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MAXIMALISM IN MINIMALISM

WEEKEND MAX MARA's new Signature Collection, made in collaboration with New York-based stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, focuses on "Family Affair", writes EVONNE BIANCA DUIS

EMPOWERING WOMEN

THE CARTIER WOMEN'S INITIATIVE CELEBRATES ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A WORLD REUNION ALONGSIDE THE LAUNCH OF THE INAUGURAL SPEAKER SERIES, WRITES KIRAN PILLAY

CRÈME DE LA CREME

After a two-year hiatus, Watches and Wonders Geneva 2022 made a triumphant return with a week-long exhibition this March. Brands impressed with a wide array of novelties ranging from additions to core collections to new movements to high-watchmaking objects. Here, we take a look at the most exciting releases in the first of a three-part report.

DEEP BONDS

IN COLLABORATION WITH PRESTIGE, JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL EXPLORES THE DEEP CONNECTION BETWEEN DYNAMIC SIBLINGS WHO UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER TO NEW HEIGHTS. JUST AS JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL BLENDS THE RAREST AND MOST EXCEPTIONAL WHISKIES, THESE CONTRASTING CHARACTERS EMBODY THE TRUE MEANING OF BALANCE.

ANCIENT HEALERS

These luxury wellness destinations tap into the wisdom and practices of millennia-old well-being philosophies to help you restore balance and vitality, discovers Crystal Lee

TO SPEAK WITH CONVICTION

The CARTIER Women’s Initiative celebrates its 15th year anniversary with a World Reunion alongside the launch of the inaugural Speaker Series, writes KIRAN PILLAY

WINTER WONDERS

GRAND SEIKO releases two limited-edition watches, both bearing aesthetics inspired by the beauty of Japanese mountains’ wintery snowscapes

UNIVERSAL PICTURES

AMERICAN ARTIST, PHOTOGRAPHER AND FILMMAKER ALEX PRAGER BRINGS HER EXAGGERATED AND INGENIOUS SEDUCTION TO SEOUL’S LOTTE MUSEUM OF ART. SHE TALKS TO STEPHEN SHORT

THE CYCLE CONTINUES

CYCLE & CARRIAGE has upgraded its Ipoh outlet to reflect the latest Mercedes-Benz Retail Brand Presence (MAR 2020), offering customers a seamless automotive retail experience, FLOREY D MIKIL reports

LAYERED UP

Recalling a more nostalgic time in young adulthood, maison LOUIS VUITTON puts on a show of layers for the Fall-Winter 2022 collection

SHOWCASE

Looking at the month’s big picture

PROTECTED PARADISE

Far from the madding crowd, the recently opened MELIÁ PHUKET MAI KHAO offers stylish stays on an undisturbed stretch of island coastline. BRUCE SCOTT checks in for a relaxing, health-focused holiday

DESIGN ROOTS

Styled on a fisherman’s village of yore – intimately connected to the sea – the newly minted KIMPTON KITALAY SAMUI incorporates storytelling into its design narrative to spectacular effect, writes FRANÇOIS OOSTHUIZEN

LET'S GET DIGITAL

THE IDEA OF CREATING CLOTHES MEANT FOR CYBERSPACE HAS BEEN RAISING EYEBROWS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. TO GAIN INSIGHT ON THE PHENOMENON, GENNADY ORESHKIN TALKS TO DESIGNERS GALA MARIJA VRBANIC AND SCARLETT YANG

LONG LIVE THE QUINN

ROYAL SALUTE releases its 21-Year-Old Richard Quinn Edition, a first collaboration under its Couture Collection which celebrates the younger generation of bold and brilliant icons of the fashion industry, writes NICHOLAS NG

FOR THE LADIES

With the Oyster Perpetual Lady-Datejust, ROLEX offers a women’s version of its emblematic Datejust that is just as reliable as the men’s

GROUNDED CONVERSATIONS

ALLY MUKHRIZ TALKS TO KIRAN PILLAY IN AN UPBEAT HEART-TO-HEART ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE LIVING IN THE SPOTLIGHT, HER ATTITUDE ABOUT LIFE IN THE DIGITAL AGE AND WHAT KEEPS HER CREATIVELY ENGAGED

ELEGANCE EMBODIED

One of RICHARD MILLE’S most popular ladies’ models to date, the RM 037 blends luxury aesthetics with revolutionary watchmaking techniques, writes KIRAN PILLAY

ARTISTIC LEAP

Although it lasts a mere five days, the annual LONDON ART FAIR is one of the major events on this year’s global art world calendar. BRUCE SCOTT takes a look at the diverse selection of modern and contemporary art set to be unveiled there this month

DEEP THOUGHTS

IN COLLABORATION WITH PRESTIGE, JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL PEELS BACK THE LAYERS OF THREE REMARKABLE WOMEN WHO PUSH TO EMPOWER, SUPPORT AND INSPIRE THOSE AROUND THEM. AS ONLY ONE IN 10,000 CASKS IS PERFECT ENOUGH TO CREATE A SINGLE DROP OF JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL, THESE DRIVEN PERSONALITIES ARE JUST AS RARE AND KEEN TO CREATE A RIPPLE EFFECT IN OUR WORLD.

THE ART OF SAVOIR FAIRE

Created in Cartier’s high jewellery ateliers, the awe-inspiring Udyana necklace showcases the emblematic style and colour palette of Tutti Frutti designs from the 1920s. Allyson Klass writes.

TRUTH IN BEAUTY

ELEMIS, Britain’s most prestigious skincare brand, arrives in Malaysia with nature-driven and innovative formulations that deliver proven results, writes KIRAN PILLAY

FLOWER POWER

Although flowers have featured in beauty potions since time immemorial, modern science continues to isolate and harness their most powerful properties. Here are the latest advances in skincare research on our favourite blooms, report Nafeesa Saini and Yanni Tan.

LEADING LADIES

IN CELEBRATION OF THIS YEAR’S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY , WE SPEAK TO 10 WOMEN WHO ARE PAVING THE WAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

BACK IN BUSINESS

TAY LIAM KHOON, Managing Director of Cortina Watch Malaysia, divulges to FLOREY D MIKIL details of the new ROLEX boutique in The Starhill

ARTISAN REBEL

GENNADY ORESHKIN CELEBRATES THE ERA-DEFINING CONTRIBUTIONS TO FASHION AND ART OF MANFRED THIERRY MUGLER, WHO DIED JUST OVER A MONTH AGO

BUSINESS MINDED

LAUNCHING A FUTURE VENTURE WITH HER DAUGHTER IS ON THE CARDS FOR CHRYSEIS TAN, BUT SHE EMPHASISES THIS WILL ONLY MATERIALISE IF LITTLE ARIANNA WISHES FOR THE SAME. THE MULTIFACETED ENTREPRENEUR REVEALS TO FLOREY D MIKIL WHAT HER PLANS ARE IN THE MEANTIME

ASTOUNDING ASTRONOMY

These big, bold watches from URWERK and ULYSSE NARDIN exemplify the technical wonders of astronomical complications

ALL THAT GLITTERS

BERNHARD H. MAYER shines bright with alluring timepieces and sophisticated jewellery

BANK ON LOVE

In conjunction with Valentine’s Day, KIRAN PILLAY talks to three entrepreneurial pairs who put the art in partnership when it comes to balancing business and love