Style

Party pleasers.

HOLIDAY WISH LIST: Fashion designer L’Wren Scott joined forces with Banana Republic for her first-ever collaboration with a global fashion retailer, and has designed a capsule collection with holiday parties in mind.

A slick dreamworld juxtaposed with the vivid colours and patterns of wardrobe accessories from the autumn/winter collections.

Cool croc.

HOLIDAY WISH LIST: In celebration of its 80th birthday this year, Lacoste commissioned British art director and graphic designer Peter Saville to reimagine the classic L.12.12  polo for its Holiday Collector series.

The glove fits.

HOLIDAY WISH LIST: Quill & Tine is both stylish and smart, with sleek designs and a reverence for the art of writing. Their gloves are handmade with Italian lambskin, cashmere, and Australian lambswool, and are simply a delight for the digits.

A season for pearls.

HOLIDAY WISH LIST: Winter, spring, summer, fall—no matter what your favourite time of year, Mikimoto’s Four Seasons collection of nine one-of-a-kind, limited-edition pieces is bound to enchant.

Piste protection.

HOLIDAY WISH LIST: Regardless of the type of rider—those who stick to groomed runs, those who hike backside faces for the slightest trace of untouched powder, or those daring souls who fancy a 3-metre drop—the helmet is an essential piece of ski or snowboard equipment.

Natural inventory.

HOLIDAY WISH LIST: What to buy for the person who has everything? With the click of a mouse, enter Kaufmann Mercantile, an online general store with a serious slant towards the luxe and the curious.

Celebrating our 15th anniversary.

Over the past 15 years, we have spent time with many individuals, and through words and pictures we have endeavoured to reveal truths about them. Herewith, an eyeful of our portraiture.

The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond.

At first glance, this is a sapphire and diamond sautoir, a long necklace displaying an ornament where the strands unite. It was created by Italian jeweller Bulgari in 1969, and given as a gift from Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor.