Luxury art and collectables
If 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 … Read more
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 … Read more
In the increasingly crowded luxury landscape of 2026, brands are no longer satisfied with simply occupying your dresser or your playlist—they want to colonize your entire sensory apparatus. The latest move comes from Diptyque, the Parisian arbiter of “stealth wealth” fragrances, which has partnered with the digital music tastemakers at COLORSxSTUDIOS and the Mercury Prize-winning … Read more
China’s personal luxury market spent 2025 in a state of “recalibration,” which is essentially corporate-speak for everyone collectively deciding to stop panic-buying handbags and start asking if that fifth leather tote is actually worth the price of a small car. According to the latest deep dive from Bain & Company, the market contracted by about … Read more
Every decade, luxury declares itself “at a turning point,” pours another magnum of optimism, and quietly raises prices. But this time, something genuinely structural is happening. From creative-director musical chairs to bankrupt department stores and gold‑priced gold, the industry is being forced to answer a very awkward question: what exactly are we selling for all … Read more
On December 30, 2025, LVMH solidified its grip on the French media landscape by acquiring 100% of Les Éditions Croque Futur. This strategic move folds three heavyweights—the business weekly Challenges and the scientific journals Sciences & Avenir and La Recherche—into LVMH’s investment arm, UFIPAR. While the group frames this as a mission to “secure the … Read more