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Casio G-SHOCK MRG-D5000 Blue Sapphire watch in official Casio campaign photography.

Fashion

Casio Built an $80,000 G-SHOCK Out of Sapphire. Only 20 Exist.

The MRG-D5000 is the result of a very expensive engineering problem: how do you make sapphire survive being a G-SHOCK? Casio has spent years…

October 21, 2026

A selection of Delta One's newly announced main courses, including plated meals, bread, a burger and drinks.

Travel

Delta One’s 2026 Overhaul Starts at LAX. What Will Your Flight Actually Get?

October 20, 2026

An AnnaLena tasting-menu dish with seared fish, green herb sauce, puffed grains, microgreens and edible flowers.

Travel

Vancouver Finally Has a Two-Star MICHELIN Restaurant. AnnaLena’s Tasting Menu Is C$178.

October 20, 2026

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Dior Holiday 2026 Cinnamon Glaze makeup collection arranged in a gold gingerbread-inspired holiday set.

Beauty

Dior Cinnamon Glaze Holiday 2026: Seven Makeup Prices, and What’s New

October 16, 2026

Patek Philippe Watch Art Milan 2026 exhibition gallery with vitrines and illuminated historic-watch displays.

Culture

Patek Philippe’s Milan Exhibition Is Free. Its Seven Limited Editions Run Up to $874,200.

October 16, 2026

Patek Philippe Gondolo Ladies First Joaillerie 7043/250G-001 in white gold, diamond-set dial and blue topaz hour markers, with peacock-blue strap.

Shopping

Patek Philippe Gondolo Ladies First: What Does the Extra $31,258 Buy?

October 13, 2026

Oura Ring 5 Silver product image from the official Oura press kit

Wellness

Oura Ring 5 vs. Ultrahuman Ring PRO: Which Ownership Model Fits You?

October 13, 2026

Interior of Le Café Louis Vuitton at Louis Vuitton 57th Street in New York City.

Business of Luxury

Why Luxury Brands Keep Opening Cafés

October 12, 2026

British Airways Airbus A380 G-XLEB approaching Washington Dulles International Airport in 2025.

Travel

British Airways Is Rebuilding the A380 Around Premium Cabins. Here’s What Actually Changes.

October 12, 2026

Ribbon-tied gift boxes arranged with evergreen sprigs on a tabletop.

Fashion

What $100, $250 and $500 Actually Buy From Luxury Houses This Holiday Season 2026

October 8, 2026

Fashion

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Casio G-SHOCK MRG-D5000 Blue Sapphire watch in official Casio campaign photography.

Fashion

Casio Built an $80,000 G-SHOCK Out of Sapphire. Only 20 Exist.

October 21, 2026

Ribbon-tied gift boxes arranged with evergreen sprigs on a tabletop.

Fashion

What $100, $250 and $500 Actually Buy From Luxury Houses This Holiday Season 2026

October 8, 2026

A campaign look from John Galliano’s Zara Re{form} collection.

Fashion

John Galliano’s Zara Collection Runs From a $25.90 Choker to $999 Dresses

October 6, 2026

A white-gold cuff set with diamonds and deep-blue gemstones.

Fashion

Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Jewelry Starts at About $58,000. Buying It Won’t Get You a Watch.

October 5, 2026

Gold zardozi embroidery on a red 20th-century wedding textile from Delhi, India.

Fashion

Chanakya International Has Worked Behind Major Luxury Names for Decades. Now the Maker Is Part of the Story.

October 2, 2026

Gigi Hadid in a red sweater holding a black quilted Miu Miu Arcadie handbag in front of an orange door.

Fashion

Miu Miu’s Arcadie Bag Is Suddenly Hard to Ignore

October 1, 2026

Beauty

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Dior Holiday 2026 Cinnamon Glaze makeup collection arranged in a gold gingerbread-inspired holiday set.

Beauty

Dior Cinnamon Glaze Holiday 2026: Seven Makeup Prices, and What’s New

October 16, 2026

Ribbon-tied gift boxes arranged with evergreen sprigs on a tabletop.

