In our weekly series, we bring you the latest luxury news from around the world. This week’s highlights: Louis Vuitton’s first beauty collab, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts’ Thailand debut, Dior’s Lucky Clover
A new oceanfront retreat by Meliá Hotels & Resorts
Meliá Hotels & Resorts brings Mediterranean soul to Vietnam with Meliá Aurea Nha Trang, a secluded but well-placed oceanfront retreat located just 15 minutes from the city centre. Centred around comfort, wellness and a contemporary lifestyle, the 207-key resort will appeal to anyone who appreciates open-plan interiors, light-filled spaces and personalised service. Guests will also enjoy easy access to the beach, scenic coastal walks and snorkelling in the Hon Mun Marine Protected Area.
Nicolas Ghesquière and Pat McGrath team up on Louis Vuitton’s first beauty collab
The French maison’s makeup line, known as La Beauté Louis Vuitton, tapped Nicolas Ghesquière (LV’s artistic director) and Pat McGrath (the house’s creative director for cosmetics) for its new limited-edition offering. The launch includes two capsule collections that use two of the house’s famed monograms, Monogram Dune and Monogram Infrarouge, as their muse, as well as taking inspiration from the emblem’s 130th anniversary. In a balance of dark and light, the lineup features eyeshadow, lipsticks and lip balms, ranging from a palette of white, rose gold and metallic grey to one of deep burgundy, blue-grey metallic and dark berry.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts debut in Thailand
You can now check into Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit, the first Fairmont property in all of Thailand. Designed by the nation’s leading design practice PIA, the hotel embraces the country’s rich botanical heritage through a contemporary lens, with floral motifs woven throughout the space. Located in the heart of Sukhumvit, the centre of Bangkok’s culture creativity, the 416-key hotel has plenty to offer, whether you’re staying in or heading out. Soon to open in mid-September is the Wiggle Room, a bold new destination for dining, live music and classic cabaret, and in December, guests can head up to the top floors for Thai or Japanese-Italian cuisine, and enjoy the sweeping views of the Bangkok skyline.
Dior’s Lucky Clover
Those fortunate enough to enjoy the four seasons will soon experience nature’s changing autumnal palette, when the warm tones turn cool and the forests ignite with reds and browns. Those seeking to experience it can at the very least do so with Dior’s Lucky Clover Fall 2026 makeup collection, centred around Christian Dior’s fascination with lucky charms and designed by creative and image director Peter Philips. Expressed in two colourways, the collection features an eyeshadow palette, waterproof eyeliner, lipstick, blush and nail varnish.
Chaumet expands its iconic Joséphine collection
Set to be released this September 2026, this collection, a tribute to Empress Joséphine, reinterprets Chaumet’s heritage as modern, versatile jewellery designed for self-expression. Highlights include a high jewellery parure featuring an openwork bracelet made of delicate diamond bands and a Triomphe de Chaumet ring adorned by sapphire; a watch featuring a white dial encrusted in diamonds; and earrings crafted in white gold and pear-shaped diamond accents.
Czapek introduces the Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue
As an update to the original, Czapek expands its openworked line with the Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue, a limited-edition built around a smoked sapphire dial set within a slender 38mm stainless steel case. The watch introduces custom hour markers made from blocks of light blue Super-LumiNova and the automatic Calibre SXH7, an in-house skeletonised movement whose seven openworked bridges harken back to François Czapek’s pocket watches of the 19th century. Limited to 38 pieces, the timepiece is available for orders today via the flagship boutique in Geneva, authorised global retailers and the brand’s website.
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