Opera singer Anna Netrebko portraying Adriana Lecouvreur, wearing a costume encrusted with Swarovski crystals. © Swarovski/Thomas Steinlechner LUX Editor-in-Chief Darius Sanai attends the premiere…

Model and creative director Emily O’Donnell. Instagram: @emily.j.odonnell LUX contributing editor and model at Models 1, Charlie Newman continues her online exclusive series, interviewing her…

LUX Editor-in-Chief Darius Sanai tries out Michelin's supercar tyres on his Ferrari 430 Spider to see whether they're worth the investment Tyres are a curiously under-explored subject when it…

'Vesuvius in Eruption' (1817–20) by JMW Turner The Watercolour World is an ambitious online project to digitise the world’s watercolours and rescue this all-too-often overlooked but…

David Furnish and Sir Elton John with the Bentley Flying Spur at the Elton John Aids Foundation Gala in Antibes, France. Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Bentley auctions its new First…

'Sunflowers', Vincent van Gogh, January 1889 One of the world’s most famous paintings Sunflowers (1889) has been carefully investigated, explored and restored for Van Gogh and the Sunflowers: A…

The 'Black Hawk' high jewellery collection by Messika Valérie Messika grew up playing with precious stones. Her father, Andre, was renowned in the diamond industry for decades, but at the age of…

Zermatt in summer with the Matterhorn in the distance. Image by Lorenzo Riva. Courtesy of Switzerland Tourism Summertime in the Alps is exhilarating and inspiring. The sun (usually) shines, the…

Le Negresco hotel is the epitome of the French riviera Why should I go now? July is the month the city of Nice, capital of the French riviera, comes alive. Beaches are lively but not yet as…

How well do you know your socio-economic and demographic grouping acronyms? Abercrombie & Kent founder and LUX contributor Geoffrey Kent discusses how a new generation of consumers are…

The Rocco Forte Balmoral hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland Since he created it in 1996, Sir Rocco Forte has grown his eponymous luxury hotel group to include multiple properties in key destinations…

Backstage image of a Chaumet tiara being fitted on a model Tiaras are the cult jewel of maison Chaumet, and their latest exhibition 'Chaumet in Majesty' at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco offers a rare…

The Équinoxe necklace with an octagonal yellow sapphire at the centre Move over minimalism, Cartier's latest high jewellery collection is an adventurous exploration of magnified…

Models (left to right) Agathe Angel Chapman de Lussy, Blaise and Alice Pins wearing designs by Meihui Liu of Victim Fashion Street. Hats by Noel Stewart and Piers Atkinson. Shoes by Natacha Marro.…

Last weekend saw the 5th edition of Richard Mille's annual automotive competition in Chantilly, France. Here, we recall the event in images The weekend kicked off with the supercar rally in which…

Italy retains its place as one of the most desirable second home destinations in the world, says Andrew Hay. This property, Le Bandite is located in Umbria with easy access to Rome Lord Andrew…

Hotel 1729, a one-bedroom hospitality concept designed by Ruinart x Jonathan Anderson This week, Ruinart opens the doors to a one bedroom luxury hotel concept created in collaboration with fashion…

French artist Richard Orlinski with two of his T-Rex sculptures French artist Richard Orlinski is known for his bold, pop-art sculptures, which have appeared at French Grand Prix and on the…