Paris (France)

September 13, 2023

A Watch Resale Site for Women, With a French Flair

One of the founders of Françoise says she only showcases timepieces that she would wear. Anne de Pontonx suggested we meet at the Jardin d’Hiver, the […]
September 13, 2023

An 18th Century French Watch Brand That Revels in Femininity

Charles Oudin, which first made timepieces in 1797, now focuses on dainty watches adorned with gems. The Place Vendôme in Paris is lined with jewelry and […]
August 28, 2023

Obscurity May Be Ending for These Jewelry Designers

Experts say the French makers Georges and Jacques Lenfant finally may be getting the recognition they deserve. Guy Barton is hunting for bold gold jewelry with […]
August 9, 2023

Rihanna’s Stylish Choice: A Watch Choker

The jeweler who made the piece, Jacob & Co., used a tourbillon and plenty of diamonds. There are watch pendants and watch brooches and watch rings, […]
July 23, 2023

Louis Vuitton Watches Move Upmarket

As it announced a watch case redesign, the brand said it will make fewer, but more sophisticated, timepieces for higher prices. “This is probably the most […]
July 16, 2023

Style Icon Jane Birkin’s Looks Over the Decades

There are few things more tedious than the term “fashion icon,” but that is not to suggest people don’t exist who definitively set styles for their […]
July 5, 2023

Guram Gvasalia on Vetements, Madonna and His Future in Fashion

Of all the many Madonna-related posts that have appeared on social media since it was revealed that the artist had been taken ill and forced to […]
July 4, 2023

Reviewing the Couture of Dior, Schiaparelli and Thom Browne

Thom Browne makes his couture debut, while Schiaparelli, Dior and Iris Van Herpen spin their own dreamy tales. In 1955 the idea of the gray flannel […]
June 18, 2023

Pharrell Williams on His New Role at Louis Vuitton

Earlier this month, Pharrell Williams was in the men’s atelier on the second floor of Louis Vuitton’s corporate office in Paris, sunglasses on, surveying his new […]
May 4, 2023

Inside the Delirious Rise of ‘Superfake’ Handbags

Listen to This Article Audio Recording by Audm Once upon a time, the legend goes, Theseus slew the Minotaur and sailed triumphantly home to Athens on […]