This Month
This week’s lovely luxuries: chi-chi coffee to divine dog blankets
Plenty to savour here, from stylish kitchen essentials to gifts for friends – furry ones included.
- Eugenie Kelly
This week’s pick of luxuries: foiling surfboards to fancy chandeliers
For the sporty type to the redecorator or wardrobe refresher, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
‘I found my mob’: The collector who quit accounting to follow a passion
A soft spot for timepieces from an early age grew into something more meaningful for this watch enthusiast.
- Bani McSpedden
This week’s edit of lovely luxuries for Mother’s Day
From active mums to working mums and even sleep-deprived mums, we have inspired gift ideas for the maternal figure in your life right here.
- Eugenie Kelly
The style I stole from my mum
To celebrate Mother’s Day, Life & Leisure quizzed three duos on how they found their personal look.
- Lauren Sams
TikTok and cost-of-living crisis reignite a mega ’80s style trend
Just because you like a colour, doesn’t mean it likes you. Yes, “getting your colours done” is the new fashion hack for buying smart, not more.
- Lauren Sams
April
Nobody actually needs a watch, says Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO
Artistry and occasion influence buyers today, Catherine Rénier tells Life & Leisure ahead of JLC’s uniquely hands-on pop-up store opening in Sydney in May.
- Bani McSpedden
This week’s pick of lovely luxuries: beaded dresses and a cult bag
Natural materials are turned into beautiful pieces, from a hand-loomed bag and a tactile coffee table to original art on cotton.
- Eugenie Kelly
These are seven top candidates for the next ‘it’ watch
Collaborations with haute couture designers, a few tricks and a touch of green are all it takes to make the list.
- Bani McSpedden
Why these are the two standout brands in women’s watches
The pressure is on for brands to be distinctive – and some players are going to extraordinary lengths.
- Bani McSpedden
What women want: more colour, bigger watches
Over 20 years, Helen Gregory has seen a lot of change in the watch industry. One of the biggest has been the arrival of women as collectors.
- Bani McSpedden
This week’s edit of lovely little luxuries
From chic wool slides to cosy corner lamps and retro golf gear, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
Watches & Wonders 24: How the latest timepieces measure up
Geneva has just hosted the biggest watch fair in years. We look at the blitz of new releases it unleashed.
- Bani McSpedden
This week’s edits of lovely little luxuries: golf and go-to glitter
From statement golf accessories to a classic Chanel bag reimagined, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
This week’s edits of lovely little luxuries: Speedy bag and summer scent
From the new Louis Vuitton Speedy bag in canary yellow, to French perfume worthy of your Euro vacance, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
The secret to streamlined packing
What to take? What to leave out? Packing for an overseas holiday can be fraught. So, from lists to laundry bags, these are the hacks we swear by.
- Lauren Sams
March
This week’s edits of lovely little luxuries: faded leather to champagne
From a reimagined Hermès work bag to a clever way to transport your French champagne, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
This week’s edits of lovely little luxuries: party food to fast feet
From the return of John Wilson and his simply fabulous catering to Veja French sneakers getting serious about running: we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
Hermes makes Birkin bags too hard to buy, shoppers claim in lawsuit
Two plaintiffs in California claim that the holdalls have become so exclusive that their maker is breaking US antitrust law.
- Ethan M Steinberg
Jimmy Choo cornered the market for heels. Now it’s selling sneakers
Are you addicted to shoes? As the heart and inner-sole of Jimmy Choo, Sandra Choi has your dream job. Her challenge: to ensure the brand remains relevant.
- Eugenie Kelly