Una Burke’s leather accessories are sculptural, artful and timeless. Handcrafted in London using traditional leather-working techniques, the Irish-born designer draws her inspiration from psychological, military and medical sources- think internal organs and plenty of brass fittings. Worn by celebrities on stage and on film, the cutting-edge designs can also…
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Whether it’s 1970s knee-highs, industrial-style workwear, or new-gen cowboys, this season you simply must get yourself some new boots. “Statement boots are seen in an array of styles,” says Elizabeth von der Goltz, Net-a-Porter’s Global Buying Director, “from slouchy styles, the reinvented cowboy, higher than mid-calf and vertiginous heels, to…
In September we were invited to San Francisco to witness the future of Audi, and the future it seems is quiet, expensive and electric. But let’s not ignore how consumers are now buying more fossil-fuelled SUVs than ever before, so the question is: why is Audi messing with a good…
We all love the full-on cinematic experience of watching a movie at home on a massive television but the problem is what to do with such an ugly eyesore when it’s not in use. Sure you can buy a disappearing custom console or hide your TV behind a sliding panel…
Seemingly designed by a blind person, we’ve yet to discover a single redeeming feature about Boxx’s 4,000 USD electric moped. After all, the Gogoro S1, costs the same, seats two rather than one, looks better, has 50 per cent more range and has greater torque and acceleration.…
If the Veyron rewrote the book when it comes to hypercars, the Chiron represents Bugatti’s next volume. Harder, better, faster, stronger – we uncovered all you need to know about this Ultimate Car at its US launch in Pebble Beach. They say there’s a fine line between madness and genius.…
Tote by day and clutch by night, the couture house’s latest bag works as hard as you do and we can’t keep our eyes off the vibrant colour combinations. 1 Though it’s not a revolutionnary concept (Dior had a convertible clutch in the 1970s) Chanel’s signature quilted leather makes this…
“It’s important for owners to be aware that Lürssen is willing and able to take on any project.” Lürssen doesn’t do catalogues, not does it have price lists or showrooms. Set up as a bespoke yacht builder, creating unique boats for individual clients, the only way to truly ‘get it’,…
It was the right idea at the wrong time. These days Porsche builds something like 170,000 SUVs a year but there was a time when the company was so invested in the 911 product line – as a business, and an automotive sub-culture – that doing something else was considered…
Set against the idyllic views of Lake Como, the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is an automotive event quite unlike any other. Architects have the Pritzker. Actors have the Oscars. Singers have the Grammies. And cars – well, not just any cars but the finest, rarest and most expensive ones…