Jewelry

On 16 October, Hotel Belvoir in Rüschlikon will welcome the inaugural Zürich Fashion Night, bringing together fashion, luxury brands, entrepreneurship and influential voices for an evening overlooking the waters of Lake Zürich. Zurich has long cultivated a distinctive relationship with luxury, balancing Swiss sophistication with international business and a deep appreciation for exceptional experiences. On 16 October 2026, this spirit will find a new expression with the inaug

From sculptural tigers and crocodiles to the iconic Panthère de Cartier, the French Maison transforms the animal kingdom into an extraordinary expression of colour, craftsmanship and untamed elegance. Featuring Scottish actress Tilda Swinton, Cartier’s latest jewellery creations celebrate a century-long fascination with wildlife, precious materials and the art of bringing nature to life. Wild by Nature: Cartier’s Enduring Fascination with the Animal Kingdom At Cartier, the an

From €3.3 billion in annual revenue to a final runway bathed in gold, the Belgian designer leaves behind a powerful legacy. But as luxury fashion confronts a changing market, his departure raises a bigger question: can Saint Laurent reinvent itself without losing the very identity he spent a decade refining? PARIS Some fashion departures feel inevitable. Others arrive just as a designer’s world seems to have reached its most recognisable form. Anthony Vaccarello’s exit from

Anthony Vaccarello transforms a discreet reference to Yves Saint Laurent’s personal world into a new everyday silhouette, photographed by Juergen Teller. There are certain objects whose elegance lies in their intimacy. A letter folded into an envelope, a handwritten note kept close, an accessory designed to accompany rather than announce itself. For Saint Laurent’s Women’s Winter 26 collection, Anthony Vaccarello turns this quiet vocabulary into a new expression of contempora

Launching October 8, 2026, BECOME Odyssey becomes the latest chapter in Bentley Fragrances’ BECOME collection an Eau de Parfum inspired by adventure, freedom and the desire to chart a path of one’s own. There is a particular moment when a journey truly begins: not when the destination is chosen, but when the decision is made to move forward. For Bentley Fragrances, that spirit of discovery lies at the heart of BECOME Odyssey, the newest creation in the BECOME fragrance collec

Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 is entering its final stretch, but the most interesting story is no longer about which collection produced the biggest image on social media. It is about what the past week is quietly revealing about the future of luxury fashion. With the official Paris calendar running from September 28 to October 6 and 68 runway shows and 34 presentations scheduled, this season is smaller than last year, but arguably more consequential. The industry is

The Swiss watchmaker is extending its most recognisable design language beyond the timepiece with Royal Oak Joaillerie, a 19-piece collection inspired by the geometry of the iconic watch and the landscapes of the Vallée de Joux. For more than five decades, the Royal Oak has existed at the intersection of watchmaking, design and jewellery. Now, Audemars Piguet is taking that relationship one step further. © 2026 Audemars Piguet On October 2, 2026, the Le Brassus manufacture un

With Re{form}, John Galliano returns to fashion through an unexpected alliance with Zara, transforming pieces from the retailer’s past into theatrical, genderless designs that blur the line between couture and mass fashion. There is something almost perfectly Galliano about the surprise. After leaving Maison Margiela in December 2024, John Galliano disappeared from the fashion calendar. Then came the announcement that he would collaborate with Zara. Not a couture house. Not a

Why accessible luxury, contemporary fashion and a new definition of value are reshaping the market in 2026 For years, luxury seemed to follow a remarkably reliable formula: increase prices, restrict distribution, intensify scarcity and move the customer steadily higher up the pyramid. In 2026, that formula is being tested. The issue is not simply whether consumers can afford luxury. It is whether they still believe that a higher price necessarily represents higher value. That

There are watches that are designed to tell time, and there are watches that seem to carry an entire era inside their case. The Cartier Cheich belongs to the second category. On September 18, 2026, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, a unique white-gold Cartier Cheich sold for HK$26.52 million, including fees approximately US$3.4 million. The result established a new auction record for a Cartier wristwatch, according to Sotheby’s and multiple specialist watch publications. The bidding l

