Growing up in Richmond, Va., Alex McEachin fell in love with clothes via movie costumes, specifically Cecil Beaton’s for “My Fair Lady” (1964) and “Gigi” (1958) and the tartan ensembles worn by Alicia Silverstone in “Clueless” (1995). For a time, she considered a career in costume design, but after working on a few school productions,…
The recent visit by Vice President JD Vance, his wife, Usha, and the national security adviser Michael Waltz to the U.S. military base in Greenland may have been met with a cold shoulder, but it did produce at least one hot item. The week before the Vances’ arrival, Aannguaq Reimer-Johansen, a consultant at KNI, a…
Many fashion trends are a matter of inches. This one is a matter of cinches. The fireman jacket, a variation on the three- or four-pocket chore coat that features weighty metal clasps in place of buttons, has emerged as a curious, clangy spring jacket trend. Adrien Brody, pre-Oscar win, wore a fireman jacket in British…
On an interrail trip across Europe in 1989, years before you could buy Cool Ranch Doritos in Copenhagen or Oreos in Amsterdam, supermarkets and convenience stores in eight countries were comforting for two 19-year-olds from Los Angeles. I know because I was one of them. The stores had a certain familiarity, with the same harsh…
Many travelers are driven by a desperate desire to reach the last great undiscovered place before the rest of the tourist hordes. In 2025, though, that elusive location is becoming something of a mirage. That is particularly apparent in Saudi Arabia, which opened itself to tourism nearly six years ago (before, only Muslims, traveling for…
At the annual Watches and Wonders fair in Geneva this week, few brands are expected to introduce new designs. Luxury watchmakers recently have been consolidating collections around classics, reducing the number of models and focusing on best-selling ones. Some analysts have called it a “flight to quality” as the industry battles declining sales. One brand…
The mood is expected to be cautious this week as 60 watch brands gather for the fourth annual edition of Watches and Wonders Geneva, the luxury watch industry’s only major fair. Industry data shows that makers have been struggling to attract buyers, with 2024 sales declining at all but a few brands. But watchmakers have…
Vacheron Constantin’s record-breaking run continues. Having cornered the record for the world’s most complicated pocket watch last year with the Les Cabinotiers Berkley Grand Complication and its 63 functions, the luxury Swiss watchmaker has now set a benchmark for the world’s most complicated wristwatch: the Les Cabinotiers Solaria Grand Complication, with 41 functions. The one-of-a-kind…
Like all flip-flops, they are pool attire, good for walking a stretch of scorching sand. And yet the Row’s take on the toe-baring staple, priced at $690, is in a class of its own — best suited, let’s imagine, for a stroll down the starboard side of a yacht. The Row, the luxury label by…
When Matthieu Hegi met Evelyne Genta, the widow and longtime business partner of the famed watch designer Gerald Genta, he immediately took note of her one-of-a-kind wristwatch, an unusual round model with tiny beads dotting its case. Mr. Genta designed the piece in 1994, and named it Oursin, French for sea urchin, because the spiny…
