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Celine Ham

Who said gadgets couldn’t be fashionable? BTS’ Jin, known for his love of fashion brand Thom Browne, is at the forefront of setting the trend for fashion tech items, and Thom Browne’s Samsung’s Z Flip 3 is just the latest item he and his group mates have thrown their weight behind.
Here are four more stylish gadgets you should snap up this autumn if you’re planning to up your gadget game.
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Samsung x Thom Browne

Detailed with Thom Browne’s signature red, white and navy aesthetics, the Thom Browne edition of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 is the trendiest smartphone of 2021 so far. Price on request.
Keith Haring x Polaroid

The Keith Haring edition of the Now i-Type Polaroid camera is an easy-to-use point-and-shoot analogue instant camera that keeps the original 70s design and comes in poster paint red. Love. Price on request.
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Bang & Olufsen

These Beolab 90 floorstanders are among the world’s most advanced digital speakers, delivering a powerful sound and available in multiple colours to match your interiors. Price on request.
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Loewe

Meticulously crafted from calfskin, this playful pachyderm phone case comes with a strap for easy carrying too. US$535
Devialet

In a matt black finish, the Gemini True Wireless earbuds look the part as well as delivering the quality audio you’d expect from the brand, along with active noise cancellation. US$320.
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5 fashion tech gadgets to buy now: from BTS member Jin’s favourite Samsung x Thom Browne Z Flip 3 phone, to Bang & Olufsen’s otherworldly Beolab speakers

BTS Jin with his Galaxy Z Flip 3 Thom Browne Edition. Photo: @BTS_twt/ Twitter

BTS’ Jin approves of this Thom Browne Samsung collab, naturally. Photo: Samsung

It won’t be hard to wrangle people to look into the Keith Haring x Polaroid camera. Photo: Polaroid

Available in black, white and navy blue, these B&O speakers are state of the art. Photo: Bang & Olufsen

How cute is this calfskin elephant creation from Loewe? Photo: Loewe

Wireless musical enjoyment on the go. Photo: Devialet

Nicholas Tse’s luxury homes (for his pets?), fast cars (that he crashes) and generous gifts: how the Hong Kong icon and Cantopop star splashes his millions

From driving luxury cars, performing on stage for his fans and cooking impressive dishes, what can’t Nicholas Tse do? Photo: @锋味/Weibo

Nicholas Tse. Photo: @chefnicookies/Instagram

Nicholas Tse occasionally posts updates of his pets, cats Miso and Dashi, and Mustard the dog, on his Instagram page. Photo: @chefnicookies/Instagram

Nicholas Tse pictured with one of his Ferraris. Photo: auto.163.com

Nicholas Tse has been in several accidents, often down to his love of driving fast, so sometimes he drives a more practical car. Photo: auto.163.com

Hong Kong’s Repulse Bay where Nicholas Tse bought a luxury property with a sea view for his father. Photo: @therepulsebay/Twitter

Nicholas Tse gifted his father a Rolls-Royce. Photo: auto163.com

Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi and her children. Photo: Weibo

Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse were married from 2006 until 2011. Photo: @MingJingNews/Twitter

STYLE Edit: Richard Mille’s new RM 07-01 Coloured Ceramics collection is the luxury watchmaker’s bright, contemporary foray into the guilloche tradition

Richard Mille’s RM 07-01 Coloured Ceramics collection. Photo: Richard Mille

Guilloche on the dial of one of Richard Mille’s RM 07-01 watches, consisting of repeating intricate lines.

The RM 07-01 Pastel Lavender.

The RM 07-01 Coloured Ceramics collection presents a contemporary take on the guillochage technique.

Louis Vuitton and Burberry are diving into NFTs and online gaming – the luxury brands launch new mobile game Louis: The Game and monogrammed character Sharky B

Burberry drops an NFT collection in Mythical Games’ Blankos Block Party. Photo: Burberry

A Louis Vuitton logo is seen outside a store on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, in September 2020. Photo: Reuters

Burberry will launch an NFT character for the game Blankos Block Party. Photo: @VictoriaFutures/Twitter

Jungkook’s most lavish purchases and quirky spending revealed: BTS’ golden maknae splashes millions on Itaewon property, Mercedes cars and designer clothes … but also buys weird stuff like Suga’s old trousers

Jungkook, BTS’ youngest member, who turns 24 on September 1, has eclectic spending habits, buying high-end property, cars and watches, but also buying various strange items online. Photo: @bts.bighitofficial/Instagram

BTS’ Jungkook, a “broke millionaire”? Photo: @bts_twt/Twitter

BTS member Jungkook chilling. Photo: @bts.bighitofficial/Instagram

BTS’ Jungkook and his Jaguar motor. Photo: @jungkookieslove/Instagram

BTS’ Jungkook rocking typical streetwear chic. Photo: @bts_twt/Twitter

BTS Jungkook in a Fendi shirt. Photo: @btsjungkook_uk/Twitter

BTS’ Jungkook shows off his tattoos. Photo: @hlphlp1/Twitter

Samsung heir Lee Boo-jin: the Hotel Shilla CEO finalised a dramatic divorce in 2020, but she’s also a style icon with a big heart

Lee Boo-jin, the Samsung heir with a big heart.Photo: @able.celebrity/Instagram

Lee Boo-jin and her brother Lee Jae-yong in their childhood. Photo: Tistory

Lee Boo-jin and her mother Hong Ra-hee in the past. Photo: Tistory

Stronger then Yoo? Lee Boo-jin. Photo: @ltttanya/Twitter

Yonsei University. Photo: @yonsei_official/Instagram

Lee Boo-jin and Lim Woo-jae’s wedding. Photo: Segye Ilbo

The logo of Samsung Electronics in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Reuters

Lee Boo-jin. Photo: @ltttanya/Twitter

The Shilla Seoul hotel. Photo: Handout

Lee Boo-jin in an elegant outfit. Photo: @frenchsenseofstyle/Instagram

Lee Boo-jin and her son. Photo: Namuwiki

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When BTS members get behind fashion brands like Thom Browne, a collaboration with Korea’s Samsung was perhaps only a matter of time
But the Thom Browne Samsung Z Flip 3 isn’t the only fashionable gadget out there – consider Loewe’s hip phone case or Bang & Olufsen’s sexy Beolab speakers too



Samsung’s collab with Thom Browne, the Polaroid camera inspired by US artist Keith Haring and Loewe’s elephant-themed calfskin phone case are as fashionable as they are state-of-the-art


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