To celebrate the joy of holiday giving and luxury, Ermenegildo Zegna has created an exclusive illustrated gift guide for its website, Zegna.com, which aims to satisfy the desires of even the most discerning person on your list.

Focusing on the importance of family and friends, the collection is presented within the context of a holiday gathering. A reunion of sorts, whereby a father and his three sons – the banker, the entrepreneur and the PhD –four distinct types of gentlemen who recount their passions, obsessions and lifestyles through a dedicated profile page, come together once a year to eat, drink, laugh and exchange gifts. Each man is characterized by a selection of precious items designed to accommodate his unique needs, and to help inspire users to find the perfect item to best suit the people for whom they are buying gifts.

Furthermore, a specifically highlighted product describes each protagonist: the refined comfort of the foldable hat, the luxurious look and feel of the 4 square silk pocket square and the tastefully elegant leather travel wallet and backpack.

Even the natural warmth of precious cashmere knitwear, tracksuits, scarves and accessories feature a rigorous use of premium materials and an absolute attention to detail. From sumptuous leather goods to stylish accessories and cashmere coordinates, the special selection highlights the exquisite craftsmanship and fine Italian design, in colors ranging from deep blue classic greys, green and rust, combine with Ermenegildo Zegna’s timeless style.

Burberry has announced the launch of “The Burberry Booth” which enables customers to star in a personalised version of its Festive campaign. Powered by Google, using the latest real-time video stitching technology, “The Burberry Booth” enables customers to appear alongside some of the Festive Film’s cast members in a 15 second personalised edit of the campaign.

The film is made by capturing individuals jumping in the style of the advert, and then placing the footage within the film itself.Once their bespoke film has been created, “The Burberry Booth” instantly sends customers a copy that they can share and watch on YouTube. Each film will be accompanied by the Burberry Festive Film’s soundtrack, ‘Cosmic Dancer’ by T Rex.

To coincide with the launch of “The Burberry Booth”, the brand has also released a short film on YouTube of its Festive campaign cast talking about how the film was made. The footage shows James Bay, Naomi Campbell, James Corden, George Ezra, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Julie Walters revealing their experiences on the set, providing an exclusive insight into the making of the Billy Elliot-inspired campaign including their tips on how to jump using a trampoline.

“The Burberry Booth” is located at the brand’s flagship store, in London until 24 December 2015

(29 NOV 2015 – 6 MAR 2016)

The Largest retrospective ever in Netherlands, the exhibition is the first comprehensive retrospective of Isa Genzken’s work, one of the most influential artists of the last forty years. The exhibition opens during Amsterdam Art Weekend 2015.

Isa Genzken (1948) is an artist prepared to risk everything in her pursuit of artistic renewal. Her oeuvre is rooted in the medium of sculpture, Genzken’s work encompasses sculpture, installation, film, video, painting, work on paper, collage, and photography. In the 1970s, she produced computer-designed sculpture in relation to American Minimalism and Conceptual Art.

Global leading sexual wellbeing brand, Durex, has launched an international campaign calling for the creation of the world’s first official safe sex emoji, ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December 2015.

As research reveals emojis play a vital role in young people’s conversation around sex with 80% of 18-25 year olds finding it easier to express themselves using emojis and over half of respondents regularly using emojis when discussing sex. 84% of 18-25 year olds said the feel more comfortable talking about sex using emojis. More worrying is the rise in apathy towards engaging in safer sexual practices with over a third claiming not to care about safe sex.

Durex is calling for people to use and share the hashtag #CondomEmoji in support of safe sex. Durex hopes 1 million users will let their voices be heard over November so the support can be captured as part of the official submission to Unicode on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2015.

“Many young people have gained their sexual knowledge through their own sexual activity and searching the internet,” explains McCormack. “While participants generally felt able to discuss safe sex within their romantic relationships, there was more uncertainty with new or potential partners. 80% welcomed the idea of the emoji to make the discussion of safe sex easier and more fun.” adds Dr. Mark McCormack, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Co-Director, Centre for Sex, Gender and Sexualities at Durham University***

Volker Sydow, Global Director Durex says: “Durex believes in happier, healthier sex lives and World AIDS Day is a hugely significant reminder about the importance of safe sex. Looking at how influential messaging is in the development of relationships today, an official safe sex emoji is a simple and empowering step towards better protection and sexual wellbeing.”