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9 September, 2024
Five luxury Lunar New Year timepieces – exclusive Year of the Snake 2025 watches from Longines, IWC Schaffhausen, Hublot, Vacheron Constantin and Richard Mille (pictured). Photo: Handout
Timepieces

5 Chinese New Year watches: exclusive Year of the Snake 2025 themed timepieces

Longines and IWC Schaffhausen have rolled out refined red liveries and subtle Year of the Snake badging for their more minimalist pieces.

Style Edit

Style Edit: The new Chanel Coco Crush collection embodies freedom of spirit

Timepieces

Time-only watches took the spotlight at GPHG, the ‘Oscars of watchmaking’

Fashion

Satoshi Kuwata is bridging cultures with his award-winning brand Setchu

With influences from Japan, Milan and Savile Row, the 2023 LVMH Prize winner is attracting international interest – as well as from fashion insiders like Dover Street Market’s Adrian Joffe.

Satoshi Kuwata is bridging cultures and redefining fashion with his award-winning brand Setchu. Photo: Stefano Galuzzi
High Jewellery

What does your birthstone mean? Show your personality with these gems

Take your garnet, amethyst, aquamarine, diamond, emerald, pearl, peridot, opal, sapphire, ruby, turquoise or topaz birthstone up a notch with these luxury jewellery pieces.

Style Edit

Style Edit: 4 top museums add Anna Hu high jewellery to permanent collections

The contemporary jewellery artist mixes naturalism and exuberance in her otherworldly creations, which draw inspiration from traditional Chinese art and classical music.

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Lunar New Year

8 Chinese New Year gifts: lucky luxury items

Other festively themed ideas include Birkenstock 1774 slides, Self-Portrait’s Acts Behind the Silver Screen collection, the Jellycat Cizi Snake, Lululemon bag and Lito earrings.

Eight Lunar New Year gifts, from fashions by Schiaparelli, Self-Portrait – modelled here by Hong Kong star, Carina Lau – and Chloé, to luxe accessories including watches. Photo: Self-Portrait and Feng Li
Architecture and design

Glamorous and luxurious, art deco style is back – with modern twists

Art deco is enjoying a comeback in decor and fashion 100 years after its introduction, embraced by celebrities such as Zendaya and Beyoncé.

Timepieces

The art and jewellery designs redefining timepieces, from Cartier to Chanel

When telling time alone isn’t enough, these spectacular timepieces from luxury watchmakers are pushing the art of horology to the realms of the spectacular.

Special Report - Jewellery

Why the Paraiba tourmaline is jewellery’s rising star

Discovered in Brazil in the 80s, these stones are bringing new colour to high jewellery collections.

Boghossian Palace Voyages Taman Sari Flowing Droplets necklace and earrings. Photo: Handout
Celebrity style

How to Style like Emily in Paris star Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

Paris Texas snakeskin boots are the ideal edgy accessory to balance the otherwise pinstriped look.

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu poses before taking part in a SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversation for Emily In Paris at SAG-AFTRA Foundation Robin Williams Center in September 2024, in New York City. Photo: Getty Images
Icons and Influencers

Vincent Raffin’s journey, from Dior intern to launching his own brand

Joel Arthur Rosenthal of JAR advised him to be get into design and introduced him to Hong Kong jeweller Michelle Ong of Carnet.

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Mechanical marvels: when watchmakers push horological boundaries

Luxury maisons showcase extreme engineering feats through their complex timepieces that include intricate designs and groundbreaking technology.

Special Report - Jewellery

Colour analysis in jewellery: how to choose gems to best suit your look

American designer Suzanne Caygill built on the 19th century foundations of seasonal colour theory in the 1980s and Vivian Seo, of Find Your Colour Hong Kong, continues that work today.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya show how their careful choice of colour extends to their jewellery at a Bulgari event in Venice, in May 2023. Photo: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Meet Canadian model Ari Fournier, Riverdale actor Cole Sprouse’s girlfriend

The young model loves horse riding and worked on her family farm until she started modelling full-time at 17; she’s been dating Sprouse since 2021 but faced backlash from Riverdale fans.

