Fusalp is a brand as innovative as it is stylish – thanks to them, the very first ski suit hit the slopes during the Portillo world alpine ski championship. The year was 1966, and France alone brought home 16 medals including 7 out of the 8 gold up for grabs. This was the moment when...
It was at the end of WWII, in the year 1947 to be precise, that Italy faced a shortage of foreign materials. Guccio Gucci was thus forced to experiment with new solutions. To create the handles for his handbags, but also to replace their leather, he turned towards new materials in the luxury universe like...
By taking inspiration from the commemorative handkerchiefs of Napoleon’s exploits, but also instructional handkerchiefs worn by soldiers during WWI, Robert Dumas brought life to one of the most iconic pieces in the history of fashion. By adding the aesthetics of the equestrian universe, always near and dear to Hermès, he was able to make his...
956: during a public outing, barely even in her car, Grace Kelly was trying to protect her budding pregnancy from the avid lenses of the paparazzi – and it was thanks to a Hermès bag that she was able to do it. Soon, the photo would make it around the world; this was but an...
In the fine jewelry universe, an admirable sentiment often comes over us – everything is thought in such a correct way, so sophisticated and with such an alluring sobriety that it’s hard to remain unmoved before of the pieces’ breathtaking beauty. With propriety always in mind, it’s often with never-before-seen colors that the most beautiful...
In 1986, Hogan made a splash in the fashion universe by introducing a pair of sneakers as stylish as they were elegant: the first casual luxury sneaker was born. The Traditional is a piece that has dusted off the chicest of get-ups. For a long time luxury brands snubbed this archetype of streetwear that the...
For their new iconic collection, Louis Vuitton is signing off on their first exclusive collaboration. By playing with the rules of copying, they push us to question our appreciation of things that are outside our time. By purely using paintings from the greatest painters in history, the brand is bringing these pieces to new heights....
For Hublot, 2017 is the time for new innovations and world firsts. First comes an exclusive all-sapphire concept. On the legendary Big Bang model, the transparent case allows one to see all the magnificence of the watch’s body. In place of colors, an opera of tonalities, gears, and mysterious elements form the basis of the...
The watchmaking universe is one of innovation, and brands that possess or develop their own mechanical chronograph movements are few and far between. But Breiting is used to its own technical prowess, as innovative as it is essential. We owe them the invention of the first independent push button at 2:00 in 1915. In 1969,...
In 1735, Jehan-Jacques Blancpain began to try his hand at watchmaking as he perceived there to be a number of possibilities in this brand new sector. And so he founded his eponymous brand: Blancpain was founded in Villeret, above his house, in what is today part of Bernese Jura. The oldest watchmaking brand in the...
