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    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: May
      Pierre Salanitro: The gem-setter trusted by the big watch brands

      The Genevan is expanding his creative reputation, built on supplying industry players, to launch his own luxury marque

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Fashion accessories
      Men’s rings — is it time to up the bling?

      I have worn rings as ‘symbolic adornment’ for years — now I am considering gemstones

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Jean-Claude Biver: ‘Luxury is decorating everything’

      The veteran credited with reviving several struggling watch brands brings his first own ‘Grail’ tourbillon to market

    • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
      Style
      Patek Philippe’s new Nautilus watch finally surfaces

      The source of much horological hype, the 5811 timepiece has some very subtle modifications — and one bigger change

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      My Favourite Pieces: Ahmed Rahman on how to become a disciplined watch collector

      The trained engineer has an eye for both aesthetics as well as for what’s under the bonnet

    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Jean Arnault on the steps towards a Louis Vuitton high horology academy

      The LVMH scion wants to revive traditional brand Daniel Roth focused on craftsmanship and finishing

    • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
      Menswear
      Business travel jackets for a flying start

      Rise above the summer airport chaos with multi-pocket, unstructured jackets that lend a feeling of order

    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      The Art of FashionArt of Fashion: the British issue
      The sage and the scholar: Paul Smith and Priya Ahluwalia

      Britain’s best-known menswear designer in his first collaboration with another award-winning designer

    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Watches and Wonders: Chopard reaches high note with anniversary special

      The watchmaker is looking to polish its high-end credentials with a music-inspired minute repeater

    • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
      Style
      Jean Arnault, scion of LVMH, on watchmaking’s Gen Z appeal

      The youngest son of Bernard Arnault has a new role at Louis Vuitton watches

    • Friday, 28 January, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Dubai Watch Week offers clues for the future of fairs

      Industry supports the smaller but more diverse and inclusive format of the show

    • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
      Style
      Goodbye to Gieves & Hawkes?

      The liquidation of its Hong Kong owner threatens the future of the Savile Row tailor

    • Monday, 20 December, 2021
      Style
      Watch list: Gérald Genta’s most sought-after designs to go under the hammer

      Original drawings for Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Patek Philippe Nautilus timepieces will be auctioned in the spring

    • Monday, 6 December, 2021
      Watches
      Patek Philippe reveals Tiffany blue Nautilus

      The watch will be available to only 169 of Tiffany’s top clients — with one expected to fetch hundreds of thousands at auction

    • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
      Fashion
      The return of the Eighties slogan jumper

      Savvy entrepreneurs are reviving vintage designs with a wholesome flavour

    • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
      Menswear
      Black tied — the changing rules of formal dress

      Once the dress code on the invitation was a cause for relief, but the eveningwear brief has begun to blur around the edges

    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Bremont movement helps solidify British watchmaking credentials

      The brand’s Longitude watch is the first to be made in the new facility and feature a costlier but proprietary calibre

    • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
      Fashion
      Goodbye power polo: Elizabeth Holmes changes up her look for court

      The Theranos founder has adopted a softer, ‘everymom’ persona

    • Tuesday, 20 July, 2021
      Fashion
      When it comes to summer suits, creased is the word

      Ready-to-wear linen separates and unlined jackets are flying off the shelves as men embrace the post-lockdown art of casual dressing up

    • Friday, 9 July, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Cyrille Vigneron: ‘You have to explain Cartier’s classics to a young generation in a modern way’

      Closing a third of shops and removing €200m of old stock was needed to start over

    • Friday, 21 May, 2021
      InterviewFashion
      Paul Smith: ‘It’s challenging to own a business based in Britain’

      After a year of store closures, the designer is opening a new shop in London

    • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
      Style
      Lex Greensill and the rules of wearing boots with suits

      David Cameron met the businessman in the desert — but it’s Greensill’s ankle wear that’s truly troubling

    • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Watches and Wonders’ Emmanuel Perrin: ‘Vital for watchmaking to keep our own fashion week’

      A mix of digital and physical events is the future for the industry, says the watch fair’s boss

    • Saturday, 30 January, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Watchmakers ramp up fashion tie-ups to target younger buyers

      Fashion deals keep luxury watch brands up with the times

    • Saturday, 7 November, 2020
      Watches & Jewellery
      Watch and luxury shopping industries contest end of UK tax-free scheme

      House of Lords peers join retailers to warn of ‘blow’ to business if VAT refunds are scrapped

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