Sotheby’s September jewellery and watch auctions in Paris totalled €9.3 million (AUD$16.4 million), marking Sotheby’s best jewellery results in the City of Lights since 2018 and the fourth consecutive white glove sale for its Fine Watches auction. Both sales were part of Sotheby’s Paris Luxury Sales which included auctions for luxury handbags and wine and […]
The Official Release Party of a Showgirl played on movie screens from Marseille to Melbourne this weekend, bagging Taylor Swift box office gold. For her much-hyped 12th album, the Pennsylvanian-born billionaire entertainer welcomed Swifties far and wide into her decadent Showgirl world. Not only could fans listen to all 12 songs from ‘The Life of […]
The Prancing Horse has shuffled its top ranks locally, installing veteran exec Michele Comelli as Australasia’s new president, while Jan Hendrik Voss ships out to take on Ferrari’s crucial China market. Comelli – a Ferrari lifer since 2004 – has held senior roles in Europe, the US and at Maranello, including in marketing and product […]
King Edward VII declared Cartier the “jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers” in 1904. More than 300 of those jewels will be on display as part of NGV’s 2026 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces. Pieces of jewellery that have adorned the necks of Elizabeth Taylor, Rihanna, Princess Margaret, and the Duchess of Windsor are making […]
Elite watch brand Audemars Piguet is returning as an exhibitor to the Watches and Wonders fair in Geneva next year after exiting the show in 2019. The luxury watch fair, which runs April 14 to 20, also welcomes 10 other new participants, for a total of 66. Incoming brands include LVMH-owned clock maker L’Epée 1839, […]
Hublot CEO Julien Tornare was so excited about having Patrick Mahomes as an ambassador for his luxury watch company that he insisted on showing off the personalised autograph jersey that the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback gave him. It sits in a glass case in Tornare’s office. “I’m super, super proud and happy to have him […]
Giorgio Armani, 91, died at his home after 65 years revolutionising fashion and working to make a better world. His life was full of triumphs and tragedies, and his vision will be greatly missed. Giorgio Armani was always an innovator. The Armani Privé Spring/Summer collection in 2007 was the first haute couture collection to be […]
The national carrier has picked Australian fashion designer, Rebecca Vallance, to create its new uniform – the first redesign in over a decade. Australian fashion designer Rebecca Vallance has been selected to design Qantas’ uniforms, in the airline’s first uniform refresh in more than a decade. The new uniforms will launch in 2027, replacing the […]
From premium whiskies and refined fragrances to statement timepieces and everything inbetween, we’ve picked out selection of timeless classics tailored to suit every kind of dad. Four Pillars Bloody Pinot Noir Gin: $84 Crafted in the Yarra Valley and steeped in Rare Dry Gin, Four Pillars’ Bloody Pinot Noir Gin elegantly blends wine-making finesse with […]
With 38 overwater villas and 35 beachfront retreats, the newly opened luxury resort is set on a series of uninhabited islands on the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. On a chain of untouched islands off Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Province, Shebara Resort rises from the Red Sea like something out of a science fiction movie. Created by Dubai-based […]