Luxury Briefing Annual Awards on the 14th Of March at the Corinthia Hotel

March 6, 2012 - PRLog -- MARY KATRANTZOU, SPENCER HART, STELLA McCARTNEY, QUINTESSENTIALLY & BURBERRY AMONG NOMINEES FOR A LUXURY BRIEFING AWARD

16th Annual Luxury Briefing Awards to be held at the Corinthia Hotel, London on Wednesday
March 14th 2012

The 16th Annual Luxury Briefing Awards – the ‘Oscars’ of the industry- will take place on March 14th at a glittering party consisting of 350 privately-invited guests at the Corinthia Hotel, London.
First created in 1997 by the industry bible Luxury Briefing, the awards were re-designed in 2011 to better reflect the changing nature of the luxury industry. The awards have been extended to celebrate the diversity of talent, ideas and excellence across the industry, making it one of the most anticipated events in the luxury industry calendar.
The panel of judges each selected for their knowledge and passion for the luxury industry includes last year’s Outstanding Achievement winner Carmen Busquets who funded Natalie Massenet and Net a Porter; Simon Burstein, CEO of Browns; Chris Sanderson of The Future Laboratory; Jamie Jouning from Condé Nast Digital; and Mimma Viglezio, luxury guru and former Head of Communications for Gucci and Bulgari.
Prestigious awards are awarded in the following categories:
1.   Luxury Lifestyle Service  - Sponsored by Loewe         
2.   Luxury Leisure Brand  - Sponsored by Pernod Ricard
3.   Brand of the Year, Men - Sponsored by H R Owen
4.   Brand of the Year, Women - Sponsored by Barclays Wealth
5.   Breakthrough Brand - Sponsored by Escada
6.   Commitment to Sustainability/ Corporate Social Responsibility - Sponsored by Veedon Fleece
7.   Inspiring luxury loyalty - Sponsored by Black Sun   
8.   Innovation of the Year - Sponsored by Nucleus
9.   Support for Art & Culture - Sponsored by Jumeirah
10.   Emerging Luxury Leader - Sponsored by Swarovski
11.   Individual Outstanding Achievement Award - Sponsored by American Express

Mary Katrantzou has been nominated in the ‘Emerging Luxury Leader’ category, in recognition of her signature illusory digital prints and contribution to the fashion world;  Maybourne Hotel Group is up for the Luxury Leisure Brand award which recognises the delivery of the highest quality experience across the board; and Mulberry for inspiring luxury loyalty with its customers.  
Luxury Briefing will also be presenting a special award for Individual Outstanding Achievement; the award honours a major player in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the luxury goods industry.

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Editors’ notes:
Luxury Briefing was founded by Princess Alexandra’s son James Ogilvy 15 years ago as a global luxury market intelligence report covering all sectors of the industry and including in depth interviews, category news from fashion & accessories, beauty & wellbeing, jewellery & watches, interiors & design, media & publishing, travel & aviation and luxury goods, plus retail property reports, trend forecasting, special reports and comment from independent thought-leaders. It has grown from strength to strength continuing to be the only publication of its kind, trusted by all in the luxury industry.
In 2010, Luxury Briefing was acquired by The Luxury Business Group, which has expanded the conference format whilst retaining its raison d’être as the industry thought-leader. It has also introduced a comprehensive awards programme to recognise excellence in different areas of the industry. James Ogilvy remains an integral driving force behind his own creation.