Winston Udeagha, founder of Nigerian-based leather and fashion accessories brand, Winston Leather, was watching the news one day when a light bulb went off in his head. The story was about a family of cocoa farmers living in Ghana that had never tasted chocolate despite growing the main ingredien…
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The Chopard Happy Sport Golf Timepiece is a Chic, Diamond Interpretation of the Game
Chopard has designed stylish timepieces for the ultimate golf fan. Dubbed the Chopard Happy Sport Golf Edition, it is the latest version of the company’s flagship ladies timepiece collection, first introduced in 1993. The timepiece has a frosted green-coloured dial that symbolizes the green, and …
Clash de Cartier [Un]limited is a Dual Jewellery Collection with a Twist
There are not so many jewellery Maisons that can evoke the same kind of emotions as Cartier. And with its newest capsule collection, Clash [Un]limited, it is easy to see why. The latest designs, which are set to drop next month, are an extension of the Clash de Cartier collection which launched i…
Looking to Start Your Luxury Timepieces Collection? Follow These Steps
The best thing about timepieces is that they double as statement jewellery pieces while remaining highly functional. But most importantly, timepieces – especially those in the luxury category – can be ageless, moving effortlessly through time and adding value with age. In the past, lu…
Breitling and Bentley end their 19-year Partnership in Style
Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling, and British luxury automaker and marketer, Bentley, have announced the end of their 19-year partnership that has been heralded as the longest ever collaboration between an auto and watchmaker brand. In celebration of this iconic and largely successful partnershi…
Reframd’s ‘Afropolitan’ Sunglasses are Specifically Designed for Black Faces
Berlin-based eyewear brand, Reframd, has designed a range of 3D-printed sunglasses specifically for people with low and wide noses who are typically Blacks. Shariff Vreugd, co-founder of the self-acclaimed ‘Afropolitan’ brand explained why: “The basic concept behind Reframd is that good design is…
The Latest Jimmy Choo Shoe Collection, Designed Entirely by Fans
Like Rolls Royce, Jimmy Choo had a brilliant idea during the height of the pandemic last year: get fans involved in a competition that would possibly take their minds off the grim realities of the time by letting them do what they love the most. The Choo Sketch design competition was conceived on…
ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Karl Lagerfeld x Kenneth Ize Collection
Over the years, designer Kenneth Ize has come in contact with Karl Lagerfeld only indirectly: first as a student in Vienna where the latter’s vision and ideas were taught by professors and then as one of the 2019 finalists for the LVMH Prize for Young Designers. This second occasion would have be…
The Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s are the Stuff of Dreams
The new Louis Vuitton x Nike collaboration is everything you’d imagine it to be and more. The collection, which was showcased during Louis Vuitton’s Paris Spring/Summer 2022 fashion show, revealed over two dozen Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 hybrids, placing particular focus on the Air Force 1…
Gucci’s Second High Jewellery Collection is an Ode to Nature
Creative director Alessandro Michele has unveiled a new Hortus Deliciarum (Garden of Delights) collection from Gucci. This second high jewellery collection is both joyful and sophisticated and is replete with his distinctive prism of colour and bold design. The collection, comprising of over 130 …