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Designer Robert Wun. Photo: Zhong Lin
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.

Luxury Hotels

11 exciting luxury hotel openings in 2026, from London and Florence to Kyoto

United States

End of the line: New York retires iconic MetroCard and embraces tap-and-go fares

Architecture and design

London-based designer Faye Toogood on her humanist, playful approach

Her multidisciplinary practice designed the commercially successful Roly Poly chair and Baker trousers, now seen as Toogood’s signatures.

British designer Faye Toogood. Photo: Genevieve Lutkin
Luxury travel

Private members’ clubs are adding rooms for the most discerning travellers

Wellness and hospitality companies are also getting in on the act, from American fitness chain Equinox to Italian restaurant Cipriani.

Fashion

8 viral tote bags: Emily Ratajkowski’s Daunt Books tote and more

Trader Joe’s micro bags have brought totes into the conversation again – here are a few that have taken off and are gaining cult status.

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Food and Drinks

How Hong Kong-born chef’s Chinese kitchen knives are cutting through stigma

Chef says ‘made in China’ does not mean low quality and that his modern, affordable chef’s knives challenge ones from Japan and Germany.

Sean Warmington-Wan examines one of his Chinese chef’s knives at a factory in Yangjiang, southern China. Photo: Fragrant Knives
Labubu

Video | Labubu craze hits Singles’ Day in London

Labubu craze hits London on Singles’ Day with AliExpress live shopping show.

Art

4 notable art exhibitions opening around the world

Westwood and Rei Kawakubo’s work is celebrated, Anderson’s film sets yield many intriguing items, Rauschenberg’s Asia travels bear fruit, and Wifredo Lam’s mixed heritage comes to the fore.

Food and Drinks

Chinese restaurant owner Amy Poon gets steamy at her new London joint

With open flames banned in the 18th-century building overlooking the Thames that houses Poon’s at Somerset House, Poon had to get creative.

Steamed pork belly with shrimp paste is one of Poon’s favourite dishes, and is on the menu at Poon’s at Somerset House. Photo: Joe Woodhouse
Collecting

They collected Monets and jewels. My things fitted in a single red vanity case

PostMag writer Fionnuala McHugh has lived a life free of clutter – and feels all the better for it.

Writer Fionnuala McHugh interviewed art collector Paul Mellon in his home in 1992, surrounded by many of the world’s greatest paintings. She found it suffocating. Illustration: Hannah Robinson
Obituaries

‘Fawlty Towers’ actress Prunella Scales dies peacefully at home at 93

The British actress was watching ‘Fawlty Towers’ the day before she died, just months after her husband of 61 years, actor Timothy West.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong has room to grow into a global hub for arbitration

More Hong Kong lawyers in the London Court of International Arbitration’s database would complement the city’s dispute resolution efforts.

European cinema

Hong Kong-born filmmaker in the UK reflects on her immigrant experience

Filmmaker Calif Chong and actress Isabella Wei talk about Chong’s debut film High Wire and the realities of immigration in the UK.

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Isabella Wei (left) and Dominic Lam Kar-wah in a still from High Wire
Art

3 must-visit European exhibitions presenting photography and fashion

Enjoy the work of photographers Cecil Beaton and Erwin Olaf, as well as a retrospective marking a century of art deco in Paris.

A colour transparency from Cecil Beaton’s archives, part of the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition celebrating his work. Photo: The Condé Nast Archive, New York
Hong Kong

Hong Kong retains No 3 rank as global financial hub, behind New York and London

The latest ranking reflects Hong Kong’s efforts to burnish its credentials as a major international financial hub.

Luxury Hotels

Raffles’ The Butler Did It chapter 2 is set in London and stars Henry Golding

Tim Easton reprises his role as Raffles’ ‘most charming insider’ following the hotel campaign’s first chapter staged at the Singapore flagship.

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Britain

Protesters clash with police at 110,000-strong far-right rally in London

Some demonstrators displayed images of Charlie Kirk, the US conservative activist and Trump ally who was killed in Utah this week.

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Protesters hold a picture of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot while speaking in Utah, at an anti-immigration rally in London on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Bikes, boats in demand as London’s Tube strike puts brakes on city

With almost no underground trains running until Friday, demand for shared bike services and river transport has surged.

Britain

Banksy mural of judge beating protester to be removed in London

The new artwork, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, will be taken down because the building is a protected historic site, authorities said.

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Britain

‘A real inconvenience’: chaos as London Underground workers strike

Thousands queued to try and get on crammed buses, while others reluctantly walked or cycled, amid little to no Tube service for five days.

A commuter outside the closed Liverpool Street tube station due to a Tube strike that has shut down nearly all London Underground services in London, Britain, on Monday. Photo: EPA
Food and Drinks

Best places to eat within 15 minutes of London’s Leicester Square

From Chinatown and Soho to Covent Garden and Mayfair, there are plenty of great restaurants a short walk from London’s iconic square.

A hearty Syrian breakfast at Imad’s Syrian Kitchen in Carnaby Street, London, featuring fresh dips and mezze. Photo: Charmaine Mok
Fashion

5 must-see fashion exhibitions, from Downton Abbey looks to Chinese silk

From legendary film and TV costumes in London to the history of Chinese silk in Hong Kong, inspired exhibits abound this September.

Climate change

My Take | Today’s forecast: 34.7 degrees. No, it’s not Hong Kong, it’s the UK

Britain is experiencing its third heatwave of the year, raising fresh concerns about the nation’s ability to cope with soaring temperatures.

Luxury travel

Hong Kong hotel chain Mandarin Oriental is the place to stay in London

While the city has plenty of luxury properties, such as the famous Claridge’s and The Connaught, Mandarin Oriental’s London hotels combine Asian-style service with British tradition.

Mandarin Oriental Mayfair is located in Hanover Square, and opened in 2024. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Meet Rachel Zegler’s new boyfriend, Evita dancer Nathan Louis-Fernand

The starlet was previously linked to her West Side Story co-star Josh Andrés Rivera, while Louis-Fernand has an impressive résumé as a dancer, performing in Hamilton and Wonka with Timothée Chalamet.

Who is Rachel Zegler’s new boyfriend, ensemble castmate Nathan Louis-Fernand? Photos: @nathanlfernand/Instagram, @rachelzegler/Instagram
Tourism

Deep below London, secret tunnels to become a spy museum, memorial and bar

Due to open in 2028, the 90,000 sq ft site below London that possibly inspired James Bond is set to become a major tourist attraction.

Fame and celebrity

How Princess Beatrice’s husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, is redefining luxury

The luxury property developer shares his insights on authentic design, family life and sustainable luxury.

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