It was a question begging to be asked after President Trump announced on Sunday that he had ordered the Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, to stop minting pennies: What would become of the penny loafer? Though it is unclear whether Mr. Trumpās presidential powers permit him to stop the production of pennies ā according to the…
For more than 500 years, people have marveled at the Torre dellāOrologio, the magnificent clock tower on Piazza San Marco in Venice. But only two visitors were so inspired by it that they created a watch company called Venezianico, or, in English, Venetian. Alessandro and Alberto Morelli, the brothers who founded the brand in 2017,…
New York Fashion Week offers little by way of menās fashion ā the spotlight shines brightest on womenās wear here in Americaās fashion capital. Still, the menās roster was particularly emaciated this season, which wrapped on Tuesday night with Thom Browne. To twist an āAnnie Hallā quip: The menās clothes were forgettable. ā¦ Yeah, and…
When the third season of the hit HBO series āThe White Lotusā debuts on Sunday, viewers will be transported to the tropical island of Koh Samui, Thailand. And if previous seasons are any indication, many of them will soon be booking vacations there, too. The show, which takes place at a different fictional White Lotus…
At the century-old Souk Waqif here, dozens of watch repairmen spend their days maintaining luxury timepieces and doing more mundane jobs like replacing the batteries in digital watches. Most of these workers and others like them ā who tailor traditional Arab clothing, craft cultural accessories and do thousands of service jobs ā are immigrants from…
When the redesigned Louis Vuitton Tambour was introduced in mid-2023, it marked a change in direction for the Parisian luxury companyās watch division. The time-only steel sports watch started at $18,900, about three times the cost of the collectionās previous entry point. At the time Jean Arnault, the companyās 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 didnāt 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 ā and never will. Now he has turned his preference for square and rectangular timepieces into a book, āBeyond Round Watches,ā a 105-page paperback that explores in words and images the evolution…
At the time, FrĆ©dĆ©ric GrangiĆ©, the president of Chanel Watches & Jewelry, said in an interview with the French daily newspaper Le Figaro: āThis 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.ā The strategy seems to be bearing fruit….
āItās nice to see everyone dressed up as Iris tonight,ā said Fern Mallis, the fashion industry stalwart. She was at Christieās 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…