In our weekly series, we bring you the latest in luxury news around the world. This week’s highlights: Burberry creates a new fragrance for women, McQueen introduces the Sling bag and Guerlain pays homage to Paris
Novak Djokovic scores a role at Aman
Aman, as you would know, is a pioneer in the wellness industry, and to stay a pioneer, the hospitality group is enhancing the wellness experience with world tennis champ Novak Djokovic as its first global wellness advisor. In a multi-year partnership, exclusively designed programmes will take cues from his mental and physical wellbeing experience on and off the court. Look forward to annual hosted wellness retreats, special events for Aman Club and Residence owners, and much more.
Wonder Room, Singapore’s latest nightlife destination
On the lower ground level of The Singapore Edition, behind the hotel’s signature spiral staircase, there is the newly opened Wonder Room, an intimate nightlife destination where “opulence and mystery collide”. Enter through a bronze mirror passageway, and you will find yourself transported into a glamorous realm of lavish decor, elegant cocktails and delicious bites. Do also look forward to premium bottle service, live DJ performances and for those wanting a speakeasy escape, there is the Pink Room, a cosy 20-seater that’s available for private bookings only.
Biver’s first three-hand automatic watch
After a successful launch with the highly complex Carillon Tourbillon Minute Repeater, Biver is returning to the basics with the Biver Automatique, a three-hand, automatic timepiece. Great for everyday wear, the Automatique is anything but simple. Beyond the minimalist face, the 18k white (or rose gold) dial and platinum case give way to a two-tone finish that reveals a different complexity every time the light hits. There’s also the brand-new Calibre JCB-003 (developed in partnership with Dubois Depraz), featuring an automatic winding system that utilises a 22k gold micro rotor; there’s also the option for hand-winding via the crown, in an event the 65-hour power reserve is exhausted.
Burberry creates a new fragrance for women
The Burberry Goddess journey continues with the new Eau de Parfum Intense, an aromatic, woody and very seductive fragrance. The signature trio of vanillas from the OG is now heightened with a smoky vanilla wood, combined with lavender and patchouli for balance, femininity and a sophisticated finish. It comes available in 10ml, 30ml, 50ml and 100ml bottles, and to complete the experience, you can also enjoy it in the form of shower gel and body lotion.
McQueen introduces the Sling bag
As part of the brand’s autumn/winter collection, the new McQueen Sling bag has made its debut. Designed with modern streetwear sensibilities, the bag features a cross-bar buckle engraved with the McQueen logo, and a single piece of leather delicately put together to form its asymmetric shape. Whether you choose white crackled leather or black, ‘oxblood’ or tan calfskin leather, your belongings will be kept safe in a roomy suede-lined interior, with a zip closure hidden by a magnetic foldover flap. Yours for S$3,290.
Guerlain pays homage to Paris
Paris, the capital of both France and Guerlain, is honoured in an electrifying new scent—the Guerlain Patchouli Paris. Luminous, lively and sensual, the new eau de parfum reveals a facet of the city yet to be explored by Guerlain, and that is the “dazzle of Parisian nights”. Made for both women and men, it opens with fresh and vibrant aldehydes, evolving into a heart of powdery iris before leaving you in a deep trail of patchouli, vanilla, ambergris and musk.
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