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Florals continue to reign supreme in jewellery design, as seen in this earring from the Dior fall/winter 2026 collection. Photo: Handout
High Jewellery

Why flowers are blooming across high jewellery collections

Large-scale floral designs are flourishing in high jewellery, from the world’s biggest maisons, and Asian masters like Anna Hu and Michelle Ong.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Fred jewellery shines with a timeless elegance that’s 90 years young

Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first Fendi haute couture collection debuts in Rome

Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Balenciaga, Jean Paul Gaultier and Robert Wun

Day 3 saw dazzling debuts from Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga and Duran Lantink at Jean Paul Gaultier, while Cardi B attended Robert Wun’s show wearing one of his playful new gowns.

Dramatic shapes and vivid colours at Balenciaga haute couture fall/winter 2026-27. Photos: Handout
Fashion

Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Chanel and Armani Privé for fall/winter

Matthieu Blazy built a storybook world for his second couture show, while Silvana Armani embraced liquid silhouettes for fall/winter.

Fashion

Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Dior and Schiaparelli for fall/winter

Bad Bunny, Michelle Yeoh and Emma Corrin were among the stars spotted at Schiaparelli, while Dior’s bridal piece had fans speculating about Taylor Swift’s wedding dress.

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Cannes Film Festival

The stand-out looks at Cannes – from Demi Moore to Daisy Edgar-Jones

Kristen Stewart sneaked trainers under her Chanel gown, Sharon Stone stunned in Miss Sohee and Garatti, and Cate Blanchett turned heads in Givenchy.

Daisy Edgar-Jones wore a beautiful Balenciaga gown to the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Photo: EPA
Fashion

Met Gala 2026: an exclusive look at Nichapat Suphap’s Robert Wun gown

The Venture Management founder made her Met Gala debut in 2018 – and this year, she pulled out all the stops, she told Style in an exclusive interview.

Fashion

Your granny loved kisslock bags – and so do Coach and Vivienne Westwood

They may have originated in the early 20th century, but today the bag is trending again, on and off the runway.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Chanel opens the doors to le19M, a secret world of couture artisans

Inside le19M, Chanel’s dedicated new home for métiers d’art, centuries of savoir‑faire meet a new vision of couture craftsmanship.

Le19M, Chanel’s new, purpose-built site dedicated to the métiers d’art, houses hundreds of artisans, including flower-making specialist Lemarié – shown here preparing a garment during the making of Chanel’s Métiers d’Art 2026 collection. Photo: Handout
Celebrity Families

Meet Lara Cosima, who just got engaged to Kering heir François Pinault Jr

The ‘modern-day Marie Antoinette’ and member of the Austro-Hungarian nobility has walked for Armani and drew internet attention at Le Bal in 2023

Model and influencer Lara Cosima is a member of the Austro-Hungarian nobility. Photos: @laracosima_/Instagram
Style Edit

Style Edit: The 2026 awards season was all about Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel

At this year’s Baftas, Golden Globes and Oscars, many of those nominated for awards wore Chanel looks drawn from Blazy’s first 4 collections for the house.

Fashion

In their words: Hilary Tsui on her favourite moments in fashion in Hong Kong

The former actress on Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel couture show, home-grown labels Lau Hei and Yat Pit, and style icons Maggie Cheung and Edison Chen.

Fashion

Meet Stephanie Cavalli, the 49-year-old model who opened Chanel’s show

Viral stars Alex Consani, Awar Odhiang and Bhavitha Mandava turned heads at Matthieu Blazy’s show – but all eyes were on the silver-haired Cavalli.

Stephanie Cavalli opened for Chanel at the French maison’s recent haute couture show in Paris. Photos: @stephanie_cavalli/Instagram
Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Meet the Hong Kong model nearing 60 who walked at Chanel’s haute couture show

The mum-of-7 – who just starred in Matthieu Blazy’s show – was born to Chiu Chow parents and got into modelling in her 50s.

Model Christina Chung recently walked for Chanel at the house’s haute couture show in Paris. Photo: @christina__chung/Instagram
Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week highlights from Chanel, Armani, Dior and Valentino

Nicole Kidman and Dua Lipa attended Matthieu Blazy’s feather-filled Chanel show, while Jonathan Anderson used florals for his Dior creations.

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Style Edit: Matthieu Blazy’s haute couture debut for Chanel

The show at the Grand Palais in Paris drew stars including Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, A$AP Rocky, Gracie Abrams, Tilda Swinton and Margaret Qualley.

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Italy

Stars of fashion and film bid farewell to haute couture ‘emperor’ Valentino

Mourners included Vogue’s Anna Wintour, actresses Anne Hathaway and Elizabeth Hurley and designers Donatella Versace and Tom Ford.

Anthony Souza, the godson of late fashion designer Valentino Garavani, and pallbearers carry the coffin of Valentino Garavani outside the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels and Martyrs in Rome on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Obituaries

Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, stars and royalty, dead at 93

Adored by movie stars and first ladies alike, the Italian designer was a master of high glamour and timeless elegance.

Robert Wun

Style according to … Hong Kong designer Robert Wun

A fan of dramatic, horror-inspired gowns, Wun was the first Hong Kong designer to show at Paris Haute Couture Week back in 2023.

Fashion

2025’s best archival fashion moments on the red carpet

Hailey Bieber stunned in a Chanel skirt suit, TSITP and Y2K style queen Lola Tung donned a Dior dress, while Sabrina Carpenter channelled Madonna, Cher and Britney Spears.

Celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter gave new life to archival fashion in 2025. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Heart Evangelista: how a Filipino style icon’s wealth came under fire

She took to social media to clear her name after her senator husband was accused of corruption. But not everyone’s convinced.

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Heart Evangelista at Paris Fashion Week in June 2023. Photo: Getty Images
Venice Film Festival

8 stand-out looks from the Venice Film Festival red carpet

Shu Qi, who just made her directorial debut, graced the red carpet in Gaurav Gupta, while Emily Blunt wore a Tamara Ralph gown.

Fashion

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91

At the time of his death, Armani had put together an empire worth over US$10 billion, ranking him in the world’s top 200 billionaires.

United States

Chloe Malle succeeds Anna Wintour as American Vogue editor

Malle, 39, daughter of Candice Bergen, will report to Wintour, who is the chief content officer of Condé Nast and Vogue’s global editorial director.

Anna Wintour appears at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala (left) and Chloe Malle appears at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala in May. Photo: AP
Beauty

4 times Pat McGrath’s make-up wowed on the runway

McGrath sets social media alight with her groundbreaking make-up looks for major brand shows, from Valentino and Schiaparelli to Maison Margiela and Louis Vuitton.

Make-up artist Pat McGrath regularly breaks the internet with her stunning looks, such as these for Maison Margiela and Valentino. Photos: Pat McGrath/Facebook, Handout
Fashion

Meet Snejyo, the Insta-famous Indian sisters bringing back maximalism

If Gwyneth Paltrow and The Row once embodied quiet luxury, Instagram-famous duo Snejyo epitomise the new maximalism: here’s what you need to know about them.

Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week 2025: Balenciaga, Maison Margiela and Robert Wun

A trio of showcases closing the season saw Kardashian channelling Elizabeth Taylor for Balenciaga, Glenn Martens making his debut at Maison Margiela, and macabre imagery from Hong Kong-born Robert Wun.

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