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Icons and Influencers
Who's making headlines and creating trends? Meet the social media icons and influencers who shape the world as we know it.
From left: A. Lange & Söhne Cabaret Tourbillon in Honeygold; Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop; Patek Philippe ref. 2523 South America World Time. Photos: Handout
Timepieces

May’s hottest watch moments and major new releases

An unlikely pocket watch tie-up went viral, Kevin Hart dazzled with luxury watches at his Netflix roast, and Omega released a James Bond special.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Maisie Peters, the singer still waiting on her Taylor Swift wedding invite

Food and Drinks

Oreo and BTS launch purple cookies in new K-pop collaboration

Fame and celebrity

Hacks co-stars Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs’ most viral red carpet looks

Boldly redefining red carpet fashion, the duo even recreated Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet’s viral Chrome Hearts couple look.

Hacks co-stars Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs know how to turn a red carpet appearance into a viral moment. Photos: Getty Images; AFP; @paulwdowns/Instagram
China’s Communist Party

Actress Lin Chi-ling quits Taiwan culture board amid backlash

Lin withdrew from the board of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency after backlash from the island’s arts community and Beijing.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Prada adds larger, smaller and men’s versions of the Bonnie bag

The maison’s handbags have long been must-haves, from the Nylon to the Galleria and Cleo – and now the Bonnie, beloved by Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid.

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Fashion

Meet Meredith Duxbury, the TikTok influencer who walked at Gucci cruise 2027

The TikTok star has gone from viral foundation routine to Gucci runway debut and A-list connections … but is she really dating Orlando Bloom?

Influencer Meredith Duxbury first went viral for her 10-pump foundation make-up video. Photo: @meredithduxbury/Instagram
Trending in China

China inventor creates sword-shaped aerial vehicle, brings fantasy novels to life

‘Obsessed’ innovator uses drones and levers to operate flying machine; hopes to eventually have his prototype mass-produced.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Stephen Kalyn, who plays Dean Di Laurentis in Prime Video’s Off Campus

The show’s stars include Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli and Mika Abdalla – but what do we know about the actor playing Garrett’s teammate Dean?

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Trending in China

China blogger with 20 million followers takes break after 13 years of intense work

Humorous online celebrity stops posting videos for ‘indefinite duration’ after he comes down with range of illnesses.

A blogger in China with 20 million followers has taken a break after 13 years of intense content creation after developing a range of health problems. Photo: Weibo
Trending in China

China beauty influencer returns after 3 years, gains 10 million followers in a day

Online make-up guru back in business after bust-up with agent; says she will share her thoughts on ‘life and growth’ in future.

Jiang Chenglan, a leading beauty influencer in China, made headlines with her dramatic return after a three-year hiatus, gaining an astonishing 10 million followers within just 24 hours. Photo: Handout
Social media

Video | Corporate billionaires are China’s newest influencers

EV executives such as Xiaomi’s Lei Jun and NIO’s William Li have live-streamed themselves on road trips featuring their brands’ vehicles.

Architecture and design

10 hottest furniture picks from Salone del Mobile 2026 in Milan

From Dior’s Corolle lamps to Armani Casa’s Origins homage and more, here are Style’s picks of the fair’s most covetable interior design pieces.

Cannes Film Festival

The stand-out looks at Cannes – from Demi Moore to Daisy Edgar-Jones

Kristen Stewart sneaked trainers under her Chanel gown, Sharon Stone stunned in Miss Sohee and Garatti, and Cate Blanchett turned heads in Givenchy.

Daisy Edgar-Jones wore a beautiful Balenciaga gown to the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Photo: EPA
Japan

Video | Americans arrested over Punch the monkey stunt

The two men face charges of forcible obstruction of business.

Americans arrested in Japan for breaking into Punch the monkey’s enclosure
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Pakistan

Pakistan court sentences man to death for killing TikTok teen who refused him

The 22-year-old man shot 17-year-old influencer Sana Yousaf at her home in Islamabad after she repeatedly rejected his advances.

Fame and celebrity

Meet new Hollywood scream queen Inde Navarrette, from Obsession

The young actress drew inspiration for her breakout performance from scream queen role models Mia Goth in Pearl and Toni Collette in Hereditary.

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Zoe Saldaña

Q&A | Zoe Saldaña on Cartier’s Le Chœur des Pierres collection in Saint-Tropez

The Avatar and Lioness star chats with Style about her first time in Saint-Tropez and show-stopping Cartier high jewellery pieces.

Zoe Saldaña at the launch of Cartier’s Le Chœur des Pierres high jewellery collection in Saint-Tropez. Photo: Handout
Fashion

Meet Ella Devi, the ‘socialist socialite’ fashion influencer drawing Maga ire

Nicknamed ‘hot girl for Zohran’ for her support of the New York mayor, she has called out Pete Hegseth’s wife and Erika Kirk for their fashion choices.

Fashion

Lemaire’s quiet luxury is making waves, from Paris to Shanghai

The French fashion house redefines everyday elegance with globally influential designs, epitomised by the unique Croissant bag.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Lindsey Vonn’s rumoured new fellow Olympian boyfriend, Matthieu Bailet

The Olympic champion – who previously dated Tiger Woods, PK Subban and Diego Osorio – is said to be ‘getting to know’ the ski racer from Nice.

Lindsey Vonn is rumoured to be seeing fellow Olympian Matthieu Bailet. Photos: @lindseyvonn, @matthieu_bailet/Instagram
TV shows and streaming video

Meet Belmont Cameli, who plays Garrett Graham in Amazon Prime Video’s Off Campus

In the wake of the smash hit Heated Rivalry, Amazon Prime Video’s latest series is creating buzz – so just who is the show’s heartthrob?

Belmont Cameli is the resident heartthrob of Amazon Prime Video’s new show, Off Campus, in which he plays hockey star Garrett. Photo: @belmontcameli/Instagram
Architecture and design

Couture craft meets whimsical walls in Laura Cheung’s Lala Curio

Craft traditions inform bespoke wall coverings and collectable objects for the contemporary home at the brand’s Peninsula Hong Kong showroom.

Fashion

Lu’u Dan x Bruce Lee collab celebrates Asian masculinity

The collection’s launch on May 14 coincides with AAPI Heritage Month and the release of the brand’s fall/winter 2026 collection, All Bets Are Off.

Sex and relationships

Meet Monica Mosseri, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri’s wife and Met Gala date

The ex-Facebook employee met her future husband during her time with the company, has 3 sons – and doesn’t have a public Instagram account.

Monica Mosseri and Adam Mosseri arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala in New York celebrating the opening of the “Costume Art” exhibition, on May 4. Photo: AP Photo
Art

5 exhibitions across the globe celebrating women who shaped art and culture

From Björk’s grief-tinged ‘Echolalia’ to Marina Abramović making history in Venice, these shows shine a light on women who shaped contemporary culture.

Museums around the world are spotlighting women who – like Frida Kahlo – have influenced contemporary culture. Photo: Nickolas Muray Collection of Mexican Art
Anne Hathaway

Meet Anne Hathaway’s The Devil Wears Prada 2 press tour stylist, Erin Walsh

The actress has been rocking designer fits on the press tour with Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt – and her stylist once worked at Vogue.

OpenAI

Meet OpenAI’s Charles Porch – who attended the Met Gala

Porch was one of a number of tech titans – from Jeff Bezos to Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sergey Brin – at the event this year.

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