Fashion and fast cars were honored at the "Luxury Oscars," awarded by the Walpole Group of British luxury brands at the Banqueting House on London's Trafalgar Square. (Yes, they give awards for everything these days.) Marc Jacobs won for International Luxury brand, and Formula One prodigy Lewis Hamilton scored for Sporting Excellence, but the real buzz was for Medal of Excellence honoree Daniel Craig. (He was joining the company of past winners like Ian McKellen, Gordon Ramsay, and J.K. Rowling.) The audience gasped when—despite having his name written in boldface on the invitation—it was announced Mr. Bond hadn't bothered to show up. Still, you gotta hand it to the guy: Even in absentia, he stole the show. (Maybe he was too busy celebrating another honor: Being named one of GQ's Men of the Year.)
Fashion and fast cars were honored at the "Luxury Oscars," awarded by the Walpole Group of British luxury brands at the Banqueting House on London's Trafalgar Square. (Yes, they give awards for everything these days.) Marc Jacobs won for International Luxury brand, and Formula One prodigy Lewis Hamilton scored for Sporting Excellence, but the real buzz was for Medal of Excellence honoree Daniel Craig. (He was joining the company of past winners like Ian McKellen, Gordon Ramsay, and J.K. Rowling.) The audience gasped when—despite having his name written in boldface on the invitation—it was announced Mr. Bond hadn't bothered to show up. Still, you gotta hand it to the guy: Even in absentia, he stole the show. (Maybe he was too busy celebrating another honor: Being named one of 
