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Trevor Ballin (left) has been reading Jonathan Anderson’s tarot cards for several years. Photos: @trevor.ballin/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Trevor Ballin, fashion designer and tarot reader to the stars

Ballin has worked with brands like Gap, Calvin Klein and Proenza Schouler and has done tarot readings for stars like Sarah Paulson and Emma Corrin.

Fashion

How to Style like the cast of Emily in Paris, from Lily Collins to Ashley Park

Fashion

2025’s fashion moments: from that naked suit to Brad Pitt’s couple looks

Jewellery

More is more: 5 jewellery maximalists making a case for stacking it on

From Chanel to Ralph Lauren, maximalism is back as fashionistas don extra necklaces, armfuls of bracelets and rings on every finger.

Both luxury brands and influencers are leading the trend towards maximalism in jewellery. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: Audemars Piguet’s innovation at Dubai Watch Week

The luxury Swiss horology brand has been creating coveted perpetual calendars since 1948 – and just launched a new technology.

Fashion

The stars wearing upcycled fashion using everything from watch straps to spoons

Hailey Bieber and Lorde both wore a dress made from watch straps by Marine Serre, while Cate Blanchett was spotted in a Hodakova halter top made of spoons.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Cindy Chao’s new art-like jewellery is inspired by nature

Drawing on the fragile strength of leaves and the seasons, the jeweller’s new Black Label Masterpieces and Four Seasons collections are delicate but captivating.

Cindy Chao in her atelier. Photo: Handout
Timepieces

Not sure which watch to gift to whom? Here is our ultimate luxury guide

Luxury expert Chris Rovzar shares his ultimate guide to gifting watches, with pieces from Chopard, Longines, Omega, Coach, Vacheron Constantin and more.

Menswear

Why men with large, muscular builds should go for a relaxed-cut suit

The action stars showed off sophisticated tailoring and better proportions at the premieres of The Smashing Machine and In the Hand of Dante.

Fashion

A crisp white shirt as eveningwear, from Chanel to Anne Hathaway

Matthieu Blazy set up a collab with shirtmakers Charvet for his debut at Chanel, while Celine, Miu Miu and Valentino all also showed the versatility of the humble piece.

A simple shirt features front and centre at Matthieu Blazy’s spring/summer 2026 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for Chanel during Paris Fashion Week in October. Photo: Xinhua
Style Edit

Style Edit: Collabs, creativity and crystal-ball gazing at Fashion Asia 2025

Celebrating Hong Kong’s status as a regional and global garment hub, Fashion Asia Hong Kong brought together compelling voices and exciting talents.

The centrepiece of “Fashion Compass”, this year’s “10 Asian Designers to Watch” exhibition held from December 5-7 at the Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Luxury Spend It

4 luxury game sets that are so stylish, they double as home decor

Take a break from your phone screen and bond with loved ones over tic-tac-toe, Jenga, dice and chess sets, which bring colour and personality to your home too.

Kim Kardashian

Explainer | Not so fair: the controversy behind Kim Kardashian’s elephant Hermès Birkin

The All’s Fair star recently sparked social media outrage when she appeared in a Donna Karan look accessorised with a Birkin made from elephant hide.

Timepieces

How dress watches have evolved and why they’re coming back

David Beckham, actors Oscar Isaac and Sebastian Stan, and F1’s George Russell are among the stars fronting campaigns for dress watches.

Oscar Isaac at the gala screening of Frankenstein during the 2025 BFI London Film Festival in October, with a Tank Louis Cartier on his wrist. Photo: AFP
Celebrity children

Meet Carolina Herrera’s granddaughter Carolina Lansing, who debuted at Le Bal

The 21-year-old student, who is majoring in communications and keeps her dating life mostly under wraps, honoured her grandmother with a chic polka dot gown.

Carolina Lansing made her debut at Le Bal accompanied by her younger brother Magnus. Photo: @patricialansing/Instagram
Timepieces

Bring on the bling: diamond-encrusted high jewellery watches

With dials, cases and bracelets adorned with hundreds of diamonds, these models are real show-stoppers.

Fashion

2025’s best archival fashion moments on the red carpet

Hailey Bieber stunned in a Chanel skirt suit, TSITP and Y2K style queen Lola Tung donned a Dior dress, while Sabrina Carpenter channelled Madonna, Cher and Britney Spears.

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Omega

Omega unveils fourth generation of the Planet Ocean in Chongqing, China

First released as part of Seamaster, the Planet Ocean is one of the most famous diving watches – actors Wei Daxun, Song Weilong and Gulf Kanawut attended the recent launch.

Omega has just revealed its fourth generation of the iconic Planet Ocean. Photo: Handout
Jewellery

Gen Alpha’s taste for jewellery charms and birthstones

Jewellers Daniel Beecken and Zena K’dor talk trends, as today’s kids and tweens move on from Taylor Swift’s home-made friendship bracelets.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Boghossian opens a high jewellery boutique in Macau

Boghossian opened a flagship boutique in Geneva in 2008, and has since added stores in London, Hong Kong, New York, Monaco and Gstaad.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Noble Panacea has landed in Hong Kong – meet CEO Céline Talabaza

The brand recently opened a flagship counter at Hong Kong’s Lane Crawford and launched the groundbreaking Absolute Peptide8 Night Serum.

Noble Panacea is making waves with its new Absolute Peptide8 Night Serum. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: Bulgari’s best festive offerings, from jewellery to bags

Trust Bulgari to feature plenty of shimmer this festive season, from the B.zero1 ring to the Bulgari Aluminium chronograph watch.

Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo watch. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Schiaparelli picks Hong Kong’s Landmark for first flagship Asian store

The fashion house, which is known for its unique and surreal designs, will open its boutique in Hong Kong January.

Jewellery

Is silver the new gold? Designers from Chanel to Givenchy embrace the metal

Brands from Bottega Veneta and Tiffany & Co. to LA’s Sophie Buhai are embracing the white metal amid soaring gold prices.

Timepieces

November’s hottest watch moments, from awards to celebrity wrist candy

Victoria Beckham picked a special watch for Sir David Beckham’s knighting, and Chopard and Vacheron Constantin unveiled exciting new creations.

Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Grand Complication High Jewellery – Moon Dust; Sir David Beckham is knighted while Lady Victoria Beckham sports a Patek Philippe haute joaillerie watch; GPHG announces winners in Geneva. Photos: Handout/Xinhua
Timepieces

6 lush coffee table books to gift the watch lover in your life

These tomes tell of timepieces owned by powerful women like Elizabeth Taylor and hip-hop stars such as Busta Rhymes, to iconic pilot watches from the Cartier Santos to the Omega Speedmaster.

The Watch Book Rolex – Next Generation is just one of a handful of eye-catching tomes you could consider gifting to a watch lover. Photo: Handout
Fashion

Christmas 2025 gift guide: suited and booted in timeless black and white

From an Apple iPhone 17 Pro to a Tudor Black Bay watch, black and white make a telling impression – always smart, never out of place.

New Zealand

Swallowed Faberge pendant exits suspect after 6-day wait

The US$19,000 diamond pendant inspired by the film James Bond film Octopussy was recovered naturally by New Zealand police.

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