To mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on February 6, 2012, Diageo‘s John Walker & Sons, Scotch Whisky Distillers By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen, is to produce a limited edition of 60 crystal decanters of ‘Diamond Jubilee Blended Scotch Whisky by John Walker & Sons’. The unique blend of whiskies distilled in 1952, the year when The Queen acceded to the Throne. The decanters will be finished in a marrying cask of English oak from The Queen’s Sandringham Estate.

Gucci, which is owned by French company PPR, turns 90 years old this year. In honor of nine decades of timeless design, and typically in its grand style, Gucci is celebrating this momentous occasion with a series of outstanding events: debuting the luxurious ‘Aquariva’ boat, the ‘500 by Gucci’ edition of the Fiat 500, personally customized by Gucci Creative Director, and launch of the Gucci Museum in Florence this September.

Coca-Cola intends to position low-calorie soft drinks as a key fashion accessory, which is why the brand has partnered with Yahoo! and has created a new digital channel entitled ‘Style it Light’. The current marketing endeavour is designed to promote Coca-Cola Light and Diet Coke as part of the larger campaign ‘Love it Light’ and was launched on May 31 across Coca-Cola’s North Western Europe and Nordics region.

Benetton has announced the birth of an online community of bloggers dedicated to communicating the very essence of the brand to the target audience. A new blog, or superblog, to be more precise, has been launched at www.blog.benetton.com showcasing the latest and most interesting topics related to technology, fashion, culture and life of young people around the world. However, Benetton has its own point of view on each of these areas and perceives fashion as something born in the streets, inspired by everyday life and embracing colors of the world; and technology as a tool that is capable of bringing people closer and improving the way we communicate. 

UNIQLO established itself as the most compassionate fashion brand when its CEO and chairman donated $12 million of his own money to cope with the aftermath of Japanese earthquake and technological catastrophe. However, the company is determined to give more to help restore the country, and is uniting top fashion designers and pop-artists under the umbrella of the noble cause entitled ‘Save Japan’.