Fashion

What $100, $250 and $500 Actually Buy From Luxury Houses This Holiday Season 2026

October 8, 2026

Woman holding a glass skincare serum dropper near her hand

Beauty

Medicube vs. Anua vs. Rejuran PDRN Serum: Which One Makes Sense for You?

October 7, 2026

Dior Beauty Soho boutique in New York.

Beauty

Dior Beauty Has a $38 Door and a $495 Door. They Lead to the Same House.

October 7, 2026

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026 banner with a Prime-taped package and October 6–7 event dates.

Beauty

October Prime Day Fragrance Deals 2026: Which Discounts Actually Beat Retail?

October 6, 2026

NEST New York Wonder Eau de Parfum bottle with illustrated limited-edition packaging.

Beauty

NEST Turned Its Famous Holiday Scent Into a $130 Perfume

October 6, 2026

Wellness

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Oura Ring 5 Silver product image from the official Oura press kit

Wellness

Oura Ring 5 vs. Ultrahuman Ring PRO: Which Ownership Model Fits You?

October 13, 2026

Oura Ring 5 shown in an official Oura press image.

Wellness

Oura Postponed Its IPO. Its Filing Still Shows What You’re Really Paying For in a Smart Ring

September 26, 2026

Sea-front private-pool villa at Rosewood AMAALA on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast.

Travel

Which AMAALA Resort Is Actually Right for You? 7 Bookable Resorts Compared

September 26, 2026

Travel

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A selection of Delta One's newly announced main courses, including plated meals, bread, a burger and drinks.

Travel

Delta One’s 2026 Overhaul Starts at LAX. What Will Your Flight Actually Get?

October 20, 2026

An AnnaLena tasting-menu dish with seared fish, green herb sauce, puffed grains, microgreens and edible flowers.

Travel

Vancouver Finally Has a Two-Star MICHELIN Restaurant. AnnaLena’s Tasting Menu Is C$178.

October 20, 2026

British Airways Airbus A380 G-XLEB approaching Washington Dulles International Airport in 2025.

Travel

British Airways Is Rebuilding the A380 Around Premium Cabins. Here’s What Actually Changes.

October 12, 2026

EXPLORA I docked in Port Hercule, Monaco, photographed in June 2026.

Travel

Explora I Is Docking in Monaco for F1. The Suite-Only Fare Doesn’t Include a Race Ticket.

October 1, 2026

A model wearing the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok x Sporty & Rich 150th-anniversary capsule in a hotel setting.

Business of Luxury

Luxury Hotel Merch Is Becoming a Brand Strategy, Not Just a Souvenir

October 1, 2026

Sea and coastline at Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.

Travel

Ras Al Khaimah’s Luxury Bet Is Bigger Than Wynn Al Marjan Island

October 1, 2026

Living

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Unbranded laundry detergent bottle in a basket with white linens on a wooden floor.

Living

Apparently Luxury Laundry Is a Thing Now

October 7, 2026

BMW M Concept Neue Klasse in daylight, previewing BMW M’s electric Neue Klasse performance architecture.

Living

BMW Confirmed the First Electric M3. Here’s What’s Actually Official.

October 6, 2026

OHEKA Castle on Long Island, photographed from across the formal grounds.

Living

Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’ Castle Is Going to Auction. The Listing Includes a 95-Condo Development Plan.

October 6, 2026

Blue Range Rover Sport Electric driving through a white Carrara marble quarry.

Living

Range Rover has just created an awkwardly good value argument against its own flagship.

October 4, 2026

MB&F and Caran d’Ache GorillaSharpener in Alpine Frost blue standing on a wooden desk.

Living

Five Absurd Luxury Objects That Appeared This Week

October 4, 2026

Rolls-Royce Phantom Zenith Collection picnic hamper with its bespoke tableware and accessories.

