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K-beauty news: new products from AP Beauty and Sulwhasoo, plus K-pop Demon Hunters’ Arden Cho’s soft glam make-up look. Photos: Handout, FilmMagic
Beauty

K-beauty’s 5 best new product drops, plus Arden Cho shows us how it’s done

The latest South Korean creams, serums and fragrances from AP Beauty, Kaja Beauty, SW19, Beauty of Joseon and Sulwhasoo.

Italy

Italian police raid luxury brands over exploitation of Chinese workers

High Jewellery

The high jewellery putting diamonds in your hair

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

The French executive speaks to Style about LVMH’s ‘sunshine jeweller’, its iconic Force 10 pieces and elegant high jewellery.

Fred High Jewellery Soleil d’Or necklace. Photo: Handout
Celebrity style

English midfielder Jude Bellingham’s stand-out fashion moments

Like his team’s 2026 Fifa World Cup run, the Louis Vuitton ambassador and English midfielder’s best fashion moments have been captivating the internet.

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Style Edit: The legacy behind Buccellati’s handcrafted jewellery – interview

The Swiss executive tells Style about the maison’s new Venetian-inspired Serenissima collection and its devotion to artisanal excellence.

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High Jewellery

Boucheron, Cartier and Bulgari: the most exquisite high jewellery rings this season

Maisons focus on the fine artistry of rings in 2026, showcasing stellar craftsmanship, technical innovation and unique brand identities.

Boucheron 2026 Carte Blanche high jewellery Flower ring. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Vacheron Constantin’s exploration-inspired watches shine at Hong Kong exhibition

The Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points, one of the novelties unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2026 in April, was the star of the show.

China trade

Fashion statement: Louis Vuitton takes China’s trademark regulator to court

The French luxury brand is suing the government body as it faces backlash over a trademark dispute with a Chinese milk tea chain.

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High Jewellery

High jewellery season dazzles with rare gems, storytelling and elite access

From Marrakech to the Riviera, the season saw the world’s biggest maisons unveil singular creations, vivid colour and symbolic motifs.

A model wears the new Bulgari Serpenti necklace and brooch, at the maison’s Eclettica high jewellery event in Milan in March. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Rolex continues decades-long support of The Open, golf’s oldest major

The watchmaker also partners with the tournament’s organising body, The R&A, as well as Rolex Testimonees like Tiger Woods, Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler.

Rolex marks 45 years as Official Timekeeper of The Open and The R&A in 2026. Photo: Handout
Richard Mille

Style Edit: Richard Mille’s RM HJ-02 redefines high jewellery and haute horlogerie

The 12 bejewelled models in the collection are split into pink, violet, blue and green chapters, each a mosaic of gemstones in harmony with the technical watchmaking.

Loewe

4 pairs of oversized wraparound sunglasses to make a big splash this season

Command attention like Kim Kardashian, with futuristic shield sunglasses from major fashion houses.

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Style Edit: Stenzhorn’s poetic jewels, from Parisian petals to sailor’s knots

Available exclusively in Hong Kong at Masterpiece by King Fook, the German maison’s award-winning pieces blend technical mastery with whimsical, flexible designs.

A Stenzhorn necklace from the À Fleur de Paris collection. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Messika evokes Botswana’s raw beauty with Terres de Contrastes high jewellery collection

Founder and creative director Valérie Messika showcases the region’s defining landscapes with vivid green, blue, yellow and crimson centrepiece gems.

Python Rubellite necklace from Messika’s high jewellery collection, Terres de Contrastes. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Boucheron’s Carte Blanche 2026 collection, Human Being

Titled Human Being, the line’s 5 suites – Rain, Flower, Light, Tattoo and Checkers – celebrate aspects of imagination, creativity and emotion.

Timepieces

New York Knicks star Josh Hart’s prized timepieces, from Rolex to Patek Philippe

The NBA champion lost some of his prized timepieces in a robbery last year, but says it ‘isn’t the end of the world’.

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Louis Vuitton

Pierre-Louis Vuitton, head of savoir faire at Louis Vuitton, on the LV Monogram

The design has appeared in collaborations with Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama – and been used widely by men’s creative director Pharrell Williams.

Louis Vuitton trunks through the years, on display at the brand's private museum in Asnières-sur-Seine, on the outskirts of Paris. Photo: Handout
Middle East

Middle Eastern perfumes are trending, led by Lattafa and Mona Kattan’s Kayali

From TikTok Shop to legacy houses, oud has gone mainstream – with Gucci, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Tom Ford all launching dedicated collections.

Fame and celebrity

Chanel, Cartier and a vintage Chevy: inside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding raffle

Avril Lavigne and Jackie Tranquill were among winners of the luxury giveaways, while rehearsal dinner guests received diamond-set champagne flutes.

Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

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

Held on the last day of Paris Haute Couture Week 2026, the show drew on sustainable fur craft in a salute to Karl Lagerfeld and the Fendi sisters.

Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first haute couture show for Fendi was held at Rome’s Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea. Photo: Reuters
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Style Edit: Chanel’s Métiers d’Art’s dazzling second outing, in Seoul

The maison transported Matthieu Blazy’s dazzling Métiers d’Art debut to Seoul’s Centre Pompidou Hanwha, with Tilda Swinton, G-Dragon and Jennie in attendance.

A model walks the runway at the Chanel Métiers d’Art show in Seoul. Photo: © Suzanne Duchamp / Adagp, Paris, 2026
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.

Timepieces

Bangle watches are back

Cartier’s Baignoire, Gucci’s Play, Chanel’s Première Galon and Bulgari’s Serpenti are joined by Van Cleef & Arpels’ Perlée Toi & Moi and Tiffany & Co.’s HardWear.

Haute Couture

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.

Chanel built a fairy-tale set for its haute couture fall/winter 2026-27 show in Paris. Photo: AFP
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Style Edit: Henry Jacques’ Les Toupies is fragrance as sculpture

Henry Jacques’ Les Toupies collection sees perfumes as conversations, and the crystal flacons housing them as objects to be owned – and held – for life.

Mrs Y from Henry Jacques Les Toupies collection. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Pomellato’s Stile Libero collection flaunts Milanese elegance

The Italian brand’s latest high jewellery collection celebrates Milan’s goldsmithing artistry through tactile designs and a rainbow of coloured gems.

Jewellery

Ring stacking is everywhere – here’s how to do it like a pro

Celine’s models, Taylor Swift and Zoë Kravitz are all loading their fingers with rings – check out these pointers (pun intended) from jewellery experts.

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