Arthur Chen becomes global ambassador for Tissot, promotes the Chrono XL
Fashion sector activity is returning in China, with news that US-born Chinese actor, Arthur Chen (Chen Feiyu, 陳飛宇 or 陈飞宇) has been named a global brand ambassador for Tissot. Chen, 19, has been chosen to represent and to market to Generation Z, an era that grew up with the internet. Tissot says Chen […]
TAG Heuer launches new Connected smartwatches, with Ali Krieger, Ashlyn Harris and Paulina Vega
TAG Heuer has launched the third generation of its Connected timepieces, five years after it launched into the luxury smartwatch segment. The launch event took place in New York on Thursday, hosted by Frédéric Arnault, TAG Heuer’s chief strategy and digital officer, with celebrity guests Ali Krieger, Ashlyn Harris and Paulina Vega. The […]
Airelles Mademoiselle Val d’Isère débuts in December
Word reaches us that Mademoiselle Val d’Isère is on track to open December 19, 2019. This new offering from the luxury hotel collection who brought two of our favourite properties looks like a splendid entry to the universe of Swiss winter resorts. A brand-new five-star, Mademoiselle hopes to follow in the footsteps of Palace-accredited […]
Longines taps into the 1930s for its Heritage Classic range
Every decade, it doesn’t surprise us to see a revival of designs from 20 years ago, tapping into the public’s nostalgia. But going back to the 1930s is a harder task—this isn’t dependent on nostalgia, but an appreciation of the design movements of the time. And that’s what Longines has done with its Heritage Classic […]
Ellie Goulding heads to Davos to bring attention to climate change
Conor McDonnell Lucire is UN Environment’s first fashion industry partner. It wasn’t just political leaders who attended Davos: Ellie Goulding added her voice to Arctic Basecamp, a consortium of scientists and experts concerned about the changes in the Arctic. Goulding brought coffee in reusable rCups to members of Arctic Basecamp at Davos. Each […]
Sonam Kapoor, Bradley Cooper, Adriana Lima, Rosamund Pike, Dev Patel head to IWC Schaffhausen gala
Eamonn M. McCormack; Harold Cunningham; David M. Benett IWC Schaffhausen’s SIHH events are usually among the grandest—it wasn’t that long ago that they took us back to the 1930s with their 2016 gala. This year, with IWC’s pilots’ watches once again in the limelight, 800 guests not only checked out the new offerings, but witnessed […]
David Gandy, Isabeli Fontana, Hugh Jackman, Lawrence Wong attend Montblanc’s SIHH stand
Julien Hekimian; Daniele Venturelli David Gandy, Isabeli Fontana, Hugh Jackman, Lawrence Wong, designer Juan Avellaneda, Aldo Comas, Saul Nanni, Sveva Alviti, Numan Acar, and Blanda Eggenschwiler were among the celebrities attending Montblanc’s display at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie at Palexpo in Genève. The Montblanc stand connects the brand back with nature. Wood, […]
Remy Steiner The world’s leading watch brands are dialling things up at SIHH, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Genève, Switzerland. At Piaget’s booth, with a beach theme to help warm up visitors’ moods during a cold Swiss winter, actors Hu Ge and Michael B. Jordan, and entrepreneur Olivia Palermo checked out the […]
Longines marks 50,000,000 milestone with Master Collection watch
Longines has commemorated its 50 millionth timepiece with a new watch previewing a new addition in its Master Collection. The Swiss company, a subsidiary of the Swatch Group, says it has closely and authentically tracked its production, originally recorded in books until 1969, before the use of microfiche in the 1970s and 1980s, then […]
Gottschalk’s graphical message to Russia: simplicity
Fritz Gottschalk meets attendees following his presentation. TREND, the largest conference on graphic design in Russia, welcomed Fritz Gottschalk, founding partner of Gottschalk + Ash International at its recent Moskva event. Australian brand superstar Ken Cato, Canadian film documentarian Greg Durrell, and Swedish marketing outlaws Fredrik Öst and Erik Kockum were among the other presenters […]
