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
Seventy-three years of family stewardship have ended in a single transaction. Now, with institutional capital in control and a new creative voice at the helm, the question isn’t whether Missoni can survive — it’s whether it can truly live again. After the Zigzag: Missoni Without the Family The house of Missoni was built on a … Read more
The Wrist Dispatch: Watches & Wonders 2026-LVMH-Richemont-The Independents-The Reckoning There is a peculiar ritual that plays out in April in Geneva at Watches & Wonders 2026. Men in navy blazers and women in silk scarves gather under the vaulted glass of Palexpo to collectively agree that mechanical watchmaking is, once again, having its greatest moment. … Read more
The Market They Can’t Ignore. An edited intelligence report for the discerning collector What was once the quiet domain of obsessives and connoisseurs has become one of the most commercially dynamic corners of the luxury world. The niche perfume segment is expected to reach $4.85 billion in 2026, growing at a 9.1% compound annual rate … Read more
If the early 2020s were defined by a frantic, almost panicked sprint toward a silent, lithium-powered future, 2026 is officially the year of the “Pragmatic Pivot.” For the High-Net-Worth Individual, the novelty of the silent 0–60 dash has worn thin. We’ve realized that while an electric motor is a brilliant appliance, it’s a rather mediocre … Read more
This spring, Easter in Manhattan has officially traded its fuzzy bunny ears for a set of hand-stitched leather handles. Starting March 13, the fourth-floor chocolate boutique inside Louis Vuitton’s 57th Street flagship—currently a sprawling, temporary “library” of luxury while the permanent Fifth Avenue home undergoes its facelift—becomes the epicenter of haute gastronomy. This isn’t just … Read more