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Apparel and accessories
Dolce & Gabbana documents art history dialogue in new Rizzoli volume

The 328-page hardcover traces the Italian fashion house’s decades-long engagement with fine art, from classical antiquity through the Italian Renaissance masters to modern 20th-century movements.

Retail
Buccellati opens new boutique in Florence

The Italian jeweler is expanding its retail presence in the country where the brand has long drawn its craft and cultural identity.

Retail
Global listings for women’s bags grow nearly 20pc in Q1: eBay

The Gucci Padlock saw resale value climb 530 percent, while the Chanel Executive tote jumped 762 percent, according to the platform’s spring/summer 2026 trend report.

Travel and hospitality
Raffles plans first alpine resort for French Alps

The luxury hospitality brand has tapped Humbert & Poyet for the 50-key retreat, slated to debut for the 2028 winter season.

Arts and entertainment
Frick Collection picks up Louis Vuitton as principal sponsor

The fashion house will fund three special exhibitions, a free Friday evening program and a curatorial role at the Manhattan museum.

Research
‘Belonging Correction’ reshaping wealth signaling: report

Eighty-one percent of affluents seek acceptance over access, according to findings from the latest edition of an annual report from Publicis Groupe-owned luxury agency Team One that examines the values and behaviors of the world’s top 10 percent household-income earners.

Travel and hospitality
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection takes Ginori 1735 to sea

The Kering-owned Italian porcelain brand is transforming three outdoor spaces aboard Evrima, the hospitality group’s inaugural ship.

Watches and jewelry
Royal Oak goes Pop as Audemars Piguet, Swatch unite

The Le Brassus-based Swiss watchmaker is funneling 100 percent of proceeds from the eight-piece pocket watch collection into training the next generation of horological talent.

Columns
Luxury Unfiltered: Royal Pop from Audemars Piguet and Swatch already has a precedent, and the results are in

Luxury Unfiltered is a weekly column by Daniel Langer, an expert in luxury branding, hospitality and activations who was named a “Global Top 5 Luxury Key Opinion Leader” by Netbase Quid.

Watches and jewelry
Reverso Stories pop-up from Jaeger-LeCoultre stations in Miami

The Swiss watchmaker is tracing more than 90 years of the timepiece, placing archival models, contemporary designs and interactive artistic collaborations on display in the city’s Design District.

Events/Causes
Bulgari commits to Venice Biennale as exclusive partner across three editions

The collaboration places the Italian jeweler at the center of one of the art world’s most closely watched global events.

Apparel and accessories
Versace, Steven Meisel create meta moments for La Vacanza 2026 campaign

The latest “Obsessed” chapter casts new faces, including models Alvise Candida, Betsy Gaghan and Ella McCutcheon, on a set featuring tearsheets from the creative’s 1993–2004 work for the Italian fashion label.

Watches and jewelry
Phillips notches highest-grossing watch auction in history

The Geneva sale crossed CHF 75 million on 43 world records over two days.

Travel and hospitality
Le Creuset takes culinary series to Auberge Collection’s Hudson Valley retreat

The 6-acre resort will host “Chef’s Atelier,” a three-part cooking class pairing guided foraging sessions on the property’s working farm with professional instruction, available exclusively to guests starting June 28.

Research
AI raises stakes for physical retail: McKinsey, ICSC

Agentic commerce is projected to drive up to $1 trillion in U.S. business-to-consumer retail revenue by 2030.

Travel and hospitality
Ritz-Carlton kicks off SailGP race weekend in Manhattan

The luxury hospitality brand is scaling its sponsorship into a full race weekend experience around the New York Sail Grand Prix, with a Central Park boating activation and on-water packages timed to the May 30-31 event.

Commerce
Chrono24 promotes growth officer José Gaztelu to CEO

The secondhand luxury watch retailer’s announcement formalizes a leadership role Mr. Gaztelu has held on an acting basis since September.

Automotive
Genesis debuts first dedicated Hispanic campaign

With 30- and 15-second spots airing during the NBA Playoffs, FIFA World Cup and MLS matches across key regional markets in both English and Spanish, “El Lujo Está en Ti,” or “Your Purpose is the Ultimate Luxury,” features the GV70.

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