Paris, 28 September 2026 In the world of exceptional spirits, time is more than a measure of age. It is an ingredient in its own right one that demands patience, knowledge and a profound understanding of the craft. With the unveiling of Iconica Unión, Havana Club introduces the final expression in its Iconica Collection, bringing together generations of Cuban rum-making expertise in an extra-aged rum shaped by the brand’s distinctive philosophy of continuous ageing. The late

On September 22, Vogue World arrived in Milan for its fifth edition, transforming the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II into a spectacular celebration of Italian craftsmanship, fashion and innovation. Beyond the glamour and celebrity appearances, the event delivered a powerful message about what luxury can mean in the age of artificial intelligence. Milan Becomes the Stage for a New Vision of Luxury After New York, London, Paris and Los Angeles, Vogue World made its Italian debut

Donatella Versace is entering a new chapter. Nearly three decades after taking the creative reins of the house founded by her brother Gianni, the Italian designer is returning to a creative leadership role with a new independent fashion and beauty venture developed in partnership with REVOLVE Group. Announced on September 21 during Milan Fashion Week, the new joint venture marks Donatella Versace’s first major creative project since she stepped down as Versace’s Chief Creativ

After years of anticipation, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has officially opened its doors in Los Angeles, bringing together more than 1,200 works across painting, illustration, photography, comics, manga, murals and cinema. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum proposes a deliberately broad question: what happens when storytelling itself becomes the common thread connecting the history of visual art? Located in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park, the museum o

Six artists, six extraordinary crafts and six miniature worlds of wildlife redefine the possibilities of Métiers d’Art watchmaking There are moments when a watch becomes more than a timepiece. In Vacheron Constantin’s Métiers d’Art Tribute to the Animal Kingdom, the dial becomes precisely that: a miniature stage on which craftsmanship, nature and Haute Horlogerie converge. The Maison presents six concept watches created within its “One of Not Many Crafts Programme,” an initia

Simone Crestani Glassoctopus A transparent creature suspended between glass and time In Glassoctopus, Simone Crestani transforms transparent glass into a miniature underwater vision. Rising just 3.5 millimetres above a hand-guilloché gold dial coated in deep blue, the octopus appears to float within an imaginary nocturnal ocean. The sculpture required an entirely new technique. Tiny glass rods were melted and shaped piece by piece with tungsten tools, while every tentacle and

Laura Baverstock Tigerbroidery Gold embroidery captures the movement of a tiger A tiger in honey and tangerine hues prowls through a richly embroidered jungle in Tigerbroidery, Laura Baverstock’s interpretation of gold embroidery at miniature scale. The animal is created from 9-karat yellow and white gold embroidery wires, while specially developed ceramic-coated black wires form its stripes. The surrounding landscape is embroidered onto bespoke green silk, with grasses rende

Marianne Guély Papercroc Paper becomes sculpture in a monochromatic vision In Papercroc, Marianne Guély transforms white cotton paper into a miniature sculptural landscape. An all-white crocodile moves through apparently snow-covered vegetation, its three-dimensional form created from sheets of 250- and 300-gram paper through embossing, laser cutting and hand assembly. The composition measures only three millimetres in height. Specially developed brass matrices, heated to bet

Anya Midori Oraygami When origami learns to move like a manta ray For Oraygami, Anya Midori brings a school of miniature manta rays into an imagined underwater universe. Each creature measures between five and ten millimetres and is folded from hand-coloured Japanese paper before being mounted on fine brass stems. The deep-blue hand-guilloché dial and a moiré effect on the crystal reinforce the sensation of shifting light beneath the ocean. The project required a completely n

Julien Vermeulen Feathersnake Featherwork reduced to the rhythm of a heartbeat The serpent at the centre of Feathersnake is constructed from more than 200 tiny pieces derived from seven rare Lophophore feathers. Rising only three millimetres from the dial, its blue-green plumage creates the illusion of living scales, while goose feathers form the surrounding vegetation. The extreme scale required the development of a custom micro-scalpel and a modified sewing needle for apply