The Great Divide: What Bain’s 2026 Luxury Report & a New White Paper Reveal About AI’s Split in the Industry

The data is unambiguous. Seventy one per cent of luxury executives agree AI cannot be delayed. Forty two per cent are trapped in experiments that never scale. Forty three per cent are pulling ahead. The divide between these groups is...

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Celebrating America’s 250 years, Sotheby’s summer season is as prehistoric as current

A program of Presidential art, dinosaur fossils, rock manuscripts, and sports memorabilia opens to the public at Sotheby’s shining new Breuer building in July.

Celebrating America’s 250 years, Sotheby’s summer season is as prehistoric as current

A program of Presidential art, dinosaur fossils, rock manuscripts, and sports memorabilia opens to the public...

With monster feet & pink boots, Christian Louboutin Men’s SS 2027 takes you through a fictional red kingdom

The Spring Summer 2027 collection for men was presented in a setting that transports into a...

Sustainable by 90%, Captain Arctic is the world’s first near-zero-emissions luxury yacht

The 230-foot solar-powered sailing yacht opens private charters through Northern Norway's fjords this December, with voyages...

Pharrell Williams chases the wave for Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring-Summer 2027 in Paris

Alongside the collection, Louis Vuitton partners with Coral Gardeners to out-plant 1,000 corals at the Tiaia...

Zinedine Zidane is selling his first watch ever at Christie’s, for a good cause

A Cartier Pasha, bought with his first professional salary nearly 35 years ago, leads Christie's Rare...

The Democratization of the Hypercar: How Newer Brands Are Taking the Game to Another Level

Move aside Bugatti and Koenigsegg. Newer entrants are the next upstarts of the hypercar game....

Obeetee & Smitha Zachariah give the handcrafted carpet a woman’s touch with ‘Boudoirism’

The collection features 12 hand-knotted carpets across six jewel tones, designed for bedrooms, dressing rooms and...

Canali builds its Spring Summer 2027 collection along the ancient spice route

Creative Director Alessio Lillocci connects four geographies, from Indonesia to Alicudi, through fabric, colour and craft....

AlUla Manara is Saudi Arabia’s upcoming astronomy destination

The Heatherwick Studio-designed facility will bring alive astronomical research, a planetarium and immersive visitor experiences to...

Bovet’s two new Recitals explore different facets of timekeeping

The Récital 31 pairs a perpetual calendar with a spherical moon phase for the first time...

HONMA & Bugatti’s co-branded golf collection is built on hypercar engineering & Japanese handcraft

The collection runs across three lines, draws its design language from the Bugatti Tourbillon, and limits...

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The Great Divide: What Bain’s 2026 Luxury Report & a New White Paper Reveal About AI’s Split in the Industry

The data is unambiguous. Seventy one per cent of luxury executives agree AI cannot be delayed. Forty two per cent are trapped in experiments that

The Great Divide: What Bain’s 2026 Luxury Report & a New White Paper Reveal About AI’s Split in the Industry

The data is unambiguous. Seventy one per cent of luxury executives agree AI cannot be delayed....

Swiss watchmaker Mauron Musy brings Ryan Lochte & Tuli Tuipulotu into its circle of ambassadors

The independent watchmaker brings its patented nO-Ring mechanical sealing technology and 300 timepieces a year to...

When Reinvention Becomes Mythology Erosion: Ferrari Luce & the Lesson Jaguar Already Taught Us

Two heritage brands. Two strategic pivots. Eighteen months apart. The pattern reveals something the luxury industry...

Amin Jaffer’s Expansive Eye

The curator reshaping the global conversation around art, memory and the idea of home....

Gucci makes a move into Formula One as it partners with the Alpine F1 team

The partnership comes with the launch of Gucci Racing, a new business and experiential platform....

The New Luxury Dilemma: Relevance vs Reverence

Whichever way you take it, the Audemars Piguet X Swatch collaboration is bringing questions of myth...

Recent Christie’s & Sotheby’s sales solidify the billion-dollar comeback of the art auctions industry

As global wealth expands and younger collectors enter the market, the art auction industry is witnessing...

Beyond Bollywood: India’s New Cultural Ambassadors for Global Luxury

As Badshah creates Maybach sunglasses and Diljit Dosanjh performs in Coachella, international luxury brands are turning...

Canali hands its creative reins to Alessio Lillocci as its new creative director

With over two decades of senior menswear experience behind him, Lillocci becomes only the third external...

Louis Vuitton names two-time Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu as its newest ambassador

Nicolas Ghesquière, Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton's Women's collections, calls her "utterly fearless" as Liu steps...

Innovative watchmaker Mauron Musy & FundTime LLC announce a strategic investment and U.S. distribution partnership

FundTime LLC secures an equity stake in the Swiss independent and takes on exclusive distribution rights...

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On the Front Row with Soumya Jain Agarwal: Cultural Appropriation vs Appreciation in Fashion

On The Front Row, Soumya, founder of LuxuryFacts, joins host Fola Busola to unpack one of fashion’s biggest debates — when does cultural inspiration become appropriation? From Prada’s Kolhapuri sandals to Dior’s collaboration with Chanakya and the fast-fashion copy machine, this conversation explores how brands can pay homage without exploitation — and why credit, context, and storytelling matter more than ever.

