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Cartier owner Richemont sales disappoint as economic pressures start to pinch even the rich

Luxury giants including Richemont and LVMH are seeing a slump in sales after a high-end spending boom during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fortune

Cocktails and canapés: recipes and tablescapes fizzing with style

Our showstopping cocktails and canapés for festive occasions will bring effervescence to any event

Wallpaper

In Memoriam: Maria Pergay (1930 – 2023)

We remember design dame Maria Pergay, who died on 31 October 2023 aged 93

Wallpaper

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Hermès in the Making

Craft isn't just a buzzword for the French fashion house.

Marie Claire

Bonhams Hermès auction proves Birkins are as collectable as ever

The mini bags fetched as much as £35,000 at auction

Evening Standard

Luxury shoppers are buying less Balenciaga and Gucci, in latest signs of an end to the ‘roaring 20s’

Economic pressures have added to the list of challenges faced by the luxury giant behind Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent.

Fortune

Inside the VIP Frieze opening 2023 — It-girls, Tinie Tempah, and a veritable Birkin orgy

It was an Hermès stampede complete with an army of art husbands when the doors of Frieze opened, says Joe Bromley

Evening Standard

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The AI revolution is coming. Invest in $10,000 handbags

Analysis shows LVMH, Dior, Hermès and Gucci owner Kering have consistently outperformed Amazon, Google and Apple

The Guardian - UK

In fashion: the best of A/W 2023 in 12 striking looks

The best of A/W 2023 distilled into 12 looks and accessories for men and women, from pointed Prada collars and ghostly Loewe gowns to a stack of glimmering Hermès rings

Wallpaper

‘Hermès smells soft and smoky, Gucci more like wood’: how fake-hunters tell designer knock-offs from the real deal

With fashion lovers increasingly turning to secondhand luxury, bogus goods are rife. But at what cost?

The Guardian - UK

Best luxury dressing gowns for women: from the ostentatious to the silky and soft

Our favourite kind of evening gown

Evening Standard

Best luxury towels: beach and bath towels to kick back in style

Throwing in the towel has never been so stylish

Evening Standard

Summer games, from pétanque to pool floats, get a fashionable spin

From a luxurious pétanque set to pool floats and playing cards, summer games and toys from the world’s best-known fashion houses

Wallpaper

How an Hermès silk scarf comes to life

Wallpaper* takes a trip to Lyon, where creativity and craft unite to make the iconic Hermès ‘carré’ – a square-shaped silk scarf adorned with prints by renowned artists and illustrators

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Evening Standard

Best Birkin bag lookalikes to complete your quiet luxury aesthetic

The closest thing to owning the iconic accessory

The Independent UK

How Jane Birkin inspired the most expensive bag in the world

Jane Birkin, the inspiration behind eponymous bag, died at age 76

The Guardian - UK

Jane Birkin’s Gallic style booms on resale sites after her death

Sites report leap in interest in singer’s signature accoutrements – not least her namesake bag

France 24

Jane Birkin: The British actress who became a French icon

She was an icon in France: a British actress, singer and muse to many. In this edition we remember Jane Birkin, who died on Sunday at the age of 76. A British woman who was a cultural idol for the French, the lover and collaborator of one of their most…

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Evening Standard

The Birkin bag — an evolution of the ultimate, theft-worthy, fashion status symbol

The Birkin is the most revered handbag of all time — and one of the most expensive. As the story of a stolen Birkin goes viral, we look back on the bag’s inception

Evening Standard

Jane Birkin — the Londoner who became fashion’s eternal muse

The ‘morning after’ hair, the gap-tooth smile, the oversized men’s blazers and — of course — the Hermès bag, Jane Birkin wielded once-in-a-generation style power, says Teo van den Broeke

Evening Standard

Emmanuel Macron, Alexa Chung and Carla Bruni lead tributes to “French icon” Jane Birkin

Leading names from the worlds of politics, fashion, Hollywood and music have released messages about the late Jane Birkin

WEKU

Jane Birkin, British actress, singer and French icon, dies at 76

The London-born star, whose British accent and natural style charmed her adopted country of France, died on Sunday. Her fame rivals the Hermès luxury handbags named after her.

The Guardian - UK

Jane Birkin obituary

Singer and actor who duetted with Serge Gainsbourg on Je T’aime … Moi Non Plus in 1969 and went on to a prolific film career

Woman & Home

Jane Birkin, actress and fashion icon, dies - a look at how she inspired the Birkin bag, one of the most sought-after accessories of all time

Jane Birkin has passed away aged 76, but her legacy will live on forever – not least because of the Birkin bag

Evening Standard

Best luggage tags for stylish identification on-the-go

Let lost luggage be a thing of the past

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