Did you know that Rolex timepieces have rather interesting nicknames? Apparently, just like certain auto models in Nigeria carry the monikers, ‘baby boy’, ‘big daddy’ and ‘muscle’, among the Rolex collector community, names like ‘Pepsi’ or ‘Batman’ mean something completely different from what th…
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Would You Rock the Balenciaga x Bang & Olufsen Speaker Handbag?
Before you give a definitive answer, consider all the functions you could squeeze out of a handbag fitted with powerful speakers from Bang & Olufsen and wrapped in Italian lambskin leather from Balenciaga. The just-concluded 51st couture fashion show by Balenciaga was a star-packed affair wit…
Louis Vuitton has a new Jewellery Collection, the LV Diamonds
What immediately comes to mind when you hear that Louis Vuitton has dropped a diamonds-themed jewellery collection? Heavy yellow/white gold rings with a prominent diamond stone resting against a bezel setting? Big, ostentatious bracelets and necklaces decked out with diamonds? Statement pieces in…
Here’s One More Reason to Get that Chanel Bag
For years, Birkin by Hermès has been the go-to investment item for luxury fashion enthusiasts. It had the reputation of not only being able to hold its value year after year but also surpassing its original price on the secondary market, especially during the 2020 lockdown. Now, however, Chanel s…
Looking for a New Jewellery Collection? Try Fendi’s First High Jewellery Set
Fendi is the latest luxury fashion house to make a blinged entrance into the world of high jewellery with its new 3-piece diamond-encrusted set. Using more than 1,000 diamonds, Delfina Delettrez Fendi, the label’s artistic director of jewellery, designed a mini collection featuring cascading whit…
The Latest Luxury Lifestyle Brand is … Ferrari?
The Italian luxury auto brand is looking to drive up profits in a different industry. In 2019, just before the world was thrown into the throes of a pandemic, Ferrari announced that it was considering increased streams of income, but from a niche other than auto manufacturing. It was transitionin…
5 African Fashion Designers to get You Red Carpet Ready
It is official: COVID fatalities are at an all-time low and all over the world, the red carpets are out. Here in Africa, celebrities, influencers, industry giants and just about everyone are gliding down the red carpet for events centred around product launches, movie premieres, awards and other …
7 Turbocharged Auto-Themed Timepieces for the Ultimate Auto Enthusiast
Breitling and Bentley’s partnership may have been the longest between an auto and a timepiece brand, but it is by no least the only creative and wildly successful one out there. Other auto brands like Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bugatti have had successful extended partnerships with other timepiece …
Bulgari Breaks a New World Record with the Octo Finissimo Ultra
And this is neither the first nor the third time it is setting and shattering records with its luxury timepieces. The Octo Finissimo Ultra is actually Bulgari’s eighth successful attempt. When Bulgari launched the Octo Finissimo collection in 2014, unbeknownst to many of us, it had a major …
5 Reasons why the Omega x Swatch Collab is so Brilliant
We are living in very interesting times. Since 2020, the fashion industry has entertained the world with some of the most creative collaborations of the 21st century. We have witnessed the Gucci and Balenciaga hack; the Fendi and Versace mash-up aka Fendace; the Louis Vuitton x Nike Airforce 1 co…