Louis XIV is known for many things: his giant hair, his Palace of Versailles, his alleged divine right to rule. What all of these things have in common is a lust for luxury. Now his name is finally attached to the ultimate symbol of masculine luxury: the cigar. Goldwin Cigars, the high end cigar maker and official supplier to the exclusive Beverly Hills Cigar Club, has developed a cigar so luxurious it’s worthy only of the Sun King’s name. Read more…

Kanye West has an uncanny ability to make people follow his bizarre fashion trends. Who else would be able to make a generation of teenagers and pseudo-hipsters wear sunglasses with plastic bars running across the glass? But this is, maybe, just testament to Kanye’s inventive spirit. Now, he’s out to prove that all those years in the front row at Fashion Week have paid off. By teaming up with (or being harnessed by) Louis Vuitton, Kanye is proving that the only street cred he needs is on the Champs-Elysees. Read more…

Imagine breezing through airport security to the waiting lounge, coffee in hand, leather seats and free wireless in sight. Looking through the giant glass windows onto the tarmac, ensconced in this shrine to modern technology, you wonder why there was such a hassle over your computer at the checkpoint. But the airport has a secret it’s not keen on sharing (and no, it’s not the dynamics of flight or the exact markup on bottled water). There are laptop bags that can go through security without you ever having to take out your computer. Read more…