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How female leaders are transforming luxury through culture, sustainability, craftsmanship and a new vision of power For decades, luxury was largely shaped by men. Men designed the strategies, occupied the boardrooms, controlled the investments and defined what prestige should look like. Yet there was a paradox at the heart of the industry: women represented the majority of luxury consumers while remaining significantly underrepresented in positions of power. That imbalance is

Lewis Hamilton claimed a historic victory at the Formula One Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, securing his first Grand Prix win with Ferrari and reigniting the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship battle. In front of a passionate crowd at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the seven-time world champion delivered a masterclass in race management, strategy, and resilience, ending a 686-day wait for a Formula 1 victory and writing a new chapter in Ferrari’s modern history. For months,

As luxury growth shifts from fashion to hard luxury, Chanel’s appointment of former Cartier creative powerhouse Marie-Laure Cérède reveals a broader ambition: transforming fine jewellery into one of the house’s most influential growth engines. In luxury, leadership appointments often reveal more about a brand’s future ambitions than any runway show or product launch. That is precisely why Chanel’s decision to appoint Marie-Laure Cérède as Director of its Jewelry Creation Stud

The Berlin fashion label and the iconic ice cream brand merge fashion, art and lifestyle in a playful collaboration unveiled during Basel’s international art week. As luxury brands continue to blur the boundaries between fashion, culture and experiential marketing, Berlin-based fashion label Ottolinger and Magnum have joined forces to launch a limited-edition accessories collection inspired by the pleasures of summer. Unveiled during Basel’s highly anticipated art week, the c

After losing the most powerful job in fashion, Diana Vreeland reinvented herself and transformed the Met Gala into the most influential night in the industry. In the ruthless world of fashion, power is often temporary. Trends fade, editors fall, and yesterday’s visionaries are quickly replaced by younger faces and newer ideas. Yet few stories illustrate the triumph of reinvention better than that of Diana Vreeland, the legendary editor who was dismissed from Vogue at the heig

Why the most sophisticated aesthetic trend of 2026 is no longer about changing your face but preserving your vitality For more than two decades, the beauty industry sold a simple promise: look younger. Fuller lips, sharper cheekbones, frozen foreheads, lifted jawlines. The signs of aesthetic intervention became increasingly visible, and for a while, visibility itself became a status symbol. Today, that era is quietly fading. The new luxury in beauty is no longer transformatio

As women take control of wealth and legacy, high jewelry is evolving from a status symbol into a vehicle for memory, inheritance and emotional capital. High jewelry, luxury investment, emotional wealth, family legacy, women collectors, haute joaillerie. As women gain unprecedented financial power and younger generations rethink the meaning of luxury, exceptional jewelry is evolving beyond status and investment. It is becoming one of the last tangible assets capable of preserv

A generational shift reshaping art, wealth, and private influence A quiet but profound transformation is taking place in the global art market. The traditional image of the collector often older, institutionally established, and generationally wealthy is being steadily replaced by a younger, more agile profile. Today, according to the Art Basel & UBS Global Collecting Survey (2025), produced with Arts Economics by Dr. Clare McAndrew, Millennials and Gen Z collectors represen