The Radisson Blu Hotel is an attraction of its own. The hotel offers first class service, a superior location in the heart of Berlin, as well as the world’s largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium, called AquaDom.

The word ‘exclusive’ may have lost its actual meaning, but today, dear La Moda readers, we promise that you are getting something that qualifies as a worldwide exclusive in the real sense of the word. The recently opened Hotel Missoni Kuwait has provided us the worldwide exclusive launch of the third installment of its much-discussed animated short film “The Journey” to share with you.

While the rest of the world think of fluffy bunnies and children’s scavenger hunts whenever Easter comes around, we at La Moda are instead reminded of Fabergé eggs and how we should revisit the colourful history of these bejewelled beauties.

If you’ve followed the house of Versace since the beginning, you’ll know that it is best known for three things: the Greek pattern, Donatella’s unnaturally blonde hair, and the iconic Vanitas armchair originally designed by the late Gianni Versace in 1994.

Whoever said interests in fashion and automobiles never coincide? No one. That’s why Gucci has collaborated with Italian automaker Fiat to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy and the 90th birthday of the Florentine fashion house currently helmed by Frida Giannini.

Decorating your fab abode with designer home accessories can leave you lounging in an aesthetically pleasing but rather monotonous looking living room. You know all those CASA-labeled wares have a level of craftsmanship and quality that only their price tags can ever measure up to, and they look good, so you pat yourself on the back for a job well done.

It’s a brand new year, we all know that, but a 9.5 million dirham-clock begs to differ. Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani Fleurier has a luxurious mechanical clock in its roster that is based on the Hegirian Calendar (or the Islamic Hijri), and that costs a fortune, obviously. We witnessed the unveiling of this clock a couple months back, and we must say that it is such a rare piece of opulent artifact, not to mention that it is the first of its kind.

Since we have been exposed to lavish way of life here at La Moda, we have decided that in the advent of 2011 we shall start sharing with you the opportunity to know about luxury in depth. We will give you accounts of its very essence – the rarity, history and opulence behind every company that breathes life to pure posh lifestyle over the centuries.

Fashion and interior design, for some, are leagues apart, belonging to very different schools of thought with regard to presentation. Fashion concerns the person, while interior decoration involves the home. If that’s how you look at it, then you’ll be quick to conclude that the two subsets never overlap in a Venn diagram.

But looking at the bigger picture, which encompasses the lifestyle of the fashionable beyond the divine …

Naples is a unique city. Its cultural heritage and historical past surround visitors and locals alike. Being in Naples is like walking into the past with every step you take, and yet at the same time the city is always revving up its engines and speeding off into the future.

Open your eyes to a new day and ask yourself just what is going to happen next! The city …