Category: Gifts
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Checkmate Has Never Cost This Much
Decoding Chanel’s world-first Haute Horlogerie chessboard — and why the watch industry is suddenly obsessed with games. Somewhere in a Swiss workshop, a team of artisans spent thousands of hours doing something that, on paper, sounds almost absurdly simple: building a chess set. Except this isn’t the chess set gathering dust in your parents’ living…
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Why a Paris courtroom just told the upcycling industry to put down the scissors
Your Grandmother’s Chanel Buttons Just Got a Restraining Order There’s a particular kind of person who spends a Sunday afternoon prying vintage CC buttons off a thrifted tweed jacket, gluing them onto a chain, and calling it “reworked couture.” As of this season, that person has a legal problem. On May 21, 2026, the Paris…
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Meet the New Money: Inside the $26 Trillion Question Nobody Asked You
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in Art, Business, Cigars & Spirits, Design, ESCAPE, Gifts, Gourmet, Hi Tech, Holiday, Pets, Real Estate, SHELTER, Sport & HealthSomewhere between your morning coffee and your inbox, the world quietly minted more ultra-rich people than at almost any point in the last decade. Altrata’s World Ultra Wealth Report 2026 just dropped, and buried under its very serious spreadsheets is a story that reads less like finance and more like a soap opera: self-made fortunes,…
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The New Rules of Wealth: What The 2026 Wealth Report Tells Us About the World’s Money — and Where It’s All Going
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in Art, Automotive, Aviation, Beauty, Business, Cigars & Spirits, Design, DRIVE, ESCAPE, Fashion, Gifts, Gourmet, Hi Tech, Holiday, LUST, Pets, Real Estate, SHELTER, Sport & Health, Watches|Jewelry, YachtsA deep dive into the landmark 20th edition of The Wealth Report, and why its findings matter to anyone who cares about the future of luxury, property, and private capital. Every year, Knight Frank — one of the world’s most respected independent property consultancies — drops its Wealth Report like a stone into still water,…
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How the World’s Wealthiest Are Rewriting the Meaning of Luxury in 2026
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in Art, Automotive, Aviation, Beauty, Business, Cigars & Spirits, Design, DRIVE, ESCAPE, Fashion, Gifts, Gourmet, Hi Tech, Holiday, LUST, Pets, SHELTER, Sport & Health, Watches|Jewelry, YachtsFrom dinosaur bones to private jets, vintage couture to curated high streets — Knight Frank’s landmark 20th Wealth Report takes a long, unflinching look at what truly wealthy people want right now. Spoiler: it’s not what you think. There’s a question that luxury brands, property developers, auction houses, and yacht builders have all been quietly…
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Porsche Meets Pixar: What Happens When a Sports Car Brand Starts Playing With Toys
There’s a version of brand strategy that makes complete sense on a spreadsheet and absolutely zero sense at a dinner party. Porsche teaming up with Disney and Pixar to build three custom 911s inspired by Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie from Toy Story is, emphatically, that version. And yet — somehow — it works. The…