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Louis Vuitton’s autumn/winter 2025 show, held in the former office of a railway company near Gare du Nord in Paris, was a homage to train travel. Photo: AFP
Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week 2025: brand signatures mark a season of transition

Louis Vuitton held a small and intimate show at a ‘secret location’, Saint Laurent wowed with dramatic colour blocking and broad-shouldered tops, and Sacai embraced a cosy, graphic style.

Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week 2025: from Valentino’s ‘club toilet’ to Hermès horsing around

Style Edit

Style Edit: Max Mara’s fall/winter 2025 collection, inspired by two Brontës

Beauty

How gold, silver and platinum are revolutionising luxury skincare

From Cleopatra to nanotech: precious metals in beauty regimes according to influencer Renée Chow, Joyce Beauty’s Harriet Lee, and Subtle Energies spa founder Farida Irani.

Once confined to the jewellery box, gold, silver and platinum are taking their place in the skincare cabinet as well. Photo: Trunk Archive
Banking & finance

Gucci, Prada close more China outlets as luxury spending shrinks

Store closures are also hurting mall owners and undermining projections for an end to the multi-year property market slump.

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Fashion

‘It’ bags then and now: the shows and celebs defining what’s hot

Following in the footsteps of Chanel, Balenciaga and Loewe, Singapore’s Aupen has achieved cult status, having been spotted in the company of Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Olivia Rodrigo and Beyoncé.

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Icons and Influencers

Q&A | Amen Candles’ founder Rodrigo Garcia Alvarez on building a plastic-free future

Alvarez is slowly transforming the luxury candle market with eco-friendly innovations and cool collaborations carried by Picasso museums and stores such as Dover Street Market Ginza.

Amen Candles’ Uruguayan founder Rodrigo Garcia Alvarez. Picasso looks ahead. Photo: Succession Picasso 2022
Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week 2025: from Chloé’s boho chic to Schiaparelli’s Texan glamour

Autumn/winter 2025 highlights include Rabanne’s Julien Dossena presenting a lesson in wearable sparkle, while Schiaparelli’s Daniel Roseberry took a maximalist approach to celebrating his roots.

Paris Fashion Week

Q&A | LVMH Prize founder Delphine Arnault on the award for young designers

The 2025 LVMH Prize semi-finalists were welcomed by Arnault at a presentation during Paris Fashion Week, attended by Jaden Smith and Lily James, among others.

Fashion

Style shoot: Prada plays with punk and sci-fi vibes for spring/summer 2025

Metallic fabrics, ‘alien’ accessories and hole-punched garments mix with sturdier woollens and distressed leather, alongside floral prints and feminine silhouettes.

Prada’s spring/summer 2025 collection, unveiled at Milan Fashion Week last September, plays with punk and sci-fi elements, blending retro-futuristic and classic vibes. Photography: Ricardo Beas
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Style Edit: Fendi, the 100-year-old family business that became a fashion icon

Silvia Venturini Fendi created the Baguette bag, whose variations include collabs with Jeff Koons and Francesco Vezzoli; Fendi was also the first luxury house to host a show at the Great Wall of China.

A century old this year, Fendi has held many landmark runways, including this historic one presented by Karl Lagerfeld in 2007 at the Great Wall of China. Photo: Handout
Fashion

Power play: pinstripes are back – time to make them personal

Doechii stunned in a sculptural gown at the Grammys, Renée Zellweger was sleek and edgy in a Patrizia Pepe bodysuit, and Kerry Washington rocked a chic skirtsuit at Thom Browne’s fall 2025 show.

Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week 2025 – from Haider Ackermann’s debut to a Dior farewell?

Indie label Zomer dressed models backwards, Takahashi was inspired by punk and Patti Smith, Chiuri took notes from the late Gianfranco Ferré, and McCartney put an end to work-from-home dressing down.

Celebrity style

What the stars wore to the 2025 Oscars – 14 must-see looks

For the biggest night in film – and red carpet fashion – Ariana Grande wore Glinda-esque Schiaparelli, Demi Moore stunned in sparkling Giorgio Armani Privé, and Timothée Chalamet donned a butter yellow Givenchy suit.

