The Fragrance Foundation gathered the American fragrance industry at Cipriani 42 in New York to announce its 2026 finalists and early winners — and if you know how to read a room, the results are a masterclass in where luxury perfumery is quietly, decisively heading. There is something almost ritualistic about the Fragrance Foundation Awards. … Read more
Hermès Opens Its 25th Leather Workshop in France — And It’s a Quiet Revolution Hidden in Plain Sight The luxury giant just inaugurated a new atelier in Loupes, Gironde, creating 260 artisan jobs, planting a timber-framed building in a forest, and — perhaps more quietly — sending a message to every other luxury house on … Read more
A Downtown Palace Fit for Pop Royalty: Mariah Carey’s Tribeca Penthouse Steps into the Spotlight Perched atop Franklin Tower at 90 Franklin Street in Tribeca, a glittering triplex penthouse is stepping out of the wings and into the spotlight—this time not for a music video, but for the buyer’s market. Mariah Carey’s longtime New York … Read more
Let’s be honest — this was the soft launch we all saw coming. Pedro Pascal, the Chilean-American actor who has spent the better part of two years being chronically, helplessly beloved by the internet, has officially joined Chanel as a House Ambassador. The announcement, made on April 14, 2026, confirmed what the front rows and … Read more
Lotus and the Art of the Unfinished In the high-octane theater of Milan Design Week, where brands usually scramble to present a polished, static finality, Lotus is choosing to perform a high-speed autopsy of its own soul. Returning to the FuoriSaloni 2026, the Hethel-based marque presents IN PROGRESS—an exhibition at the Haus of Automotive on … Read more
Dutch provocateur Duran Lantink has made his debut as creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier with a Spring/Summer 2026 collection titled “JUNIOR” — and fashion just exhaled, slowly, through a structured bustier. Staged in the basement of the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, the show channelled the late 1980s Amsterdam club scene, linebacker shoulders, … Read more