Living

Five Things Luxury Car Brands Think You Need After the Car

October 3, 2026

Culture

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An AnnaLena tasting-menu dish with seared fish, green herb sauce, puffed grains, microgreens and edible flowers.

Travel

Vancouver Finally Has a Two-Star MICHELIN Restaurant. AnnaLena’s Tasting Menu Is C$178.

October 20, 2026

Patek Philippe Watch Art Milan 2026 exhibition gallery with vitrines and illuminated historic-watch displays.

Culture

Patek Philippe’s Milan Exhibition Is Free. Its Seven Limited Editions Run Up to $874,200.

October 16, 2026

OHEKA Castle on Long Island, photographed from across the formal grounds.

Living

Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’ Castle Is Going to Auction. The Listing Includes a 95-Condo Development Plan.

October 6, 2026

Vincent van Gogh’s Châtaigniers en fleurs, painted at Auvers in May 1890, with flowering chestnut trees above figures on a path.

Culture

Sotheby’s Says Two Paintings Could Break Records. Only One Is Estimated Above the Current Record.

October 6, 2026

J. M. W. Turner’s Rome, From Mount Aventine, a luminous panoramic view of Rome and the Tiber.

Culture

Turner’s Rome Painting Returns to Sotheby’s After Its 2014 Record Sale

October 6, 2026

Gold zardozi embroidery on a red 20th-century wedding textile from Delhi, India.

Fashion

Chanakya International Has Worked Behind Major Luxury Names for Decades. Now the Maker Is Part of the Story.

October 2, 2026

Shopping

View section

Casio G-SHOCK MRG-D5000 Blue Sapphire watch in official Casio campaign photography.

Fashion

Casio Built an $80,000 G-SHOCK Out of Sapphire. Only 20 Exist.

October 21, 2026

Patek Philippe Gondolo Ladies First Joaillerie 7043/250G-001 in white gold, diamond-set dial and blue topaz hour markers, with peacock-blue strap.

Shopping

Patek Philippe Gondolo Ladies First: What Does the Extra $31,258 Buy?

October 13, 2026

Oura Ring 5 Silver product image from the official Oura press kit

Wellness

Oura Ring 5 vs. Ultrahuman Ring PRO: Which Ownership Model Fits You?

October 13, 2026

Ribbon-tied gift boxes arranged with evergreen sprigs on a tabletop.

Fashion

What $100, $250 and $500 Actually Buy From Luxury Houses This Holiday Season 2026

October 8, 2026

Unbranded laundry detergent bottle in a basket with white linens on a wooden floor.

Living

Apparently Luxury Laundry Is a Thing Now

October 7, 2026

Woman holding a glass skincare serum dropper near her hand

Beauty

Medicube vs. Anua vs. Rejuran PDRN Serum: Which One Makes Sense for You?

October 7, 2026

Business of Luxury

View section

Interior of Le Café Louis Vuitton at Louis Vuitton 57th Street in New York City.

Business of Luxury

Why Luxury Brands Keep Opening Cafés

October 12, 2026

Dior Beauty Soho boutique in New York.

Beauty

Dior Beauty Has a $38 Door and a $495 Door. They Lead to the Same House.

October 7, 2026

BMW M Concept Neue Klasse in daylight, previewing BMW M’s electric Neue Klasse performance architecture.

Living

BMW Confirmed the First Electric M3. Here’s What’s Actually Official.

October 6, 2026

Vincent van Gogh’s Châtaigniers en fleurs, painted at Auvers in May 1890, with flowering chestnut trees above figures on a path.

Culture

Sotheby’s Says Two Paintings Could Break Records. Only One Is Estimated Above the Current Record.

October 6, 2026

J. M. W. Turner’s Rome, From Mount Aventine, a luminous panoramic view of Rome and the Tiber.

Culture

Turner’s Rome Painting Returns to Sotheby’s After Its 2014 Record Sale

October 6, 2026

A white-gold cuff set with diamonds and deep-blue gemstones.

Fashion

Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Jewelry Starts at About $58,000. Buying It Won’t Get You a Watch.

October 5, 2026