Andrew Glenn has had a career focused on life's more opulent offerings. Here he shares what makes his world.
The ultimate luxury these days are things money can't really buy: holidays with family; empty white sand beaches; camping under a blanket of stars," explains Andrew Glenn, a man who could be considered an expert on the subject of the good things in life. "In this sense New Zealanders have luxury in spades. New Zealand is blessed with space, clean air and water and amazing wildlife; sadly all things that are increasingly in short supply in the world these days."
Glenn, born and raised in Hong Kong, began his career as an intern at Women's Wear Daily in New York before moving to fashion PR. He worked for Louis Vuitton as head of PR in Asia, before going to London to work as their communications director until 2008 and then as Topshop's marketing director until 2010. He settled in Auckland last year, and established luxury brand consultancy Comprador Communications. He is currently working with Christian Dior on the opening of their first Australian flagship store in Sydney in December.
His appreciation for luxury extends to food: Glenn describes himself as a foodie from an early age - his mother had a gourmet food importing business - and he will open a restaurant and small hotel on Waiheke Island with his partner Jonathan Rutherfurd Best later this year. The Oyster Inn will feature beautiful views, rooms and a shop stocked with clothes and accessories for island life.
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