M.A.D.Editions x Yinka llori - A Joyful Watch

The newly launched M.A.D.1S ‘Grow Your Dreams’ is a series of three limited editions – 400 pieces each – created with British-Nigerian artist and designer Yinka Ilori MBE. What makes it incredible is the genius of Maximilian Büsser & the Nigerian heritage of Yinka Ilori. Joyful, vibrant, spunky, these watches will truly uplift you! Hear what Ilori has to say about his first ever watch collab.

A GOAL IN LIFE - An AI project between Lionel Messi, Christie's & Refik Anadol

A profound project that stands at the intersection of excellence, art, technology and charity, three organisations have come together to support education for children. Soccer champion Lionel Messi is going to choose his favorite goal, which will be transformed into an AI artwork by artist Refik Anadol. It will be auctioned by Christie's for charity. And the journey is being narrated by Morgan Freeman.

Louis Vuitton X Takashi Murakami Artycapucines 2025

A sculptural collaboration where handbags turn into playful pieces of Art, artist Takashi Murakami talks about his designs for Louis Vuitton at Art Basel Paris.

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With monster feet & pink boots, Christian Louboutin Men’s SS 2027 takes you through a fictional red kingdom

The Spring Summer 2027 collection for men was presented in a setting that transports into a mythical red empire that includes sculptural shoes, genderless leather

With monster feet & pink boots, Christian Louboutin Men’s SS 2027 takes you through a fictional red kingdom

The Spring Summer 2027 collection for men was presented in a setting that transports into a...

Pharrell Williams chases the wave for Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring-Summer 2027 in Paris

Alongside the collection, Louis Vuitton partners with Coral Gardeners to out-plant 1,000 corals at the Tiaia...

Canali builds its Spring Summer 2027 collection along the ancient spice route

Creative Director Alessio Lillocci connects four geographies, from Indonesia to Alicudi, through fabric, colour and craft....

For Zegna Summer 2027, Alessandro Sartori looks to postwar Italy

Presented at Malibu Pier in California, the collection is built on Italy's tradition of seasonal leisure...

Demna further unveils his vision for Gucci, this time in New York

Staged in Times Square, seven decades after Gucci first opened outside Italy, GucciCore arrives as Demna's...

Jonathan Anderson turns Hollywood’s Golden Age into his opening statement with Dior Cruise 2027

The show, staged among classic automobiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, drew from...

Stella McCartney brings her 25-year design archive to H&M in a long-awaited second collaboration

The collection launches on May 7, two decades after their first sellout collaboration....

The Vanishing Boldness of Fashion Advertising: Why the 1990s Could Do What 2026 Cannot

As fashion advertising becomes flat, brands will need to stick their necks out to shine....

Montegrappa launches AMB-ITION, its first leather accessories collection featuring 24-carat gold finishes

A handcrafted range of bags, sneakers, and lifestyle pieces made from certified Italian leather is now...

A heartfelt ode to his parents, JJ Valaya’s first handbag line is here

The debut collection introduces 14 couture handbags crafted in embroidered velvet and nappa leather, finished with...

Shantnu & Nikhil’s ‘The Modern Ceremony’ brings the Indian groom back to the fore

The collection spans precision-tailored sherwanis, draped kurtas, corseted lehengas and architectural gowns, revisiting the design codes...

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Summertime Cocktails with a Taste of Luxury

As summer returns with a vengeance, here are some cocktail recipes to cool off with!

Summertime Cocktails with a Taste of Luxury

As summer returns with a vengeance, here are some cocktail recipes to cool off with!...

Summertime Cocktails with a Taste of Luxury

As summer returns with a vengeance, here are some cocktail recipes to cool off with!...

Amy Morton opens the intimate ‘1898’, a 25-seat speakeasy in Highland Park

A new concept tucked behind Morton’s ‘The Barn Steakhouse’, 1898 opens with a savory-led cocktail program,...

This Ecologist is Making Chocolate ‘Bird-Friendly’. And it’s Delicious!

The world’s first chocolate brand to be licensed by the Smithsonian, Emily Pappo is an ecologist-turned-chocolatier...

Sotheby’s New York unveils ‘Marcel,’ a French-inspired restaurant with art on view

Marcel’s dining room highlights auction-bound masterworks and wine pours straight from the house's own cellar....

Adalina’s creators unveil ARLA in Chicago & formally launch new restaurant group

Hospitality Included, Chicago's newest restaurant group, has set its third concept on a Gold Coast rooftop...

Sofitel Mumbai BKC serves up an untamed Himalayan feast at Pondichéry Cafe

Chef Michael Swamy's travels across McLeod Ganj, Uttarakhand, and Bhutan have shaped a limited-time menu at...

Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur opens with five restaurants led by chefs Garima Arora & Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Asia's first Indian female Michelin-starred chef and a four-decade fine dining veteran will together run the...