Zoe Saldana, Demi Moore and Timothée Chalamet stunned at the 2025 Oscars. Photos: EPA-EFE, Los Angeles Times/TNS, Reuters
Milan Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week 2025: from Gucci’s transition to Fendi’s 100th anniversary

Gucci offers a ‘foundational’ collection as it awaits a new creative director, while Marni’s Francesco Risso wows with creative collaborations; Fendi’s family affair meanwhile hits it out of the park.

The Prada autumn/winter 2025 show had an undone quality to it, what co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons referred to as “raw glamour”. Photo: EPA-EFE
Fashion

The end of endorsements? Brands mull consumer cynicism about celebrity support

Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty, Hailey Bieber’s Rhode and Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty have all bucked the trend – as have Loewe, Rick Owens and Veja in the world of fashion.

London Fashion Week

London Fashion Week 2025: how independent brands are rethinking the runway

Rising costs and industry challenges kept many indie designers away, while brands like Huishan Zhang and Erdem are still holding shows to present their latest collections.

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Style Edit: Dua Lipa becomes the face of the new Chanel 25 bag

The singer turned heads in 3 different Chanel looks at the 2023 Met Gala, having previously performed in Chanel at LA’s Grammy Museum; the maison also designed custom looks for her recent Asian tour.

Dua Lipa is the face of the new Chanel 25 bag, while the maison also designed custom looks for her recent Asian tour. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Claire Choisne’s Untamed Nature collection for Boucheron

The maison’s latest high jewellery collection is inspired by its founder Frédéric Boucheron’s love of nature as well as the forms of plants like lingonberry, thistle and fuchsia.

Fame and celebrity

Dotty about polka dots: which A-listers and brands have spotted the trend?

Both Margot Robbie and Sienna Miller were spotted wearing polka dots to Wimbledon last year, while luxury brands from Valentino to Chloé and Dolce & Gabbana are also dotty over the spring/summer trend.

Luxury cars

Rolls-Royce Black Badge Spectre a powerful electric car with Spitfire vibes

The electric Black Badge Spectre from Rolls-Royce has an Infinity Mode button to release the engine’s full power, and upgraded suspension.

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Rolls-Royce’s new Black Badge Spectre. Photo: Rolls-Royce
Celebrity style

How generations of A-listers have kept the cardigan current

Swift named the lead single off 2020’s Folklore ‘Cardigan’, and a century after Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel first led the way, La Maille cardigans from Jacquemus have become cult classics.

Taylor Swift has always been a cardigan fan, while Kendall Jenner and Anne Curtis are just two more in the latest generation of A-listers to give the homely button-up look some love. Photo: Getty Images
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, Feb 21-23

Celebrate noodles and a restaurant’s anniversary, and see the latest in vegetarian and vegan food – or a film that dives into deaf culture.

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Style Edit: Henry Jacques’ 3 new perfumes, based on its HJ Rose de Mai absolute

The trio of scents – Rose Très Rose, Rose Soleil and Rose Azur – joins the maison’s signature Rose Snow de HJ perfume, with its unusual crystals of rose wax that melt on the skin like snowflakes.

Fame and celebrity

How to style like Golden Globe winner Zoe Saldaña, who stunned in Fendi

The Emilia Pérez star wore Fendi, but you can create a similar look with Dolce & Gabbana, Khaite and Métier.

Zoe Saldaña wears Fendi at the 27th SCAD Savannah Film Festival in Georgia, in November 2024. Photo: Getty Images
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Style Edit: Aesop unveils its Aurner perfume with a limited edition ear cuff

Known for fusing traditional Thai craftsmanship with the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, the Bangkok-based designer’s creations reflect an appreciation of imperfection and transient beauty.

Aesop unveils its Aurner perfume with limited edition jewellery by Patcharavipa Bodiratnangkura, representing the brand’s unorthodox approach. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Richard Mille RM 16-02 Automatic Winding Extraflat

The watch comes on the back of the success of the film The Brutalist and of its star Adrien Brody earning plaudits during this year’s awards season.

Celebrity style

How female celebrities are rocking ties, from Selena Gomez to Jenna Ortega

Ties have become the hottest accessory among female celebs and influencers, especially when teamed with a smart suit.

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