Visits: 24 A bag designer at Hermès has the fun and formidable challenge of creating a new icon. No presh. Priscila Alexandre Spring, who was appointed the creative director of leather goods at Hermès in 2020.Maxime La for The New …
Miami Steps Up in the Watch World
Visits: 26 While the city has long attracted both brands and buyers, some recent changes are turning it into a shopping destination. Year-round sunshine and advantageous tax policies for the rich have made Miami a magnet for high-net-worth individuals, celebrities …
A London Shoe Shop Says Custom Work Can Be Speedy
Visits: 18 About two years ago, a new tenant moved into Savile Row, the London street known as a center of men’s tailoring for more than 200 years. Rather than custom-made wool trousers and silk-lined jackets, however, Arthur Sleep sells …
A Tote Bag for $120?
Visits: 19 Emily Mariko, best known for her viral salmon bowl, draws online criticism for peddling a pricey canvas bag. Picture a tote bag. A really big tote bag, cut extra wide to fit your entire farmer’s market haul, with …
Belgium Emerges as a Source of Watchmaking Creativity
Visits: 38 Dozens of brands are at work in the nation despite hurdles such as a shortage of factories and struggles for name recognition. Belgium has long been a hothouse for homegrown designers like Dries Van Noten, Martin Margiela or …
Sometimes the Best Watches Come in Pairs
Visits: 44 Many couples, especially those in Asia, seem to like having the same or similar timepieces. Watch brands and collectors are both enjoying a bit of matchy-matchy action right now as his-and-her looks in timepieces are turning up everywhere. …
Louis Vuitton Strikes Another Major Deal in Sports
Visits: 42 The luxury brand will sponsor the prestigious America’s Cup yacht race in 2024 — the same year it sponsors the Olympics. Louis Vuitton’s takeover of the sporting world continues apace: Next August, shortly after the LVMH-sponsored Summer Olympic …
Don’t Call These Clothes Minimalist. Or Quiet Luxury for That Matter.
Visits: 41 Warning: The versatile, sumptuous pieces at Attersee may telegraph “stealth wealth,” but that’s not the point. “Quiet luxury, oh God,” Isabel Wilkinson Schor, the designer of Attersee, said with a small sigh. “I don’t consider us a part …
Do You Really Need a Watch Winder? The Debate Continues.
Visits: 43 Fans say the devices provide benefits, including help with lubrication, but detractors say overuse can cause damage. Do you need a watch winder? The answer is as varied as the timepieces wound on them. Useful but often misconstrued, …
Watch Boutiques Blossom in the Digital Age
Visits: 57 Online sales continue to be a focus, but brands are having a hard time finding enough days for all their ribbon cuttings. In 2017, when Georges Kern became chief executive of Breitling, the Swiss watch brand had just …