Kai – Bar & Kitchen Takes Your Palate on a Global Trip

A new entrant to Bengaluru’s burgeoning restaurant scene, Kai - Bar & Kitchen, is an ode...

Blu Xone at Fairmont Mumbai is India’s first longevity suite built on medical science & five-star living

The longevity suite runs on pre-arrival medical consultations, clinical recovery therapies including IHT, HBOT and Cryotherapy,...

Chef Loïc Portalier is Making the Case for Modern French Cuisine

Chef Portalier's cooking is defined by classical French techniques that combine innovation and flavors to reflect...

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Celebrating America’s 250 years, Sotheby’s summer season is as prehistoric as current

A program of Presidential art, dinosaur fossils, rock manuscripts, and sports memorabilia opens to the public at Sotheby’s shining new Breuer building in July.

Celebrating America’s 250 years, Sotheby’s summer season is as prehistoric as current

A program of Presidential art, dinosaur fossils, rock manuscripts, and sports memorabilia opens to the public...

Zinedine Zidane is selling his first watch ever at Christie’s, for a good cause

A Cartier Pasha, bought with his first professional salary nearly 35 years ago, leads Christie's Rare...

The Democratization of the Hypercar: How Newer Brands Are Taking the Game to Another Level

Move aside Bugatti and Koenigsegg. Newer entrants are the next upstarts of the hypercar game....

Obeetee & Smitha Zachariah give the handcrafted carpet a woman’s touch with ‘Boudoirism’

The collection features 12 hand-knotted carpets across six jewel tones, designed for bedrooms, dressing rooms and...

Bovet’s two new Recitals explore different facets of timekeeping

The Récital 31 pairs a perpetual calendar with a spherical moon phase for the first time...

HONMA & Bugatti’s co-branded golf collection is built on hypercar engineering & Japanese handcraft

The collection runs across three lines, draws its design language from the Bugatti Tourbillon, and limits...

Artist Kumari Nahappan Traces Routes & Roots Through Contemporary Sculptures

The India-born, Singapore-based artist goes back to the origin of everything for her art....

MB&F’s cool, Transformer-style HM12 The Guardian has nearly 1,500 components to show for it

Four years of development, a 646-component in-house calibre, a face shield system running over 200 independent...

Louis Vuitton launches its first aluminum suitcase – made by Marc Newson

Horizon Aluminum has a single-piece moulded shell with Monogram embossed into the structure to reinforce the...

TAG Heuer unveiled a 12-piston jumping hour movement at Monaco 2026 in collaboration with La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton

A purpose-built Calibre TH84-00, powering 12 piston-shaped hour indicators modelled on a V12 firing sequence, limited...

Rolls-Royce advances the Spectre with extended range & a bespoke programme that rivals Phantom’s

A re-engineered battery technology extends range to 390 miles; Black Badge crosses 500 kW for the...

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Sustainable by 90%, Captain Arctic is the world’s first near-zero-emissions luxury yacht

The 230-foot solar-powered sailing yacht opens private charters through Northern Norway's fjords this December, with voyages across Svalbard and East Greenland scheduled through 2027.

Sustainable by 90%, Captain Arctic is the world’s first near-zero-emissions luxury yacht

The 230-foot solar-powered sailing yacht opens private charters through Northern Norway's fjords this December, with voyages...

AlUla Manara is Saudi Arabia’s upcoming astronomy destination

The Heatherwick Studio-designed facility will bring alive astronomical research, a planetarium and immersive visitor experiences to...

This Two-Room Catamaran is a Masterclass in Slow Living

Cruising the untamed rivers of Bhitarkanika in Odisha, India, this Antara River Cruise experience is all...

Inside the Effortless Luxury of JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa

From treetop Thai feasts to tiki torch-lit Maldivian beach dinners and expansive oceanfront breakfasts, JW Marriott...

How Premium Adventure Culture Is Influencing Travel Spending

The definition of travel has expanded to include adventure. And not the sweaty, gritty kind –...

Focusing on clinical wellness & measurable healing, Tulåh has opened in Kerala, India

Spread across 30 acres with 65 suites, Tulah is part of a crop of new age...

Roswyn debuts in Mumbai as Ennismore introduces Morgans Originals to India

The first Morgans Originals property in India is a 109-suite lifestyle hotel built around long stays,...

Orient Express Corinthian, the world’s largest sailing yacht, is inaugurated & on the water

Named at the birthplace of Normandie, Orient Express Corinthian becomes the world's first cruise ship fitted...

The new, lifestyle-focused Otherland Hotels sets its first footing in Galle, Sri Lanka

Bengaluru-born, Otherland Hotels opens its first international property on Sri Lanka's southern coast in June 2026,...

Dharana at Shillim: Where Wellbeing is Not Episodic, But Continuous

In a world where wellbeing is often reduced to weekend cleanses and glossy escapes, Dharana at...

Aman ventures into ranch territory for the first time with Amansanu in Texas Hill Country

Amansanu debuts the brand's first fully serviced stables alongside creek-side wellness and hillside residences starting at...