THE JEWELLER’S ART
James Taffin de Givenchy comes from one of fashion’s grandest families but his use of gemstones is more original than traditional. Melanie writes a profile for The Economist.
BLAZER TRAILS
Snug suits and turtlenecks for the brooding modern flâneur.
TIME FLIES
Inspired by aeroplane cockpits, Bell & Ross combined rubber and black ceramic to stunning effect.
SHOP TILL YOU DEPOP
Trading second-hand clothes has become big business among the young. The shopping revolution is here.
HUNTING FOR THE SIXTH SENSE
Six outrageous perfumes to seduce the senses.
INTO THE BUSH
Will French savoir-faire transform Aussie cobber-clobber into the height of urban sophistication?
COOKING WITH COLOUR
Melanie meets the enamel masters Vacheron Constantin for her luxury column at The Economist.
TOOL KIT
Awesome sound is now wireless and if you want a disco in your front room you don’t have to be a geek to buy one.
THE TALE OF TWO GRAFF JEWELS
How the provenance of rare stones carries the drama of history…
BLING RING
Knuckle-dusters to knock you out.
DIAMONDS GALORE
Eleven reasons to get your best jewels out for breakfast.
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS
In 2016 Dolce & Gabbana stamped lemons on fabric in homage to their Sicilian heritage and now high jewellery citrus is next.
MASTERS OF SIMPLICITY
Complications inside needn’t mean complications outside.
BROOCH THE SUBJECT
Millennials have rediscovered brooches which is why sales are booming but can designers dispense with their stuffy reputation and create something modern and meaningful?
JEWELS OF CHARACTER
Real jewellery, imaginary people.
METAL HEADS
Chronographs are stop watches on the wrist and modern mechanical watch making has taken them beyond functionality and into the realm of status symbol.
LA VIE EN ROSE
Rose gold isn’t a modern invention despite the recent fanfare. It had a moment in 19th-century Russia when Fabergé added it to his eggs and then in the jazz age with Cartier crafted a portion of their Trinity bands out of it.
OBJECTS OF DESIRE
Chronographs are stop watches on the wrist and modern mechanical watch making has taken them beyond functionality and into the realm of status symbol.
WIRED FOR SOUND
Memento Mori meets Modernism in this Caravaggio riff.
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