Romaric André, now widely known in the watch world as seconde/seconde/, went to the 2019 Baselworld trade fair to sell his first customized vintage watches. But while others exhibited their luxury wares in plush booths designed to dazzle, Mr. André spent his time opening and closing the lid of a cardboard box. “It looked weird,”…
Details
For more than two decades, Yeana Ahn, a co-founder of a lifestyle publicity company in New York City, has worn the same watch every day: a 36-millimeter Rolex Datejust in stainless steel and 14-karat gold with an Oyster bracelet. Strictly speaking, however, it isn’t her watch. It belongs to her husband, James Ahn, who received…
Details
Take a back seat, polished gold. Your shiny and reflective surface has been looking a bit too brash recently as the matte, low-key look of brushed gold has been catching everyone’s eye. At the high jewelry presentations in January in Paris, for example, Chaumet used brushed gold to great effect in Un Air de Chaumet,…
Details
A group of influencers are on a private jet to Bora Bora. They sip Veuve Clicquot, sample caviar and dance in their seats to Fergie’s “Glamorous.” Welcome to Trippin’ with Tarte, a promotional extravaganza sponsored by the beauty brand Tarte Cosmetics, a company known for regularly inviting social media influencers on lavish trips. For those…
Details
As families grow and space needs change, the conventional move is to trade one home for another. Rebecca Rudolph and Colin Thompson would say it doesn’t have to be that way. Instead of moving, you can change your home, time and again, to meet those evolving needs. “We’ve been in our house almost 24 years,”…
DetailsIt’s been said to improve hydration, reduce inflammation, boost mood and more. We asked some experts if the claims were true.
In 2018 Charles Leung made history as the first Asian executive named chief executive of a brand owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. As head of its jewelry brand Fred, headquartered in Paris, he leveraged more than two decades of industry experience and his expertise in the Chinese market to grow the company during…
Details
A gemstone falling out of a ring, earring, bracelet or necklace is every jewelry lover’s biggest fear. And it occurs often — although not usually during a live TV broadcast. Yet that is what seems to have happened during the Golden Globes on Jan. 7 as Keltie Knight, E! News’s chief correspondent, suddenly realized that…
Details
There is one model who walked in more fashion shows than any other in 2023. Yilan Hua is from China. She stands 5-foot-11, with a sweep of shoulder-length jet black hair, full lips and pointed nose and appeared on a staggering 89 runways last year, according to the fashion search engine Tagwalk, outpacing her nearest…
Details
When Lyndsey Ingram hosts dinners at her namesake gallery in the Mayfair district of London, the art on her walls initially grabs her guests’ attention. But by the time they are seated at the table, it is her Saint Laurent goldtone metal cuff with a cutout heart that fascinates them. “I often find myself taking…
Details