When the redesigned Louis Vuitton Tambour was introduced in mid-2023, it marked a change in direction for the Parisian luxury company’s watch division. The time-only steel sports watch started at $18,900, about three times the cost of the collection’s previous entry point. At the time Jean Arnault, the company’s director of watches, acknowledged that the…
Last fall when Patek Philippe unveiled its square Cubitus watch, based on the beloved Nautilus, there was a lot of chatter in the watch world over its polarizing design. But one key feature didn’t draw much comment: Its case, measured diagonally, was 45 millimeters. Despite the social media frenzy around vintage-inspired 30-something-millimeter timepieces, large watches…
As the founder and chief executive of the Swedish brand Soner Watches, Freddie Palmgren says his brand has never produced a round watch — and never will. Now he has turned his preference for square and rectangular timepieces into a book, “Beyond Round Watches,” a 105-page paperback that explores in words and images the evolution…
At the time, FrĂ©dĂ©ric GrangiĂ©, the president of Chanel Watches & Jewelry, said in an interview with the French daily newspaper Le Figaro: “This announcement is part of our long-term strategy to continue preserving, developing and investing in specialized skills and expertise, reaffirming our position in high-end watchmaking.” The strategy seems to be bearing fruit….
“It’s nice to see everyone dressed up as Iris tonight,” said Fern Mallis, the fashion industry stalwart. She was at Christie’s to introduce the auction of the estate of Iris Apfel, the interior designer who became a later-in-life style icon in the internet age. Ms. Apfel died last March at the age of 102. She…
These days men and women alike wear glittery adornments, so novel ways of adding bling to watches is just a sign of our times, according to Philip Warren, the English fashion historian who is chairman of the Costume Society, an organization that works to preserve clothing from the past and present, and knowledge about it….
On the Verge showcases emerging talent from the worlds of fashion, food, music, art and design. Mira Maktabi The Beirut-born, London-based designer Mira Maktabi credits her interest in fashion to her great-grandmother: “Whether or not she had company, she would dress up in a long velvet caftan, beautiful eyeglasses and diamond rings while having cardamom…
I’m heading into a job interview. I need something polished yet comfortable, with just the right amount of statement — something that says, “I get it” without screaming, “I’m overthinking this.” Is there any alternative to a corporate suit? — Tali, Boston Don’t write off the corporate suit quite yet. I understand that you want…
Outside the Coach show on Monday, a woman was marching around topless on Park Avenue. Her semi-nudity was a little startling, given the snow still piled on the sidewalks, but it went with the animal rights sign she was holding while shouting: “Coach leather kills! Coach leather kills!” These days you have to be pretty…
While contrails are not to be confused with the chemtrail conspiracy theory — which posits that exhaust from airplanes is laced with additives used to control the population — they are nefarious in more prosaic ways. They are now thought to contribute up to 35 percent of planetary warming caused by aviation, second only to…