopic of the same name, recently turned 30 years old – and he had plenty more to celebrate. The Lionsgate-produced film is currently the highest-grossing biopic of all time, having crossed the US$1 billion mark globally in July. Nail the actor’s elegantly understated look at the Prada spring/summer 2027 menswear show with these impeccably designed pieces. Malo jumper Brioni trousers Montblanc sunglasses Prada...

Brb, I'm reenacting "The Summer I Turned Pretty" scenes in Paris. View Entire Post ›

For many professionals, finding an hour for the gym is about as feasible as finding an extra day in the week. There are deadlines, family obligations, late-night calls and the small matter of getting enough sleep. That is why “exercise snacks” – or micro-workouts – have become so appealing. Rather than reserving exercise for a long session, the approach breaks activity into short bouts: a brisk climb up stairs, a few squats between meetings or an interval session squeezed into a lunch break. The...

Cillian Murphy’s son Aran is his father’s mini-me. The 19-year-old, who will appear in the upcoming HBO Max series Youth, walked the red carpet at the show’s premiere in London on September 11 and the internet can’t get over how much he resembles his father. “[At] first sight, I thought it was Cillian Murphy! He’s super cute!” one user commented under an Instagram post that showed Aran speaking to the media at the premiere. “Looks so much like his dad!” another fan wrote. So who is the Irish...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning about a recall on certain Alasko brand frozen, whole raspberries sold in seven provinces, due to possible norovirus contamination.

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American may soon have two enormous decisions to make: who should run the airline, and what should they fly? Neither answer will be cheap, simple or remotely inconsequential. The post Opinion: Is American Airlines Ready for a New CEO and a Widebody Order? appeared first on Business Traveller.