Author: Editorial Team
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The Luxury Dispatch: Your Fortnightly Briefing on the High-End Horizon
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in Art, Automotive, Aviation, Beauty, Design, DRIVE, ESCAPE, Fashion, Gifts, Gourmet, Hi Tech, Holiday, LUST, Real Estate, SHELTER, Sport & Health, Watches|Jewelry, YachtsIf the luxury world had a mood this fortnight, it would be restless elegance. Boardrooms are reshuffling, creative directors are bowing out, iconic brands are chasing new identities, and the markets are sending mixed signals. From a royal Burberry capsule to Porsche’s worst year in over a decade, from Kering’s painful surgery to Dubai’s bulletproof…
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Why Private Equity Just Got a Whole Lot Harder — and Why It’s Coming Back Stronger
The private equity world had quite the year. After a few quiet seasons, deal-makers are back in the game — and in a big way. But if you think things are simply returning to the good old days, think again. The rules have changed. That’s the central message of Bain & Company’s 17th Annual Global…
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The Pattern That Nearly Buried Burberry
How the world’s most recognizable check went from royal lining to fashion emergency — and lived to tell the tale. The secret hiding in the lining Picture this: it’s 1920s Britain. The Burberry check — that unmistakable beige, black, red, and white tartan — exists only as a hidden whisper inside coat linings. A quiet…
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How Zegna turned its founder’s intimate world into bottles of liquid memory
Zegna, the Italian luxury menswear house known for its exceptional fabrics and understated tailoring, has just launched its first major fragrance collection in years — and it is not what you might expect from a high-end menswear house. Memorie is a set of six eaux de parfum, each one built around a specific moment, place,…
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The Haute Couture Suite that thinks like Isabelle Huppert
There are hotel suites that impress, and there are hotel suites that say something. The Haute Couture Suite by Isabelle Huppert, on the sixth floor of the Mandarin Oriental Lutetia in Paris, belongs firmly to the second category — and with its latest additions, it has grown considerably more articulate. This is not a suite…
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How Lexus Is Redefining Space at Milan Design Week 2026
When the design world descends upon Milan this April for the Salone del Mobile, the air usually hums with the frantic energy of “the new.” Yet, in the heart of the Tortona district, Lexus is planning to offer the exact opposite: the world premiere of “SPACE,” an immersive installation that challenges the very industry it…