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Nikki Glaser dazzled in an Off-White silver suit on the 2025 Golden Globes red carpet in January as she aced her debut appearance as host of one of the year’s biggest awards nights. Photo: Invision/AP
Celebrity style

How to Style like … comedian and Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser

On the red carpet and at the awards evening itself, Glaser went for all-out glamour – you can follow her lead with the likes of Simon Miller, Alaïa, The Attico and Rotate Birger Christensen.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s newly discovered passion for luxury watches

Timepieces

Watches and Wonders 2025: from thinnest tourbillon to most complicated watch

Fashion

Lifting the hood: the allure and mystique of cowled dresses

Florence Pugh and Anya Taylor-Joy wore hooded dresses for Dune: Part Two red carpets, recalling Grace Jones’ Alaïa wardrobe in the Bond classic A View to a Kill.

Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams in Chanel at the Grammys, in February. Photo EPA-EFE
Celebrity style

How to Style like … comedian and actor Kevin Hart

The 45-year-old was in his hometown of Philadelphia for a gig on his Acting My Age stand-up comedy tour.

Rolex

Rolex’s patent-packed Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller is finally here

The new Land-Dweller comes in a 40mm platinum and Rolesor case, or a 36mm 18k Everose gold case set with diamonds – both with the Flat Jubilee integrated bracelet and calibre 7135.

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Beauty

8 unmissable beauty looks from fashion week in Paris and Milan

It wasn’t only the fashion that drew gasps and applause at the autumn/winter 2025 ready-to-wear shows – head-turning innovations in hair and make-up were also the subject of much discussion.

Dishevelled manes were the look for Prada during 2025 Milan Fashion Week in February as brand after brand showed off striking makeup looks to accentuate their latest ready-to-wear outfits. Photo: AFP
Style Edit

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.

Fashion

Khaite founder Cate Holstein’s story – beyond Katie Holmes’ cashmere bra

The cashmere bra Katie Holmes wore helped the brand make a splash, but Khaite’s success has been built on providing a service to women endeavouring to put together a classically stylish look.

Fame and celebrity

Hamilton, Ferrari and Richard Mille: a winning formula in Shanghai

As Hamilton wins in China, the luxury watchmaker unveils the new RM 43-01 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph in Paris, with legendary race veterans Alain Prost and Felipe Massa in attendance.

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton wearing the new Richard Mille RM 43-01. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: Omega’s striking new Seamaster Planet Ocean Worldtimer

A top choice of watch enthusiasts since its debut in 2017, the Worldtimer now comes to Omega’s Seamaster Planet Ocean collection in 2 captivating models, each making a statement.

The new Seamaster Planet Ocean Worldtimer by Omega, available in two styles. Photo: Handout
Fragrances

How to build a fragrance wardrobe to fit every mood and situation

Fragrance chemist Philip Kraft advises on the process of collating perfumes using the 4 ‘mood boards’ of the scent world.

Celebrity children

Meet tennis star Boris Becker’s handsome fashion model son, Elias Becker

Tennis powerhouse Boris Becker remarried last September, with his sons Elias and Noah by his side – ‘I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house,’ he said of the boys’ wedding speech.

High Jewellery

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.

Madelle Hegeler shows off weirdly striking jewellery by Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí in New York, in 1959. Photo: Getty Images
Style Edit

Style Edit: The story behind Henry Jacques’ In All Intimacy collection

In All Intimacy, whose first chapter was inspired by Rafael Nadal and Maria Perelló, continues with fragrances from Heron Preston and Sabrina Albarello, each capturing the essence of a unique bond.

Master perfumer Henry Jacques invited Heron Preston and his professional and romantic partner Sabrina Albarello to each create a perfume representing their relationship for its In All Intimacy collection. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: Richard Mille’s latest RM 74-02 Automatic Tourbillon

Richard Mille worked with Swiss composite expert North Thin Ply Technology on the material for the case, while inside lies the CRMT5 calibre, also produced in house.

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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Food and Drinks

Take a hammer to a US$48,000 whisky? Scotch distiller’s smashing gimmick

Amid a dip in the rare whisky market, The Glenrothes has made its exclusive The 51 single malt ‘effectively impossible to resell’.

The Glenrothes The 51 comes with a flathead hammer for buyers to smash the outer packaging with. Photo: The Glenrothes
Asia housing and property

The View | Why the future looks so promising for luxury property in Asia

With clear benefits for stakeholders, the region’s branded residences are poised to boost liquidity and set high transparency standards.

Style Edit

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.

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
Fame and celebrity

Meet Alba Hurup Larsen, the speedy young female Danish racer

Larsen only started competing when she was about 11 years old – now, almost 16, she’s racing against the best young female drivers in F1 Academy with mentoring from F1 driver Kevin Magnussen.

Alba Hurup Larsen prepares to race. Photo: @alba.racing/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Bling up like Bad Bunny: who else can pair pearls with jeans, a tie and a fur coat?

The Puerto Rican rapper and singer Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio won an award for Latin pop/urban song of the year, and also performed at the awards show.

Fame and celebrity

How to Style like … Golden Globe-winning comedian Ali Wong

Wong, who also won two Emmys for Netflix’s Beef last year, wore a ruffled red Balenciaga gown that you can channel with pieces from Rebecca Vallance, Saint Laurent and Simone Rocha.

Beauty

How to really make your eyelashes stand out, according to celebrity MUAs

Harris Reed, Dries Van Noten and Ganni all featured artistically styled lashes on their spring/summer 2025 runways.

Sisley’s Phyto-Noir Mascara and Ligne Noire Eyeliner. Photo: Handout
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.

Piaget has achieved cult status in the world of haute horology, and last year relaunched several iconic timepieces including the Black Tie, now renamed the Andy Warhol. Photo: Handout
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.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Selena Gomez’s friend and former assistant Theresa Mingus?

Selena Gomez has remained close with Theresa Mingus, even collaborating with her on an exclusive line for her swimwear brand, La’Mariette.

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