HAUTE ROUNDUP
LUXE LIFE
THIS Quarterly checks out what’s new
and notable in the world of luxury products,
from jewellery to bags to clothes.
WO RD S
JASMINE CHUNG
Tiffany & Co.
Many of the brand’s gift boxes, in that familiar
shade of blue, will soon be filled with Chief
Artistic Officer Reed Krakoff’s debut jewellery
collection: Tiffany Paper FlowersTM. Stepping
away from the rigid formality of fine jewellery,
the collection juxtaposes refined femininity
and industrial modernity by using precious
stones and fine materials to create everyday
luxury for the modern woman.
With this collection, Tiffany & Co. has taken
the idea of flower petals and paper cutting to
the next level as it stays true to the essence
of naturalism — the vibrancy of the iris is
represented by the purple tanzanite, and the
vivid hues of fireflies are brought to life by the
yellow diamonds crafted in highly polished
platinum and set with brilliant diamonds. The
company’s first major fine jewellery launch in
almost a decade, this collection’s star piece is
a diamond bib necklace featuring more than
68 carats of pear-shaped and round brilliant
diamonds resembling delicately pinned
asymmetrical petals.
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Valentino
Animalier patterns are integral in Valentino’s
Garavani collection. The Maison has explored
the iconographies of their archives from the
1960s and 1970s to revive the snake, dragon
and tiger in edgy contemporary styles. They
are evident in the Candystud Bag with Tiger
Embroidery and Rockstud Spike Bag with
Dragon Embroidery. Both come in quilted
nappa leather and are finished with
gold-stud detailing.
Mauboussin
Luxury French jeweller Mauboussin presents
a limited-edition series in the Haute Joaillerie
‘Tellement Sublime, Mon Amour’ collection,
showcasing rings, a bracelet, a necklace and
a pair of earrings. Featuring specially sourced
unheated precious stones, the jewels are made
in an artisan’s workshop on Rue de Tournon in
the City of Lights.
The whimsical and voluptuous collection
is inspired by dentelle fleurie, or intricate floral
lace filled with paved diamonds. The generous
18 carat white gold ‘bouquets’ comprise of
300 brilliant white paved diamonds featuring
untreated precious stones such as a 5.51
carat cushion-cut Padparadscha pink-orange
sapphire, a cushion-cut 8.43 carat Sri Lankan
blue sapphire, ​​a cushion-cut 3.97 carat
Colombian emerald and a round-cut 3.01 carat
Mozambique ruby.
The half-sphere Diamant Blanc Rose
features 4.03 carats of pave diamonds and pink
sapphires diamonds enhanced with a round-
cut 2.80 carat brilliant white diamond. Jewellery
lovers who prefer minimalism over opulence
have the option of the slightly lighter variant
sans centre stone.
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Montblanc
Best known for its fountain pens, German
luxury brand Montblanc continues to push
the boundaries of fine craftsmanship by
launching its inaugural transformable and
wearable ornament on a writing instrument.
The innovative High Artistry Heritage
Metamorphosis Limited Edition features
masterpieces that revisit designs from
the Maison’s history, pushing the limits of
creativity for the elaborate masterpieces.
The artisans have drawn on intricate
engraving and gold nib crafting to turn
gold, diamonds, precious stones such as
diamonds, sapphires, rubies and tsavorites
to create objets d’art, where the removable Lanvin
ornamental spider on the fountain pen can Lanvin’s latest collection, a tribute to neo-
be worn as a bangle, tiepin or brooch with modernity, sees the brand’s Artistic Director
the jewellery pieces in the set. Olivier Lapidus collaborating with techism
The White Gold fountain pen, with a solid artist Krista Kim. Together, they bring digital
white gold cap and barrel, is set with brilliant technology into the ultra-contemporary
paved diamonds, hand-engraved solid gold collection. The designs are an ode to colour,
spider web motif adorned with a 0.62 carat with contrasting ombres, unexpected shades
pear-cut diamond spider and 16 diamonds and intensities from the technoid effects, which
that form its legs, with a 5.25 carat brilliant- present an unusual creative mix in the black-
cut diamond spider jewel on the cap. green and blue-pink shoulder bag and pouch.

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Christian Dior
Ornaments take precedence
as this fashion house revisits
its impressive archives to
launch its latest series of
bags that double as jewellery,
with its logo hardware and
jewellery chains. The Dior21st
and Diordirection flap bags
in shiny lambskin feature a
three-dimensional signature
‘CD’ clasp with a lock and
detachable chain in aged
gold-tone metal. They can
be worn as shoulder or
crossbody bags.
Gold detailing continues
to dominate the Dior Maison
with Creative Director Kris
Van Assche’s release of the
Dior Homme Gold Capsule,
starring the minimalistic
signature gold bee-on-black
cork calfskin clutches with
gold-tone finishings.

Hugo Boss
This German fashion house has appointed
its first Singaporean ambassador: Olympic
swimming champion Joseph Schooling, who
is said to embody BOSS Menswear’s success,
passion and precision. The official Joseph
Schooling capsule collection was launched
at the recent grand reopening of the BOSS
store at Marina Bay Sands. The association
with a sporting hero such as Schooling is a
longstanding tradition with the brand, which has
been the official outfitter of the German national
soccer team since 2013. Watch as the team
strut their stuff in Boss’ navy blue styles at this
year’s World Cup.

Top: Joseph Schooling

leading the pack at the
fashion show.
Below: Hollywood stars
Chris Hemsworth (right)
and Sebastian Stan were in
attendance.

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Burberry
Burberry’s classic trench
coats have been reinterpreted
with modern details and
new colours. The thoroughly
British brand has them in three
new fits: the slim-fit Chelsea,
the streamlined classic-fit
Kensington, and the signature
relaxed-fit Westminster. The
heritage trenches that are
made in Castleford, England,
feature five colours. Besides
classic honey, women can
enjoy the new tones of dark
military khaki, mid-grey and
midnight while men get an
additional classic black.
The launch was the result
of a collaboration with five
stylists — Jack Borkett, Anders
Thomsen, Victoire Simonney,
Ruben Moreira and Danny
Reed — who reimagined the
trench coats while retaining
their signature weatherproof
gabardine material lined with
Burberry’s vintage checks.

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