Visits: 39 After his so-so Helmut Lang debut in New York, Peter Do unveiled his own line in Paris. And it was great. For years in fashion, it was trendy for one designer to helm two brands: their own, usually …
Many People Have Retired by 69. Not Carine Roitfeld.
Visits: 53 There are some people in fashion with such distinctive personal style trademarks that you can recognize them from their silhouettes. Karl Lagerfeld was one (remember the Diet Coke bottles?). Anna Wintour is another. And then, with her sky-high …
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, …
How to Take Better Watch Photos
Visits: 39 Professionals and hobbyists share their tips for improving your timepiece images. In an industry whose lingua franca is the #wristshot (3.2 million tags on Instagram and counting), photographs of watches can often look redundant and uninspired. In 2020, …
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 …
The Burberry Blues
Visits: 30 For his second show, Daniel Lee focuses on life in the trenches. A few days before Daniel Lee’s sophomore outing for Burberry, something unexpected happened in the Bond Street subway station. The signs turned blue — Burberry blue, …
Post-Pandemic Dressing Finally Takes Shape
Visits: 38 After comfort clothing, after confusion, clarity comes to New York Fashion Week. Ever since the Covid-19 lockdowns lifted in 2021, when people began to emerge from social isolation and the fashion system started to work again, we’ve been …
A New App Lets You Read All About Watch World News
Visits: 41 A founder of the Watch Space, an iPhone app, said it is meant to have a “neutral” approach to information. One of the co-founders of a new iPhone app, William Rohr, better known in the watch world as …
Thailand Gets Ready to Sparkle
Visits: 38 Thailand’s history is rich with gemstones, beginning in the 1400s when its mines first produced the sapphires and rubies that adorned the crowns, swords and even the footwear of the country’s royalty. And as recently as May, jewelry …
Chains Move Up in the World
Visits: 31 High and fine jewelry collections are now featuring the classic piece. Chains, a foundational element of jewelry design, have been integral to crafting ornaments for as long as humans have been making interlocking rings to adorn our bodies. …