Editorial

The Winners for the 2025 Fragrance Foundation Awards: A Starry Night for Fragrance, with a Whiff of Familiarity

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The American fragrance world gathered under the golden glow of the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for what has become its most anticipated ritual: the 2025 Fragrance Foundation Awards. The air shimmered with elegance, ambition, and a bespoke scent—”Lincoln in June”—designed exclusively for the evening by none other than Lifetime Achievement honoree Daniela … Read more

The Great American Wealth Paradox: Richer Than Ever, But Ready to Flee

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It’s official: the United States is still the global Goliath of private wealth. The newly released USA Wealth Report 2025, produced by Henley & Partners — the international leader in residence and citizenship planning — in collaboration with New World Wealth, a respected global data intelligence firm, lays it bare: America is not just wealthy. … Read more

A Riviera-Inspired Affair: St. Regis x Vilebrequin Bring Resortwear to the Realm of Legacy Luxury

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The latest chapter in the collaboration between St. Regis Hotels & Resorts and Vilebrequin is less of a brand partnership and more of a sun-kissed symphony — where family legacy meets French flair, and where the indulgence of leisure is dressed in custom cabana stripes. In a luxury landscape increasingly dictated by experience over excess, … Read more

The New Cartography of Capital: Where the Wealthy Roam in 2025

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In the gilded atlas of global affluence, 2025’s edition has a familiar hue: American blue. The World’s Wealthiest Cities Report 2025, compiled by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth, reads like a love letter to U.S. dominance—with a generous helping of digital-era optimism and a pinch of geopolitical reality. But beneath the sparkle of … Read more

Rocks, Reuse & Radical Rethinks: What the Kering Generation Award Finalists Signal About the Future of Jewelry

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In a sector where sparkle has long overshadowed sustainability, Kering’s Generation Award x Jewelry is doing something audacious: it’s asking us to fall in love with imperfection, reclamation, and resonance. Think less flawless diamonds, more satellite scraps, fractured opals, and musical leather — each telling a story not just of beauty, but of meaning. The … Read more

Football, Fine Spirits, and the Future of Tequila: A Tale of Two Agaves

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In the ever-evolving landscape of luxury tequila, two brands have recently made waves in wildly different — yet equally compelling — ways. One chose the spotlight of the Premier League and cultural storytelling; the other quietly racked up more gold than a Roman emperor at a jewelry expo. Let’s start with the bold newcomer playing … Read more