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

Van Cleef & Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels CEO Catherine Rénier on craftsmanship and timelessness

Paris Fashion Week

Saint Laurent’s 1980s edge and the ‘Virgil Abloh: The Codes’ exhibition

Milan Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week: Demna’s first Gucci collection is celebrated in a short film

Spring/summer 2026 collection La Famiglia ‘marks the genesis of a new Gucci era: unapologetically sexy, extravagant and daring’.

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Demi Moore in The Tiger, a film directed by Spike Jonze and Halina Reijn for Gucci spring/summer 2026. Photo: Handout
Gucci

Who is Gucci’s new CEO Francesca Bellettini, formerly with Saint Laurent?

Bellettini is replacing Stefano Cantino after he spent only 9 months at the Italian fashion brand – so who is she exactly?

Giorgio Armani

Armani’s will sets the stage for the sale of his fashion empire in a surprise twist

LVMH, L’Oreal and EssilorLuxottica or another group of ‘equal standing’ were named as potential buyers.

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Fashion

Diego Della Valle, CEO of Tod’s Group, on the virtues of ‘Made in Italy’

The fashion mogul joined the family company 50 years ago and has since joined the board of LVMH too; but despite current headwinds in the industry, his focus remains on delivering timeless appeal.

Diego Della Valle at the Tod’s autumn/winter 2025/2026 women’s show in Milan in February 2025. Photo: Handout
Van Cleef & Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels’ iconic new floral collection unveiled at Dumfries House

Van Cleef & Arpels CEO Catherine Rénier on the inspirations behind the collection, which combines the ageless appeal of precious stones with floral motifs.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Find tranquillity with Pañpuri’s Thai wellness philosophy

Founder Vorravit Siripark explored Thailand’s ancient traditions to create products that are ‘quiet, grounding and deeply sensorial’, including a new fragrance evoking the beauty of the Andaman Sea.

Timepieces

Luxury watch entrepreneur Jean-Claude Biver on his family-run brand

Jean-Claude Biver returns to luxury watchmaking with a family-run brand, focusing on individuality and craftsmanship, while embracing smaller watch sizes – thanks to input from his son, Pierre Biver.

Former Tag Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver on his eponymous luxury watch brand JC Biver, and embracing smaller watch sizes – thanks to input from his son, Pierre Biver. Photo: Handout
Fashion

How Singapore brand Aupen took the fashion world by storm with the Nirvana bag

Founder Nicholas Tan reveals how he used word of mouth to create an ‘if you know, you know’ buzz around his brand, and evolved Aupen into the mouse that roared.

Aupen founder Nicholas Tan stayed out of the spotlight at first and let the Nirvana bag quietly do its thing. Now the secret is out. Photo: Handout
Icons and Influencers

Whispered luxury: CEO Xavier Rougeaux on Valextra’s quiet appeal – interview

Before quiet luxury was a thing, the house was already making thoughtful quality pieces such as the Iside bag, which – like Valextra’s home city – marries beauty with functionality.

Timepieces

7 timepiece moments from March and April 2025

Despite the industry entering uncertain territory amid Trump’s swingeing tariffs, watch aficionados can still count on stylish new pieces from Audemars Piguet, Breguet, MB&F and more.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Jérôme Lambert on the Reverso’s enduring appeal

At Watches and Wonders 2025, Style sat down for a chat with Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Jérôme Lambert, who’s back for another stint as head of the luxury watchmaker.

The Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds with its “Milanese” link bracelet was the talk of the town at Watches and Wonders. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Having more women on boards makes business sense. Hong Kong gets it

In this increasingly complex world, it is vital for businesses to embrace gender diversity, and diversity more broadly, for long-term success.

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Bonnie Chan (third from right), then co-chief operating officer of HKEX, and other women business leaders attend an event for a gender equality campaign on March 8, 2023. Photo: May Tse
Paris Fashion Week

Q&A | LVMH Prize founder Delphine Arnault on the award for young designers

The 2025 LVMH Prize semi-finalists were welcomed by Arnault at a presentation during Paris Fashion Week, attended by Jaden Smith and Lily James, among others.

Fashion

Q&A | Leonardo Ferragamo on maintaining brand values and independence

Florence-born Ferragamo remains in the hands of its founding family in an industry dominated by conglomerates like LVMH and Kering – its chairman shares why this is important and how they’ve done it.

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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’.

Rosita Missoni in 2018. File photo: AFP
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.

Timepieces

Meet the woman behind ‘the Oscars of watchmaking’, Carine Maillard

She was originally more invested in the art world, having studied Chinese art and medicine, but working in museums led her to the world of watchmaking.

High Jewellery

Ahoy there! Van Cleef & Arpels’ new collection sets a course for adventure

The whimsical range is the brainchild of Nicolas Bos, group chief executive of parent company Richemont, which also owns Cartier, Jaeger‑LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin and Piaget.

A clip, earring and ring from Van Cleef & Arpels’ Treasure Island high jewellery collection, unveiled in Miami, Florida, in November 2024. Photo: Handout
Icons and Influencers

Richemont’s new CEO Nicolas Bos on his 25 years at Van Cleef & Arpels

He closed out his 25 years at Van Cleef & Arpels with a last high jewellery collection, an homage to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island

Nicolas Bos: having steered Van Cleef & Arpels to incredible success since 2000, he will now oversee all the Richemont brands. Photo: Van Cleef & Arpels
Retailing

Bulgari banks on Chinese consumers to fuel luxury growth as economy improves

The Italian fashion brand in the LVMH stable bets on a recovery in the next two years with a plan to open more mainland stores.

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Millionaires and billionaires

Who’s in the US$100 billion club? Net worths, ranked – from Musk to Zuckerberg

From the pioneering tech founders behind Google and Microsoft to the industry titans behind Walmart and Reliance, these founders and CEOs are worth over US$100b – here’s how they made their fortunes.

Banking & finance

Explainer | How 5 international brands are growing in China despite spending downturn

Arc’teryx, Adidas, Ralph Lauren, Sam’s Club and Yum China are all growing their China sales, but for different reasons.

A woman walks past a store of sporting goods retailer Adidas at a shopping mall in Beijing on March 25, 2021. Photo: Reuters
London Fashion Week

London Fashion Week highlights – from Burberry to Nensi Dojaka

As beleaguered Burberry attempts to revive its glory days, LVMH-owned JW Anderson continues its winning streak – here’s the London Fashion Week lowdown as the event enters its 40th year.

Outerwear and a touch of glamour at Burberry spring/summer 2025. Photo: Reuters
Timepieces

7 timepiece highlights to know from May and June 2024

Rapper and billionaire Jay-Z invested in luxury watch vendor Wristcheck while Sylvester Stallone raised US$6.7 million auctioning his treasured timepieces at Sotheby’s

Style Edit

Style Edit: Meet Chaumet’s new CEO, Hongkonger Charles Leung

The storied brand made tiaras for Napoleon’s wife and other royals in centuries past, but its new head is excited about connecting with younger customers and new markets around the world

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