Cole Sprouse and his girlfriend, model Ari Fournier. Photo: @ariloufournier/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Hollywood A-listers hit the Golden Globes in new looks from Louis Vuitton and more

Stars from Selena Gomez and Demi Moore, to Zendaya and Miley Cyrus dazzled on the red carpet, in looks from brands including Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Saint Laurent and Prada.

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The return of the three-hand watch – H. Moser & Cie embraces simplicity

Free of complications, dress watches from big names and smaller brands shine the spotlight on materials, colours and design elements for visually stunning results.

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Timepieces

Is now the best time to invest in luxury watches? How to shop second-hand

The luxury watch market is cooling down after the pandemic-fuelled boom, offering an opportunity for collectors to snag coveted timepieces at more affordable prices.

In November, Phillips in association with Bacs &Russo presented the “Toki: Watch Auction”, focused on watch collecting in Japan. Photo: Handout
Obituaries

Rosita Missoni, matriarch of eponymous Italian fashion house, dead at 93

A family statement called Rosita Missoni a ‘visionary figure in the Italian and international fashion world’.

Celebrity style

How to Style like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: embrace minimalist sophistication

Go for minimalist separates in sophisticated black for a killer look – the model launched first collab in Paris last fall, embodying her signature style and showcasing its versatility.

Timepieces

Why is timepiece customisation so controversial?

Some wealthy watch owners seek to lend their pieces even more exclusive identities by customising them … but does it enhance or lessen value?

This photo from Blaken shows customisation of watches ordered by clients who are the owners of those timepieces. Blaken is not affiliated with any watch brand shown. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Inside Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield’s luxury watch collection

The Social Network and We Live in Time star has an eye for gorgeous timepieces – so what did he wear to the Oscars, the Golden Globes, on Jimmy Kimmel, and on his ‘date’ with Amelia Dimoldenberg?

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Inside Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield’s watch collection, from Omega and Cartier, to Harry Winston and Jaeger-LeCoultre. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
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The future of timekeeping? From jumping hours to ultra-thin wonders

Andersen Genève, Urwerk, Otsuke, SpaceOne and Konstantin Chaykin all bring their creativity to bear on telling the time in a distinctive way.

Timepieces

The year in watchmaking, wrapped – 24 moments in 2024

From watch fairs and bumper vintage auctions to landmark releases, and from C-suite moves to new A-list collectors, here are 24 of the most important events that shaped high horology this year.

Icons and Influencers

From Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s most stylish stars

From Michael Jordan’s and Shaquille O’Neal’s pro-model signature sneaker lines, to Larry Bird’s Chuck Taylors, NBA’s finest have long had a big impact on fashion

Some of the most stylish American athletes are in the NBA, including (from left) Russell Westbrook, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Devin Booker. Photos: @laclippers, @shai, @dbooknations/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Style’s year in review: our pick of 2024’s hits and misses

We weren’t so wowed with Raygun’s Olympic routine, rumours around Blake Lively of It Ends with Us and the strange trend of ‘rodent’ leading men.

Beyoncé, Hailey Bieber and Timothée Chalamet all drove trends in 2024. Photo: Handouts, Getty Images via Variety
Icons and Influencers

Who is Kim K’s favourite jewellery influencer, Julia Hackman Chafé?

Chafé was seen rubbing shoulders with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Priyanka Chopra and Kim Kardashian, with the latter telling the influencer, ‘Oh my God, I totally watch all of your stuff’

Celebrity style

How to Style like Nicky Hilton, who dazzled at her 41st birthday celebration

Nicky just launched her sparkling, feminine Rebecca Vallance capsule collection, ready for the festive season – here’s how you can cop her look with the help of Graff, Valentino Garavani and Skims.

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