The Luxe List: February
THE FASHION COLLAB:
Jacquemus X Repetto
This year sees the beginning of a collaboration between cool Parisian brand Jacquemus and classic French footwear brand Repetto. Jacquemus has reinterpreted Repetto's timeless richelieu pumps, adding a square toe and a circular heel. Made in Repetto's workshops in Dordogne, France, the new designs combine the modernity, geometry and androgyny that Jacquemus is known for with Repetto’s luxury approach to craftsmanship and forever style.
Visit Repetto.com & Jacquemus.com
THE SCENT:
Cologne Céleste By Celine
Fancy a new fragrance for 2024? Creative director Hedi Slimane says of Celine’s compulsive new scent: “I created the eau de cologne Céleste and its line for the intimate and comforting ritual of bathing. This is an essential gesture that systematically plunges me back into the gentle and soothing atmosphere of childhood.” With notes of neroli and musky ambrette, this soft fragrance also contains powdery orris, resulting in a refined and subtle new signature scent for Celine.
Visit Celine.com
THE ANNIVERSARY CAPSULE:
Alighieri
This year, baroque jewellery brand Alighieri is celebrating its ten-year anniversary with a special collection of pieces. The brand’s founder Rosh Mahtani wanted to create an anthology that felt like a capsule of memories: ten pieces that have defined the last decade of the brand. The edit includes the ‘Armour Unlocked’ screw bangle, the ‘Spellbinding Amphora’ necklace and the ‘Infernal Storm’ earrings which feature baroque pearls. With plenty of timeless, modern pieces to choose from, we see future heirlooms in the making.
Visit Alighieri.com
THE SPA:
The Pink Room At Claridge’s
Claridge’s Spa has announced two new concepts for hotel guests and visitors. First up, the spa has introduced celebrated massage therapist Luca Bagnara, who brings his internationally renowned work in the field of remodelling aesthetic massages, including lymphatic drainage, to the Mayfair institution. Then, next month sees the arrival of The Pink Room. Taking inspiration from The Painter’s Room bar in the hotel, the new treatment space has a powerful pink aesthetic with a pink onyx heated bed at its centre. This is the place to book in for a modern interpretation of a hammam.
Visit Claridges.co.uk
THE BEAUTY LAUNCH:
Reome Three Suns Balm
Founded by Joanna Ellner, an award-winning beauty editor and acupuncturist, Reome's mission is two-fold: to invigorate stress-compromised skin with specialised, potent formulas, and to redefine skincare as a tool for self-connection. To celebrate a year of the brand, Reome has launched a cleanser – Three Suns Balm. A make-up remover, the balm also hydrates skin, protects the skin microbiome balance, provides antioxidant and anti-pollution protection and supports cell turnover.
Visit Reome.com
THE POP-UP:
Dover Street Market X Bao
Until 11th February, one of our favourite restaurants is hosting a pop-up kiosk at Dover Street Market to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with signature baked goods and DSM-exclusive products. Bao has joined forces with Carhartt WIP for two shirts and there’s a covetable collaborative collection of bags, shoes and hats with Simone Rocha, SHUSHU/TONG and Deathmask. Guests looking to stock up on snacks and drinks can take their pick from shelves lined with Bao at-home favourites such as Emergency Noodles, Weeping Sake, Oolong Gin, Umeshu Negroni and signature house sauces. To celebrate the lunar new year, each day Bao will be serving a limited number of Year of the Dragon bao, filled with molten chocolate and cherry.
Visit BaoLondon.com
THE PENTHOUSE:
1 Mayfair Hotel
1 Hotel Mayfair has unveiled its Green Park Penthouse, the largest one-bedroom suite in Mayfair and – at 274sq m – one of the largest one-bedroom suites in the capital. On the seventh floor, with panoramic views overlooking Green Park and Piccadilly, the penthouse features a double-height ceiling with floor-to-ceiling windows and a wraparound terrace. As well as size and good looks, the space offers in-room spa treatments, private personal training sessions and fitness classes including yoga and Pilates, plus a beautifully designed minibar and bespoke cocktail kit.
Visit 1Hotels.com
THE FURNITURE:
Toogood X Vaarnii
This February, to coincide with Stockholm Furniture Fair, Toogood will introduce its first collaboration with Finnish pine specialist Vaarnii. The result is the 015 Peace Outdoor Lounge Chair and Footstool – heavy, outdoor pieces that founder Faye Toogood considers both comfortable and permanent. Made with planks of innovative heat-treated pine, the chair and footstool are bold and structural, tough and robust, meaning they can stay in your garden year-round.
Visit T-o-o-g-o-o-d.com
THE VIRAL PRODUCT:
Altra Skin
It’s not brand new, but you might have spotted this unusually designed bottle on TikTok – and there’s a reason it’s gone viral and built up a waiting list. Produced in small batches in the UK, Altra Skin is 100% natural, vegan white musk eau de parfum. Altra (meaning ‘other’) is a transformational scent, designed to smell of your own skin – but better, in the brand’s words – meaning it smells subtly different on everyone. It can be worn alone or layered with other Altra scents.
Visit Niche-Beauty.com
THE BRIDAL DROP:
Bernadette
The Belgium-based ready-to-wear label founded by mother-and-daughter duo Bernadette and Charlotte De Geyter has just launched a new bridal collection – and it’s channelling all the brand’s most-loved signatures. Known for its feminine silhouettes, use of volume and bow details, the new drop features dresses and separates as well as hand-appliqued gloves and a veil. The embroidered white Winnie, the rosette-detailed Pam and the strapless Estelle will all make for beautiful brides.
Visit BernadetteAntwerp.com
THE SERIES:
The New Look
This gripping historical drama series stars the ever-brilliant Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior and Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel. Inspired by true events and filmed exclusively in Paris, The New Look follows the fashion designers and their contemporaries as they navigate the horrors of World War II. As Dior rises to prominence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer is put into jeopardy. The ensemble cast is rounded out by Maisie Williams, John Malkovich, Emily Mortimer, Claes Bang and Glenn Close.
Visit TV.Apple.com
THE HOME ENHANCER:
Aqua Universalis Linen Care Set
The fresh and sunny notes of Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s much-loved Aqua Universalis have been brought to life in a playful new format – a laundry detergent and fabric softener. The new linen care sets are scented like the unisex eau de toilette, which has notes of citrus from Sicily, bergamot from Calabria, white flowers, and a subtle scent of light and musky wood. Ideal for anyone already chasing that scent of spring.
Visit FrancisKurkdjian.com
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