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 … Read more

LVMH Just Hired Science to Explain Why Designers Are Geniuses

Decoding the new LVMH’s “Sciences & Creation” Chair — and what it actually means once the press release ends Every luxury conglomerate eventually produces a headline that sounds like it was generated by a very expensive fog machine. “LVMH and Institut Français de la Mode launch the Sciences & Creation Chair, dedicated to new scientific … Read more

The Week in Luxury: Sculpture, Scarcity, and the Slow Reset of an Industry

August is supposed to be luxury’s quiet month — the pause between resort season and the September show circuit. This week said otherwise. Auction houses posted their best first half in years, private jet operators are consolidating and rationing access in the same breath, a hypercar shed a meter of height for the sake of … Read more

Fashion’s Report Card Is In: Decoding the Q2-26 Lyst Index

Every quarter, the internet quietly votes on which fashion houses it’s obsessed with, and every quarter, Lyst tallies the results into a ranking that half the industry pretends not to check obsessively. The Q2-26 Lyst Index has landed, and this time the story isn’t really about a coup at the top. It’s about heatwaves, jelly … Read more

The New Rules of Wealth: What The 2026 Wealth Report Tells Us About the World’s Money — and Where It’s All Going

A 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, … Read more

How the World’s Wealthiest Are Rewriting the Meaning of Luxury in 2026

From 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 … Read more