Luxury news, as it happens.
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1 November 2026
- Style
Wales Bonner and adidas give the Karintha sneaker a brown croc-effect finish
The new Karintha Croc trades a chunky sole and loud branding for gold detailing and a slim profile that suits tailoring.
- Style
New Balance and USM build modular cold plunge stations for NYC marathon runners
Dover Street Market is the secret third partner, and the crew that built the baths wore its New Balance sneakers.
- Style
New Balance's 991v1 goes half tweed, half leather for $254
The pair was made in England and a matching Allerdale model uses actual Harris Tweed, though this one carries no label.
- Watches & Jewelry
Direnzo's first GMT, the DRZ 08 Cosmonaire, launches November 21 from CHF 1,200
Five stainless models sit alongside a gold-PVD case, a 60-piece meteorite edition and a 40-piece Isotope collaboration.
- Dining
Four Roses finishes third Experimental Series bourbon in chestnut barrels
It comes in a 375 ml bottle, sold only at the distillery while supplies last, and tasters call it the most rye-like of the three.
- Watches & Jewelry
Glashütte Original adds two time-only Senator Aventurine models in red gold and platinum
A purpose-built calibre 36-16 was developed for the pair, keeping the 100-hour power reserve and silicon hairspring.
31 October 2026
- Beauty
Ouai and Heaven Mayhem launch $125 refillable fragrance necklaces
Ibiza, which Ouai calls its fastest growing fragrance, is one of two scents in pendants that unscrew to hold perfume.
- Garage
Karma's Eximius 1 one-off hybrid sedan packs a 6.2-litre V-8 and 1,195 hp
The track-focused build goes from standstill to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds and tops out at 200 mph before delivery in 2027.
- Travel
Delsey unveils Alu'r, its first aluminium luggage range, from £425
The cases borrow a carbon-fibre weave for the brushed metal, and each carries dual TSA-compatible combination locks.
- Style
Brabus and Awake launch a $20,490 black carbon-fiber eFoil, limited to 77
Built on Awake's Vinga Carve, the Shadow Carve is the pair's second collaboration after the 2025 Shadow Explore Jetboard.
- Dining
Glenmorangie releases a 50-year-old single malt, its oldest ever, at $36,000 a bottle
The whisky came from the distillery's final floor maltings before that operation shut in 1977.
30 October 2026
- Watches & Jewelry
Vacheron Constantin unveils two Year of the Goat watches for 2027
The goats are hand-sculpted from white or pink gold and set over Grand Feu enamel landscapes, with no hands on the dial.
- Watches & Jewelry
Sotheby's to sell Pauline Karpidas's jewels, led by a Jar ring at $3.5 million
The sale follows her $137 million art and design auction in London, and a public exhibition opens in New York on Dec. 2.
- Watches & Jewelry
Hermès adds Blanc Chantilly and Bleu de Malte dials to the H08
Both versions run on the automatic H1837 caliber, 3.7 mm thick, with a 50-hour power reserve and a titanium and sapphire case back.
- Technology
Apple unveils first touchscreen MacBook Pro with M5 chips from £2,899
The 14- and 16-inch models ship on 6 November with the PROLED XDR display and touch built into the panel itself.
- Garage
Lamborghini gives the Temerario a two-tone Tettonero collection
The marque has not said how many it will build or what the package costs beyond the standard model's $388,000 start.
29 October 2026
- Style
Asics x Soshiotsuki Skyhand OG is limited to just 50 pairs worldwide
The ¥38,500 shoe pairs a Chicago-tanned Chromexcel tongue with a logo charm hand-finished in Tokyo's Asakusa district.
- Watches & Jewelry
Norqain gives its 45-gram Wild ONE X-Lite a turquoise dial at $13,900
Production is capped at 300 pieces yearly but the model joins the permanent collection.
- Watches & Jewelry
Habring² and SJX unveil the Chrono Felix Perpetual Star at $28,500
Eight applied gold stars mark the hours and the moonphase disc is gold-plated to match.
- Scene
Brian Jones's 1962 letter recruiting Charlie Watts heads to Sotheby's
Delivered to "Mr C Watts" in Wembley, the note has stayed with his family for over six decades and is consigned by his sister.
- Watches & Jewelry
Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Snow Rocket honors a 255.50 km/h ski record
Ski-shaped red hands, a date moved to 6 o'clock and a skier silhouette on the caseback set the new edition apart.
- Garage
David Hasselhoff's Knight Rider K.I.T.T. tour replica heads to auction
It never appeared on the show, but it toured Europe with the star and carries a certificate of authenticity.
- Garage
Michelotto's Gruppo Four Tributo is a 2,094-pound Ferrari 308 at heart
Power comes from a naturally aspirated 3.4-liter V-8 through a dogleg five-speed manual.
- Dining
Barton 1792 bottles its Sweet Wheat recipe at 125 proof as Wheated Full Proof
The 375-ml bottles start in California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois this November at $40.
28 October 2026
- Scene
David Yurman reopens its Rodeo Drive flagship with Beverly Hills-only designs
The 2,717-square-foot store keeps its footprint but gains limestone, onyx and a glass facade inspired by the Pacific, plus exclusive Sculpted Cable Flex pieces.
- Watches & Jewelry
Girard-Perregaux brings the Laureato Fifty Three Gold Bridges into the permanent line
Water resistance rises from 30m to 50m, and the price stays at EUR 178,000.
- Watches & Jewelry
Norman Foster designs his first watch, a Grade 5 titanium pair with Lebond
The 38.5mm Grade 5 titanium case integrates the strap and reads a second time zone.
- Style
Maison Margiela and NUDAKE turn tea into deconstructed porcelain
The range includes a tea bag that joins two sachets, and a glass installation of roughly 1,500 pieces.
- Garage
Raced 1956 Jaguar D-Type with 70-year history could reach $7 million at Gooding Christie's
The first owner took delivery in Nairobi, Kenya, after the car spent 1956 as unsold dealer stock.
23 October 2026
- Watches & Jewelry
Atelier Mephalie launches minute repeaters from $25,000, a tenth of European prices
The inaugural series of 218 watches carries a hand-wound calibre developed over five years for repeatable production.
