Known for its prowess with pilot’s watches, which it has been building since the early days of flight, IWC Schaffhausen regularly creates clean, easy-to-read pilot’s watches that are highly functional and precise. Now, it releases its first-ever Pilot’s watch with a fully luminescent dial. For this launch, the brand was inspired by its collaborations with […]
The Aston-Martin Vantage has one of those perfect, chiseled visages evoking some of the perfect humans scattered about Hollywood and its suburbs where the supercar’s weeklong test took place. What I especially loved – what I’ve loved about all Aston-Martins I’ve tested since I started driving them in 2004 – is how unlike everything else […]
Two historic names in the watch industry have now become partners. Iconic Swiss watchmaking brand, Rolex, has acquired Bucherer, one of the world’s largest watch retailers. In a statement, Rolex said Bucherer will keep its name and continue to operate as an independent company. Rolex said it made the decision to buy the retailer after […]
Luxury fashion retailer, Net-A-Porter’s, ‘lifestyle’ category, which includes elevated wearable pieces and wardrobe staples, has seen a 75% increase in order count in 2023, compared to 2022. Speaking to Forbes Australia, YOOX Net-A-Porter’s APAC GM, Natalie Lee, says the lifestyle category is now the company’s most significant growth driver. “In Australia, we have seen the […]
Luxury champagne brand Veuve Clicquot will host its exclusive one and only “pop up” Hotel Clicquot on the Sunshine Coast from October. Fans of luxury champagne house, Veuve Clicquot, can enjoy the “solaire” lifestyle in Noosa’s exclusive Sunshine Beach this October. It’s the second year that Hotel Clicquot has set on the beachside of Sunshine […]
Pascale Lepoivre has fronted luxury fashion brand Loewe since 2016, expanding the company’s physical retail presence in the Asia-Pacific region and executing category expansions. As the company opens its new Melbourne location on Collins Street, which is its largest retail footprint in Australia, Lepoivre sits down with Forbes Australia for a Q&A. LOEWE is 175 […]
The luxury conglomerate behind Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman is growing by three more brands with the US$8.5 billion purchase of Michael Kors-founded Capri Holdings Limited, merging two American fashion groups amid news that U.S. luxury spending has slowed in favour of growth in Europe and Asia. Key Takeaways Key Background Coach and Michael […]
A pink Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Blake Edwards’ 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s will be auctioned off by Julien’s Auctions in early September. The flamingo pink embellished silk-organza dress worn by Hepburn in her iconic role as Holly Golightly is expected to fetch between US$200,000 (AU$305,000) and US$400,000 (AU$610,000). The Legends: Hollywood […]
Gwyneth Paltrow this week announced she’ll open her (guest) home to visitors who wish to stay in the one-bedroom house in Montecito nestled behind her mansion—complete with the offer of a “fantastic, cozy dinner” and a bathroom stocked with products from her lifestyle brand Goop—adding to a roster of famous real estate offerings that come […]
Rarely do you find a tranquil piece of paradise that’s not overrun by tourists and commercialism. A place that has just enough to keep you occupied and your taste buds satisfied, while offering plenty to ensure you’re relaxed and disconnected from the outside world. Especially in the tropical islands of Bali. Yet Nusa Lembongan seems […]