Lebanese maison Rabih Kayrouz debuts his first international salon in London, which now provides the rare opportunity to order his haute couture in the English capital. Items include attire to be fitted locally, in addition to timelessly beautiful ready-to-wear pieces as well as jewellery.
Premiering at Omega’s watch museum in Bienne, Switzerland is the brand’s latest Bond model, Seamaster Diver 007. Built with Daniel Craig’s input, the watch features vintage looks (brown dial, woven metal strap) all in light titanium.
British maison Boodles launches The Secret Garden, a high jewellery collection subtly inspired by the new film of the classic children’s book. It embraces a holistic theme of healing through nature and is available early April.
Fashion iconoclast Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garçons) and Japanese pearl brand Mikimoto’s collaboration creates seven non-gendered, single-strand designs, which feature smaller (Akoya) or larger (South Sea) pearls, silver chain, pearl swag and Comme des Garçon insignia.
The Paris launch of Cindy Chao’s new Annual Butterfly boasts multi-layered, varied diamonds, sapphires and Burmese rubies, and it comes in ombré blue titanium. Her first such piece is now permanently displayed at Musée des Arts Décoratifs.
Public couture at Paris’s Musée Rodin – Dior’s Female Divine installation by American feminist artist Judy Chicago contains banners handcrafted by women at an Indian embroidery school.
The latest limited-edition A Magazine Curated By is specially curated for Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli and contains a beautifully photographed, fascinating insight into the collaborators, family, craftspeople, artworks and places that inspire this design virtuoso.
The Chameleon ring and pendant is the first item celebrating Annoushka Ducas’s tenth anniversary of her brand. The piece features up to four interchangeable gems that fix ingeniously and securely. Exclusive to Harrods.
Jewellery with provenance at Bonhams' London Jewels sale today. Remarkable items include Vita Sackville-West's 1912 Cartier pendant with antique Indian carved emerald and carved rock crystal, and pieces from novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford's collection, gifted by her late husband.
Time, Nature, Love is Van Cleef and Arpels’ biggest ever European exhibition, with over 400 archive pieces being presented at the sumptuous Palazzo Reale in Milan. Until February 23.
Swarovski crystals and created gemstones have just cheekily joined the myriad natural gems in Harrods’ fine jewellery department. The line includes Stephen Webster’s new Bamboo collection in exclusive green spinel and rubies from Swarovski’s Penelope Cruz collaboration.
Christie’s November 19 London no-reserve handbag sale (proceeds to charity) features two super-rare Hermès white Himalaya crocodile Birkin bags, plus nine Fendi Baguettes, and pieces from Matisse’s granddaughter-in-law.
