Luxury brands

Meet the two Singaporean finalists of Bicester Collection’s Unlock Her Future prize

The 12 finalists of Unlock Her Future Prize 2026 at Bicester Village Suzhou on Oct 22.

Coffee, tea or Bottega Veneta: Luxury takes a seat at cafes in S. Korea

Luxury brands are exploring ways to reach consumers through local businesses and products beyond their core designs.

France’s luxury stores board up windows ahead of fresh protests

A vandalised Montblanc store with its broken windows boarded up following clashes in Marseille, France, on Oct 19.

Even China’s wealthy are cutting back, deepening slump for Hermes and Cartier

Chinese consumers are tightening their belts and pivoting to “pre-owned” Western brands or upstart new Chinese ones.

Style News

Design your own Longchamp Le Pliage bag at Raffles City pop-up

The Longchamp My Pliage Personalisation Pop-Up will be held at Raffles City Singapore from Oct 21 to Nov 18.

Raging against the luxury machine in France amid protests

A Christian Dior store in Paris, vandalised during clashes on Oct 17 and 18.

End of an era? How the Hermes Birkin bag is losing its scarcity appeal

The resale value of unworn Birkins sold as second-hand online has dropped by more than US$6,000 from its 2022 peak.

Cartier shows off its animal side in free exhibition at colonial bungalow

The leather room features two panther-inspired bag collections.

Western brands under pressure as ‘pre-owned’ luxury booms in China

A customer browsing purses among second-hand luxury goods at the Zhuanzhuan superstore in Shanghai on Oct 14.

The importance of designers doing it for themselves: Kim Jones starts own brand

Chairman of Henderson Land Dr Martin Lee Ka-shing (right) and Kim Jones OBE, who announced his eponymous label on Oct 12.

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