Swelling yacht brokerage options in the Indian Ocean, charter company The Moorings has just unveiled a new base at Eden Island Marina in the Seychelles

Front row culture writ large at Chanel, who had nothing else – 2500 seats snaking round the Grand Palais. A tasty mix of tweed, denim, pearls and ruffled tulle.

If it's not padded, ruffled or velvet it's nowhere at this Paris Fashion Week. Stella McCartney presses all the buttons today with a neat mix of luxe sportswear and soft femininity.

Showcasing their design prowess in Geneva, Bentley's in-house coachbuilder Mulliner presented the Mulsanne Grand Limousine – a private commission that stands one metre longer than the standard Mulsanne and boasts face-to-face seating.

Paris Fashion Week talk is about how luxury houses with a designer interregnum survive. The answer: commercially. Soft, pretty and pale at Lanvin, superb tailoring and feminine dresses at Dior. Directional bite is missing but the sales aren’t.

At The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, younger guests staying in The Carlton Suite can experience the wonder of a Night Safari, including an in-room tented camp, complete with planetarium projection for stargazing.

At Geneva Auto Salon Maserati have fully lifted the lid on their midsize off-roader, the Levante – made in Italy and rolling out of the brand's Turin plant from this Summer.

The airy new-look surrounds of Theo Randall’s refurbished eponymous eatery at the InterContinental London Park Lane, where classic rusticated Italian fare remains at the fore.

While Oscar luminaries were appearing in Giorgio Armani finery in California, next winter's look was unveiled in Milan – black velvet, lacily embroidered or beaded with pastels and kick flare trousers, plus velvet tuxedos for men.

If you thought owning a Dolce e Gabbana dress was fantasy, now you know. Cinderella's coach disgorged a "Fashion Fabulous Fantasy" – more military braid, bigger flowers and brighter sequins than anyone else.

A sneak peek at the Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie Großen Saal concert hall, courtesy of Quantum Immobilien, the developers behind the Elbphilharmonie Residences, all of it designed by Herzog & de Meuron.

Up close and personal with Gucci's catwalk accessories. From graffiti by Gucci-obsessed New York street artist Trouble Andrew to exquisite Oriental embroidery and graphic shoes, these will be fought over come Autumn.