Now 50, Camilla Franks is a two-decade veteran of the fashion realm. Her newest collection is pushing the Camilla print house in a new direction, where Viennese majesty meets free-spirited romance. Schonbrunn Palace is best known as the spectacular Baroque country home and hunting grounds of Austrian royalty. Just 20 minutes outside Vienna, Schoner Brunnen, […]
The Swiss marque’s shiny new storefront, in the midst of Chatswood Chase’s luxury retail precinct, sets its sights on well-heeled shoppers in North Sydney. After the arrival of a multi-storey flagship on Market Street last August, Omega is continuing the strategic expansion of its retail footprint in Sydney – this time, by ranging across the […]
A valuable watch requires specialised insurance, regular servicing and maintenance, repairs, and secure storage and travel considerations. Or you risk losing value. For a lot of watch collectors, it’s the journey that counts: finding the perfect watch, tracking a grail piece, sitting on a waitlist, and in the meantime discussing the whole process with a […]
Few Swiss watchmakers are so synonymous with disruption as Hublot – famed, and occasionally notorious, makers of the Big Bang. Founded by Carlo Croco in 1980, the company first rose to prominence for introducing watches on rubber straps – a combination then virtually unheard of in the luxury watch industry. Since then, the brand has […]
The Audemars Piguet x Swatch ‘Royal Pop’ will go on sale May 16. The watch collection combines Swatch’s technical innovation with Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak design The much-hyped, much-celebrated—and much-debated—Audemars Piguet x Swatch “Royal Pop” has officially arrived. The watch will go on sale May 16, with the two companies releasing the first official images […]
The partnership between Phillips and senior consultants Aurel Bacs and Livia Russo continues to reshape the global watch auction market. Now in its 11th year, the collaboration achieved another milestone with The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII, held May 9–10 at the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva. The sale totaled more than $96.3 million, making it […]
Fashion’s night of nights was co-chaired by Nicole Kidman, and attended by Margot Robbie, Naomi Watts, Hugh Jackman, Troye Sivan, and Miranda Kerr. With a ticket price of $140,000, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual ‘Costume Institute Ball‘ is more than just the most extravagant and coveted invitation on the fashion calendar. The Met Gala, […]
From an avant-garde firm known for its footwear collabs to brands that cut garments in the spirit of ‘slow food’, these homegrown designers are making the case for advance(d) Australia flair. Since the beginning of the 2020s, it has become apparent that Australian fashion is well on its way to becoming a multi-billion-dollar industry. Overseas, […]
The highly anticipated opening weekend of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is expected to rival that of “Project Hail Mary” and vie for a spot among the best openings of the year—and it could out-earn the lifetime gross of the popular original film within weeks. Key Takeaways What To Watch For If “The Devil Wears […]
This week at Watches and Wonders 2026 – the preeminent watch exhibition anywhere in the world – top watch brands pulled out all the stops as they unveiled eye-catching, head-turning new designs, materials and even world firsts. While many brands played it “safe” this year with simple aesthetics, stand-out brands made bold moves to leave […]