Topic

Luxury brands
Advertisement

I got hooked on designer clothes in Hong Kong but in the UK countryside it’s all about practicality. Was all the effort and expense that had gone into those luxury-brand purchases worth it?

  • Chanel N°5 is celebrated with 123 pieces that reimagine the perfume, its sillage, the stopper in its bottle and even the digit “5” itself – Coco Chanel’s lucky number after all
  • At Tiffany & Co., Elsa Peretti was inspired by flower vases in Portofino – a place which also moved Victoria Beckham whose pendant can hold her Portofino ’97, plus her other fragrances Suite 302 or San Isidro Drive

Richard Mille’s partnership with Ferrari has resulted in the RM UP-01 Ferrari – a triumph of technical prowess and the watch brand’s thinnest timepiece to date, at just 1.75mm thick

Advertisement
Advertisement

The Polish fashion designer loves vintage Rolexes, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, the Ritz Paris and travelling to the Maldives, while at home she eats pierogi and enjoys exploring her home city of Warsaw

Rolex showcased additions to its GMT Master-II, Sky-Dweller, Deepsea, Daytona, Day-Date and Perpetual 1908 lines – so what makes them special?

All the models remain faithful to the looks and spirit of their originals: the Carreras honouring their racing pedigree while the Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph keeps its technical edginess with an ultralight titanium version

The celebrity chef is a big Rolex guy, but fans have also spotted him wearing his Breitling Cockpit Chronograph and IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII Edition ‘Tribute to Mark XI’

videocam

During his acting and political career, Schwarzenegger has built a fine luxury watch collection, that includes Rolex and Audemars Piguet, and began with rugged timepieces sported in his best-known films

Released on Friday to much fanfare, Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department is speculated to be centred around her break-up with British actor Joe Alwyn, who she dated for 6 years

videocam

The carmaker’s i7 car appeared at the show in collaboration with an AI-driven experience by artist Alex Israel – just the latest in the brand’s creative tie-ups that have even involved Jeff Koons and Roy Lichtenstein

Nicolaj and Ditte Reffstrup, the Danish brand’s CEO and creative director respectively, talk about dressing the quintessential ‘Copenhagen girl’ and making fabrics from biowaste

Organic revenue at LVMH’s fashion and leather goods unit, its biggest division, rose 2 per cent in the first quarter, down from 18 per cent growth a year ago and falling short of analysts’ estimates of 3.2 per cent.

videocam

Coach Prime Deion Sanders’ son Shedeur plays for the Colorado Buffaloes and hangs out with Pharrell Williams and Tom Brady – here’s what else you need to know

videocam

Timothée Chalamet’s Louis Vuitton look helped make hoodies high fashion – with Loewe, Bottega Veneta, Miu Miu, Michael Kors and more rushing to join the party

Blending feminine silhouettes and menswear tailoring, the collection is a nod to Dietrich as ‘the bridge’ between Paris and New York, creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri tells Style

Every tiny detail, from the bag’s protective metal feet and stitching to the hand-lacquered edges, are testaments to the Italian brand’s dedication to perfection and upholding of traditions in leather making

Guests at the gala dinner included Sophia Loren, Mio Imada and Jessica Chastain – while the high jewellery brand is also showcasing 100 masterpieces, including some gemstones of more than 100 carats

This year at the luxury watch fair, Rolex skipped new model lines in favour of variants of tried-and-true favourites, striving for ‘harmonies of materials, colours and textures’

Coco Chanel was famously superstitious, with brand totems such as the lion and the No 5 living on, while Christian Dior reportedly consulted his clairvoyant on all major decisions

About to turn 71, Macron has been praised for her unerring fashion sense, with an emphasis on Louis Vuitton, and close ties with LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault and LV creative director Nicolas Ghesquière

Research shows there are benefits to daily bathing including softer skin and stress reduction – but the average bath uses significantly more water than a shower, so will it really help you sleep at night?

The hotel in the Azabudai Hills complex neighbours an upscale outdoor mall and is not far from Tokyo Tower – it also introduces the Janu brand’s more urban identity where buzziness blends with seclusion

Over his 10-year stint, the Spanish house has become one of LVMH’s top brands and worked with stars like Rihanna and Zendaya – now all celebrated in the exhibition ‘Crafted World’

Gisele Bündchen and Wang Yang were present to check out luxury timepieces, including 6 new watches by Rolex – such as a Daytona studded with diamonds and the Deepsea in 18-karat gold

As the brand reconnects with Hong Kong courtesy of a new Lee Gardens boutique, the designer’s niece and brand CEO recalls being brought up with the family business always in the background