Category: Culture and Brands
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Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: A New Vision of Spectacle
Paris Haute Couture Week 2026 unfolded as a meditation on spectacle, not as excess, but as intention. This was a season less concerned with overwhelming the eye than with directing it, asking how couture is revealed, framed, and ultimately absorbed. Across the week, designers explored not just what couture looks like, but how it is…
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Quiet Luxury, Loud Prices: The Cracks in the Illusion
Think Succession’s Shiv Roy closing a deal in crisp Loro Piana, or Blair Waldorf adjusting her vintage Cartier headband en route to brunch on the Upper East Side. For decades, these archetypes — effortlessly wealthy, discreetly stylish — shaped our collective idea of luxury. The mysterious ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), seated permanently on the front row,…
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The Reign of Mocha Brown: Why 2025’s Colour of the Year is Taking Over Fashion
Pantone has announced PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse as its Colour of the Year for 2025, a rich, warm brown that exudes the comforting essence of cacao, chocolate, and coffee. This selection reflects our collective longing for comfort, indulgence, and a return to simplicity in uncertain times—a sentiment deeply resonant across fashion, beauty, and interior design.…
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