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How luxury is made

How luxury is made
A look behind the scenes at the artisanal expertise that go into creating the world's renowned luxury goods
Marcel Wanders believes that design is not about how well a product functions – it’s about culture, creating something unique and not following other people’s rules. Photo: Handout
Architecture and design

Marcel Wanders: from knotted chairs to Moooi’s new Shanghai showroom – interview

The Dutch designer champions fun over mere functionality as he introduces the Moooi brand to China and aims to explore cultural individuality.

Timepieces

Why white ceramic watches are such a bold fashion choice

Cartier

Cartier’s first perfumer Mathilde Laurent on her olfactory journey

Style Edit

Style Edit: Prada adds larger, smaller and men’s versions of the Bonnie bag

The maison’s handbags have long been must-haves, from the Nylon to the Galleria and Cleo – and now the Bonnie, beloved by Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid.

Bella Hadid with her Bonnie bag from Prada’s spring/summer 2026 collection. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Chanel’s fireside chat to discuss all things time – and the J12

Chanel brought together director Juno Mak, architect Betty Ng, and Olympic swimmer Siobhan Haughey for an intimate fireside chat last month.

Fashion

Not just chic: the silk scarf is fashion’s coolest accessory right now

From Michael Rider’s Celine to the Hermès carré, the silk scarf has shed its ladylike polish and gained something far more interesting: attitude.

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Style Edit: Omega’s two-hand Constellation Observatory rewrites history

The new models, in a range of gold and steel alloys, are the first watches to attain Master Chronometer certification without a seconds hand.

The five new versions of the Omega Constellation Observatory collection. Photo: Handout
Zoe Saldaña

Q&A | Zoe Saldaña on Cartier’s Le Chœur des Pierres collection in Saint-Tropez

The Avatar and Lioness star chats with Style about her first time in Saint-Tropez and show-stopping Cartier high jewellery pieces.

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Style Edit: Richard Mille’s pared-back powerhouse, RM 55-01 Manual Winding

All 3 versions of the new watch – in black Carbon TPT, and in grey or white Quartz TPT – are masterpieces of minimalism.

High Jewellery

Cartier’s Le Chœur des Pierres high jewellery, unveiled in Saint-Tropez

Celebrities from Shu Qi and Zoe Saldaña to Tilda Swinton attended the event on the French Riviera on Wednesday.

Shu Qi, Tilda Swinton, Zoe Saldaña and Tuba Büyüküstün at the unveiling of Cartier’s Le Chœur des Pierres high jewellery collection in Saint-Tropez. Photo: Vincenzo La Torre
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Style Edit: Tiffany & Co. brings New York flair to Hong Kong’s Lee Gardens

The American jewellery house’s CEO and president Anthony Ledru on how the city’s vibrant hospitality culture makes Hong Kong a priority for the brand.

Tiffany & Co.’s new Lee Garden store in Hong Kong will open its Blue Box Cafe in June. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Vacheron Constantin unveils 2 new Overseas marvels

The Dual Time Cardinal Points and Self-Winding Ultra-Thin blend Swiss craftsmanship and mechanical refinement to redefine luxury travel timepieces.

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.

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton unveils Mythica high jewellery collection in Marrakech

Stars including Ana de Armas, Léa Seydoux, Alicia Vikander and Shin Min-a were at the unveiling of the 110-piece line, arranged across 11 chapters.

Louis Vuitton’s new high jewellery collection, Mythica, was unveiled in Marrakech last week. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Bulgari updates its Octo Finissimo and Serpenti models for 2026

At Watches and Wonders, Bulgari introduced smaller Octo Finissimos and a limited edition of the Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon Platinum, among other stand-outs.

The new 37mm Bulgari Octo Finissimo with titanium case and bracelet, and its new self-winding Calibre BVF 100. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Marble, horsehair and bojagi – Hermès brings craft home

From a marble table by Barber Osgerby to cashmere throws in the bojagi tradition, the maison’s latest offerings are a study in craft.

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Style Edit: Cartier reshapes 5 of its most storied watch collections

This year, the house has reinvented the Privé Crash, Santos de Cartier, Baignoire and Myst de Cartier, and has brought back the Roadster.

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Style Edit: Audemars Piguet launches a new atelier at Watches and Wonders 2026

At the annual Geneva event, the maison announced the Atelier des Établisseurs to preserve traditional watchmaking skills, and also released 3 distinctive new models.

The Audemars Piguet booth at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026. Photo: Handout
Timepieces

The dark allure of hardstone watch dials, from Rolex and Chopard

Materials like tiger’s eye, onyx and obsidian are lending unique depth and character to watch designs by Van Cleef & Arpels and more.

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Style Edit: Tudor’s new models at Watches and Wonders 2026

The maison brought back the Monarch collection, complete with quirky dial and numerals, and added new models to its Royal and Black Bay marques.

Fashion

How craft-focused brands are rewriting fashion’s future with traditional skills

As labels like Bode, Diotima, Kinyan Lam and Josh Tafoya show, some of fashion’s most original voices are rooted in centuries-old traditions.

Kinyan Lam’s spring/summer 2025 looks on the runway in Paris. Photo: Valerio Mezzanotti
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Style Edit: Loro Piana explores the art of plaid at Milan Design Week 2026

An exhibition at the maison’s headquarters places 24 patterns under the spotlight in an exploration of fibre, craft and contemporary design.

Loro Piana’s Milan Design Week 2026 exhibition, “Studies, Chapter I: On the Plaid”, looks at the crucial role that plaid has played in the company’s story. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Tag Heuer reimagines the chronograph for Watches and Wonders

From a ground-up redesign of the chronograph to a 500-metre dive watch, the maison’s 2026 line-up is all about pushing boundaries.

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Style Edit: The Omega Speedmaster story – from Apollo 11 to Artemis II

From Nasa’s punishing 1965 trials, to the Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite, ‘Reverse Panda’ and X-33 – this is how a space icon keeps evolving.

Jewellery

7 heavenly jewellery drops from Bulgari, Chaumet and more

Showstopping pieces from renowned luxury houses to boutique jewellers like Anita Ko, Jacquie Aiche and the A$AP Rocky-beloved Codognato.

Fulfil all your sparkling ambitions by adding one (or more) of these dazzling creations to your jewellery treasure chest this summer. Photo: Chaumet
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Style Edit: Graff’s butterfly motif evolves dazzling new wings

The new collection features a fluttering favourite, refined by Anne-Eva Geffroy and captured by Liz Collins.

Model Xinyue Guo wears the latest iteration of Graff’s iconic butterfly motif in the new campaign photographed by Liz Collins. Photo: Handout
Watches and Wonders

The best Watches and Wonders 2026 launches: Cartier, Hublot and more

This year’s event brings new editions of legendary pieces, such as the Tudor Black Bay and H. Moser & Cie’s Reebok collab, as well as innovative tech and materials.

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Style Edit: Richard Mille’s vibrant Coloured Ceramics collection

The new RM 07-01 designs blend bold hues and technical precision for an ultra-modern aesthetic.

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