Joelle Lifestyle - The World at Home

Though consumers are slowing their spending, when the global economy stabilizes, luxury online retailers may be the first to benefit. Luxury goods companies cater to the growing number of ultra-affluent shoppers who prefer to buy their Dolce & Gabbana dresses, Louis Vuitton handbags and Hermès ties online. See why.

A new global trend is spreading: the Made-in-Italy wedding. Getting married in Italy is becoming extremely popular in cities such as New York and London . Italy, is fast becoming the ultimate place to make life-long vows to each other. In Amsterdam on the next edition I will interview the young, charming and famous luxury wedding consultant Eva Trevisan, from European based company “Chic Weddings”.

Traditional luxury brand strategy depends on brands knowing their place, but increasingly the grammar of luxury brands is being used by brands far outside the luxury universe. Nobody is working harder than McDonalds to investigate opportunities here.

You can help to reduce the demand for fossil fuels, which in turn reduces global warming, by using energy more wisely. Here are 10 simple actions you can take to help reduce global warming.

Vertical farms may not be as practical as green roofs, but the idea of food being grown right in the city doesn’t get any more local than this. New York magazine asked four architects to dream up proposals for a lot on Canal Street and Work AC came up with this.

Humankind continues to repeat the mistake of strewing waste into common spaces (no pun intended) without a thought to the consequences, leaving costs we don’t want to pay today for the future generations. The FAS article spurred curiosity, leading us to find even more spectacular video and potential solutions to the problem.

Once the fashion industry’s awkward outsider, eco-friendly clothing has now become the cool new girl in school. Labels have exchanged scratchy, straw-colored hemp—once de rigueur for eco-friendly style—for sleek bamboo blends and organic denims so soft they even put some cashmeres to shame.

This year at the Milan Furniture Fair, apparently there was so much to feast one’s eyes upon! At the main Salone buildings you could see how mainstream design is reacting to the growing demand for sustainable design and, although not everything is rooted in green, there were definitely some eco-gems.

No trench coats, boots or heavy sweaters. You might want to accessorize your jeans with a new jewelry trend coming directly from Madrid. The few head pieces, or face chains designed by Carlos Diez for the Spring/Summer 2008 at Pasarela Cibeles show in Madrid could be your right pick.