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Celebrate 50 years of the iconic smiley face with cheerful rings and dazzling necklaces
I’ve had enough of flyers with massive suitcases masquerading as hand baggage and flinch at those lacking spatial awareness
Following a slew of firsts in the creative director’s decade-long tenure at the French label, Olivier Rousteing is overseeing the launch of another: a genderless fine jewellery collection
A party jacket is a bespoke gem-set jewel that can transform a treasured solitaire, giving it extra sparkle — and a new lease of life
The fashion brand shows it has lost none of the sense of adventure that first put it on the luxury map
Deep sea meets sun this summer
PE-backed Design Holding wants to acquire more luxury interior brands
French luxury house says demand remains resilient in markets such as the US
The technique favoured by jewellers Boucheron and Cartier prizes detail over dazzle
Clever design that provides both fun and function
Brokers insist sanctions are having little impact beyond Russian owners and their networks
Gildo Zegna and Antoine Arnault insist strong sales elsewhere can help sector withstand Chinese Covid-19 shock
Chief Ola Källenius targets profit margins closer to those of rivals Porsche and Ferrari
Like his mentor, Virgil Abloh, the multidisciplinary designer has always looked to disrupt luxury. This time, he’s doing it with a Big Bang
UK luxury label reports ‘significant disruption’ from Covid restrictions but expects strong rebound
With 24-hour couture fittings, gourmet dinners and midnight tours through the museum, the secret apartment at Dior’s 30 Montaigne brings a retail fantasy to life
A shift in spending habits in Asia and a crackdown on wealth by Beijing threaten a profit squeeze for high-end brands
The British company makes beautiful sports cars but it lacks Ferrari’s engineering heritage
Employees rank European companies on diversity of gender, ethnicity, age, disability and sexual orientation. Plus: City calls for ethnicity pay gap reporting; Spanish group takes lead on disability; class disadvantage in the workplace
The Japanese brand has brought a touch of avant-garde to a design icon in its latest collaboration
Cosmetics group joins multinationals hit by economic fallout from strict zero-Covid policies
Tracee Ellis Ross loves her Italian cake stand, Patrick Kinmouth stocks up on liquorice chocolate bonbons in Copenhagen and Cynthia Nixon can’t resist a Moroccan rug
Designers from Norway, construction workers from Germany and UK crews balance discretion with flamboyance in the finished product
Fashion brands are launching second-hand marketplaces, making it easier for customers to buy and sell past-season merchandise
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