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The Hermès Cut Le Temps Suspendu, launched at Watches and Wonders 2025, shows time suspended by fixing the sub-seconds dial at 12 o’clock. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Hermès wowed at Watches and Wonders with playful, intricate timepieces

Innovative new releases from the maison include the mesmerising Arceau Le Temps Suspendu, the gem-set Maillon Libre, and the playful Arceau Rocabar de Rire, featuring a cheeky horse.

Icons and Influencers

Recreate the classic looks of Hollywood royalty, from Audrey to Marlon

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Style Edit: Cartier reshapes its heritage horological icons

Luxury brands

All that glitters: 6 new jewellery launches to know this spring

Van Cleef & Arpels’ Lucky Spring collection, Repossi’s ear cuff, Pascale Monvoisin’s collection inspired by a cigarette lighter and Dickson Yewn’s square rings complete our round-up.

Hermès Sac Bijou. Photo: Handout
Luxury brands

When one’s better than a pair – why the single earring is a growing trend

Designers and stylists are embracing the freedom of asymmetry, both in runway looks and everyday style, encouraging women to create their own unique ear stacks.

Timepieces

Gold watches from leading brands bossed it at Watches and Wonders

The ‘boom boom’ fashion trend saw glittering new Rolex and Patek Philippe releases, while Cartier returned to its famous panther, and Chanel evoked Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s love of braid.

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Celebrity style

The tassel’s timelessness and its 21st century comeback

It’s been spotted on the runways of Bode, Fforme, Kallmeyer and Heirlome, in Chanel boutiques, and swinging from A-listers’ ear lobes and necks – see Dakota Johnson – and shoes.

Tassels never went away, but they’ve become much more visible again lately – as seen here in the Valentino Vertigineux haute couture spring/summer 2025. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Cartier jewels worn by stars and royalty on display in UK exhibition

Exhibition at London’s V&A explores Cartier luxury jewellery, watches and tiaras, with creations spanning decades of elegance and innovation.

Cartier

The V&A museum launches Cartier’s first London show in nearly 30 years

The wide-ranging exhibition explores Cartier’s influence on society when the brand was led by Louis, Pierre and Jacques, and includes pieces from the Royal Collection.

Celebrity style

Suave yet edgy, the new lapel pin is a must-have for today’s stylish man

The once-overlooked accessory is making a comeback, from classic designs to avant-garde interpretations, and offering stylish and unique looks for the modern gent.

Actor Timothée Chalamet, sporting a variety of lapel pins, arrives for the premiere of the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Photo: AFP
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Style Edit: Graff Butterfly 50th anniversary collection

Half a century since the first Graff Butterfly fluttered into our collective consciousness, the new spring collection has just landed.

Launched in 1975, the iconic Graff Butterfly has fluttered among us for 50 years. The latest collection has at its heart this showstopping diamond and emerald necklace. Photo: Handout
Art

Architectural jewellery? Meet the artists taking insp from other forms

Today’s designers are flipping the script on greats like sculptor Alexander Calder and artists Man Ray, Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso, who all dabbled in jewellery design.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong brands urged to emulate success of Chiikawa and Chow Tai Fook collaboration

City’s consumers revelled in a gold bracelet and coin collaboration between China’s largest jewellery retailer and Japanese anime sensation.

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Style Edit: New Clash de Cartier pieces blend elegance and punk

Capturing the duality for which the Clash de Cartier collection is known, its new creations feature amplified volume, oversized studs – and some even have all-diamond clous de Paris.

A model wears pieces from the Clash de Cartier collection featuring the rare gemstone chrysoprase. Photo: Handout
Fashion

Chinese can’t get enough of Laopu Gold, country’s ‘Hermès of gold’

Its sales soaring despite upping prices, Laopu Gold finds a ready market in China for its contemporary designs. Can it do the same overseas?

Gold necklaces sit in a display case at a Laopu Gold jewellery store in Beijing. Chinese jewellers have struggled to threaten global luxury players – until now. Photo: Reuters
Timepieces

The luxury jewellery brands bringing artistry to the world of horology

Cartier was one of the first luxury houses to introduce its signature style to the world of watchmaking, and recently Tiffany & Co. signalled an intention to shift more of its focus to horology.

Celebrity children

Meet Fenerbahce manager José Mourinho’s glam jewellery designer daughter Matilde

Fenerbahce manager José Mourinho may be controversial, but his former players and family remain firmly by his side – here’s what you need to know about his talented daughter, Matilde Mourinho.

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Style Edit: Pierre Hardy’s Les Formes de la Couleur high jewellery for Hermès

The luxury brand has always celebrated colour in bags like the Birkin and its famous carrés, or silk scarves, and now this latest haute joaillerie collection explores it through precious gems.

Hermès Fresh Paint rings from the Les Formes de la Couleur haute bijouterie collection. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Claire Choisne’s Untamed Nature collection for Boucheron

The maison’s latest high jewellery collection is inspired by its founder Frédéric Boucheron’s love of nature as well as the forms of plants like lingonberry, thistle and fuchsia.

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Style Edit: Aesop unveils its Aurner perfume with a limited edition ear cuff

Known for fusing traditional Thai craftsmanship with the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, the Bangkok-based designer’s creations reflect an appreciation of imperfection and transient beauty.

Fashion

Sibling synergy: how sister-led brands in fashion are thriving

From Istanbul and Australia, Copenhagen and London, fashion’s sibling founders talk business, friendship – and telepathy.

Lié Studio founders Amalie and Cecilie Moosgaard are just one of the teams of sisters making their mark in fashion. Photo: Handout
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High jewellery collections find inspiration in whimsical childhood themes

Whimsical childhood favourites like fairies, clowns and cute animals are transformed into wearable art.

This Diorama & Diorigami necklace features playful animal and nature motifs that hark back to childhood. Photo: Dior
Icons and Influencers

Q&A | Jeweller Pacharee marks 20 years of chic brand 3.1 Phillip Lim

Sophie Schuemers-Rogers, the Thai-born, Swiss-based jewellery designer, learned her trade from her father who traded stones for pieces by Van Cleef & Arpels and Tiffany.

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Black is back for jewellery: Louis Vuitton and more turn to the dark side

Black is back, with luxury brands and independent designers alike embracing onyx, black enamel and diamonds for a bold, edgy aesthetic.

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High time: it takes savoir faire to make a true haute joaillerie watch

Haute joaillerie timepieces blend watchmaking prowess with fine jewellery artistry, setting such exemplars apart from more everyday gem-set pieces.

High jewellery models, like this 1989 Aura by Piaget, sold at auction in 2023. Photo: Christie’s
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New Chinese jewellery tells a story of heritage and style

Of emperors and dynasties – see how ancient jade and gold, dragons and cranes are used in eye-catching, new ways.

Dawn Atelier & Academy’s carved green jadeite necklace and earrings set. Photo: Handout
Timepieces

Why mixing metals is enjoying a comeback, from Cartier to Rolex and Bulgari

While not everyone is a fan of pairing different types of metals on their watches and jewellery, it allows the wearer to be more versatile in expression and attire.

Celebrity style

Customised jewellery: Taylor Swift and Hailey Bieber drive the charms trend

Demand for customised jewellery pieces with personal significance to the wearer is stronger than ever.

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