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Korean artist Gyuhan Lee in front of an artwork as part of his solo exhibition, “Pop Craft Structure”, at WOAW Gallery in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Art

The South Korean artist making lamps out of McDonald’s bags

Inspired by Andy Warhol and Ed Ruscha, Gyuhan Lee works between pop culture and traditional craft – as his new solo show in Hong Kong demonstrates.

Icons and Influencers

How Adrian Joffe and his wife Rei Kawakubo started Dover Street Market

Fame and celebrity

Penélope Cruz on her love of fashion and her new films – interview

Fashion

Australian designer Christopher Esber on dressing A-listers

He became the first Australian designer to win the Andam prize in June, chosen by a panel including Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault and Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello.

Australian designer Christopher Esber. Photo: Blake Azar
Luxury CEOs

Richemont’s new CEO Nicolas Bos on his 25 years at Van Cleef & Arpels

He closed out his 25 years at Van Cleef & Arpels with a last high jewellery collection, an homage to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island

Art

Artist Huang Yongyu showed his ‘relaxed’ side in new docu-film by Yonfan

Hong Kong director and photographer Yonfan is finally getting the recognition he deserves, with mainland censors deeming his Crossing Years docu about the late artist fit for the public.

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Fame and celebrity

Q&A | How Whitney Peak, Gossip Girl star and Chanel ambassador, got her start

The in-demand actress admits she still gets star-struck and loves Greta Gerwig, Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong’o; she will soon appear in a film with Phoebe Dynevor.

Whitney Peak at the Chanel spring/summer 2025 show in Paris, on October 1. Photos: Handout
Hong Kong

How alt-rock band Wellsaid’s new album examines Hong Kong’s ebbs and flows

Released via new local label Un.Tomorrow, the quartet’s album is a meditation on the city’s collective experiences – and regrets.

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Hong Kong

How this descendant of Chinese paper merchants built a stationery brand

Claire Yates on her family’s old stationery shop on Pottinger Street, Hong Kong, and how The Lion Rock Press started with charity Christmas cards in 2013.

Fashion

Q&A | How fashion brand By Walid came to be, according to designer Walid al Damirji

Chinese jackets made with silks and repurposed linings are a staple of the designer, who is based in London – but he finds it a ‘sad town’, with the best talent heading to Milan and Paris

British-Iraqi designer Walid al Damirji, founder of By Walid, on how he started his brand at Paris Fashion Week in 2011 with a single jacket and how London is a “sad town”. Photos: Handout
Jaeger-LeCoultre

Q&A | Why Jaeger-LeCoultre has debuted a scent collection by a self-taught perfumer

Consisting of 3 bold perfumes, the new collection is part of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Made of Makers portfolio, which sees the Swiss watch maison partnering with innovative creatives.

Nicolas Bonneville is the perfumer behind Jaeger-LeCoultre’s new perfumes. Photos: Handout
Profile

Exclusive | Herbie Hancock on AI, Kamala Harris, and the Kendrick Lamar collab that never was

The 84-year-old legend reflects on his decades-long career ahead of his performance at Hong Kong’s Freespace Jazz Fest

Cartier

Q&A | How Cartier designed its latest Nature Sauvage collection

Creative director of high jewellery, Jacqueline Karachi, discusses the process behind designing such a collection, and picks out her favourite pieces from her years of work for the house

Food and Drinks

Q&A | How Four Seasons’ Argo is blending quirky ingredients for year-round cocktails

The futuristic bar’s playful new cocktail menu is a deep dive into flavour combinations that draw on ingredients that are available all year long.

Argo’s beverage manager Federico Balzarini. Photo: Courtesy of Argo
Art

How two of Asia’s coolest creative names launched this giant new installation

He’s worked with Louis Vuitton and Blackpink – now, Japanese graphic artist Verdy has joined forces with his pal, Hong Kong entrepreneur Kevin Poon, to create Visty Playground at Pacific Place.

Verdy and Kevin Poon in the Visty Playground ball pit in Pacific Place, Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Fashion

How Nackiyé brought Turkish fashion to the international stage – interview

Cashmere cardigans with large buttons, silk kaftans with bows and blouses with billowy sleeves … Basak and Defne Kocabiyikoglu’s designs are a homage to the inner strength and spirit of the Turks.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

How this Chinese art specialist became a record-breaking open-water swimmer

After discovering a talent for swimming at university in the US, Edie Hu switched to swimming in the ocean in Hong Kong – now she is doing one of the Oceans Seven, the world’s hardest channel swims.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Linneys’ tribute to the quokka is a love letter to Western Australia

A lovable marsupial is the inspiration for the Australian jeweller’s latest limited edition creation – just 3 pieces will be available

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Linneys describes The Argyle Pink Quokka as “a love letter to Western Australia”. Photos: Handout
Fashion

Guo Pei’s been sewing since childhood – then Rihanna looked her up

The fashion designer tells Kate Whitehead about helping Rihanna shine like a diamond at the Met Gala, and why she is now focused on putting China in the spotlight.

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Food and Drinks

The perfect steak: 6 tips from grill masters Amine Errkhis and Oliver Hyde

The head chefs of The Steak House at The Regent Hong Kong and Singapore’s Bistecca Tuscan Steakhouse know a thing or two about good meat – they share their 6 tips for achieving carnivorous perfection.

High Jewellery

Creative director Claire Choisne reveals the inspo behind recent Boucheron collections

Choisne describes defying convention and adventuring in Iceland for the water-inspired Or Bleu, while More is More arose from a post-pandemic moment and Histoire de Style is drawn more from the brand’s archives

Boucheron creative director Claire Choisne talks about the design process, from defying convention with Carte Blanche to adventuring in Iceland for the water-inspired Or Bleu – producing pieces including the rings shown here. Photos: Handout
Chanel

Chanel’s president of fashion on its upcoming Hong Kong cruise show location

President of fashion Bruno Pavlovsky says the Hong Kong market is key – and he won’t let online speculation affect his creative director pick.

The Hong Kong Design Institute will host the restaging of the Chanel Cruise 2024-2025 collection in the city on November 5. Photos: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: La Prairie’s revolutionary Life Matrix Haute Rejuvenation Cream

La Prairie products are gentle on the skin, and designed holistically to ensure longevity and enhance cell functionality – we spoke to the Swiss beauty giant’s director of innovation, Dr Daniel Stangl

Fashion

How Claudia Shaw went from ‘Kowloon girl’ to luxury fashionista with Chanel

Chanel’s head of style advisory recalls growing up in Kowloon, studying in England and the US, meeting her husband, and charting a career in luxury fashion while juggling motherhood

Icons and Influencers

Q&A | Waris Ahluwalia’s top 8 style finds, from travel to beauty

The designer, artist, actor – you name it – shares his thoughts on New York, Positano and living in the strange time dimension that a new baby brings

Waris Ahluwalia. Photo: Christophe Rihet
Icons and Influencers

US Justice Richard Bernstein on the realities of living with blindness

The Michigan Supreme Court judge fought to attend law school, run marathons, overcome a debilitating accident, and champion the disabled and disadvantaged

US Justice Richard Bernstein. Photo: Eugene Chan
Art

How a Japanese installation artist changed a Hong Kong designer’s life

Performance and installation artist Chiharu Shiota is best known for monumental works of huge, dense webs of brightly coloured thread

Fashion

10 years and counting: Louis Vuitton artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière

After training with Jean Paul Gaultier, he spent 16 years at Balenciaga before taking over at the LVMH-owned maison, introducing its first cruise collection and reaching back into the past for the iconic Petite Malle trunk

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9 September, 2024
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