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Luxury brands

Chanel brings its 2026 high jewellery collection of signs, symbols and lucky charms to Singapore

The Lion Emblematique Brooch from Chanel’s Chanel Signes & Symboles high jewellery collection.
The Lion Emblematique Brooch from Chanel’s Chanel Signes & Symboles high jewellery collection.

Bids for jewellery seized from Fujian gang total about $5m; Hermes bracelet attracts $360k offer

A Hermes bracelet saw a flurry of last-minute bids that resulted in a final price of $360,000.
A Hermes bracelet saw a flurry of last-minute bids that resulted in a final price of $360,000.

Gucci’s new ‘Made in China’ sneaker models break with Italian tradition 

Demna will present his latest collection at a Milan runway show on Sept 25.
Demna will present his latest collection at a Milan runway show on Sept 25.

Tick Talk

Adventurous new watches from Breguet, Bovet, Omega, Louis Vuitton and Ulysse Nardin

The cases of both the Marine 5517 and 5527 (above)  come in gold or titanium, paired with patterned rubber straps or metal bracelets.
The cases of both the Marine 5517 and 5527 (above)  come in gold or titanium, paired with patterned rubber straps or metal bracelets.

Style News

Italian fashion brand Subdued opens second S’pore store at Bugis+

Subdued opens its second Singapore store at Bugis+.
Subdued opens its second Singapore store at Bugis+.

Bentley tests wealthy buyers’ interest in going electric with first full EV

Chairman and CEO of Bentley Motors, Frank-Steffen Walliser, posing beside the Torcal, Bentley’s first fully-electric model, during a launch event in London, Britain, on Sept 23.
Chairman and CEO of Bentley Motors, Frank-Steffen Walliser, posing beside the Torcal, Bentley’s first fully-electric model, during a launch event in London, Britain, on Sept 23.

Seized luxury goods fetch over $1.1m, days after no bids for money laundering-linked properties

A limited edition Louis Vuitton pumpkin bag - a collaboration with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama - attracted 81 bids, the most of any item.
A limited edition Louis Vuitton pumpkin bag - a collaboration with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama - attracted 81 bids, the most of any item.

The second life of the Fujian Gang’s luxury loot

As of Sept 18, a Louis Vuitton Limited Edition Yayoi Kusama Yellow and Black Monogram Leather Pumpkin Bag had drawn 34 bids and reached $40,000.
As of Sept 18, a Louis Vuitton Limited Edition Yayoi Kusama Yellow and Black Monogram Leather Pumpkin Bag had drawn 34 bids and reached $40,000.

Should you buy a gangster’s Rolex or a Chanel bag that was used by criminals?

Hundreds of handbags, jewellery and accessories forfeited in Singapore’s $3 billion money-laundering case in 2023 are going under the hammer at online auction house Hotlotz this month.
Hundreds of handbags, jewellery and accessories forfeited in Singapore’s $3 billion money-laundering case in 2023 are going under the hammer at online auction house Hotlotz this month.

Ousted Versace designer Dario Vitale lands at Emporio Armani

Dario Vitale, whose sole collection with Versace became almost mythic for fashion insiders, is taking on a corner of the Armani empire.
Dario Vitale, whose sole collection with Versace became almost mythic for fashion insiders, is taking on a corner of the Armani empire.

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