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An Evening at Claridge's: Dressing for London's Grand Institutions

Afternoon tea under the Art Deco mirrors, a birthday at The Ritz, opera at Covent Garden: London's grand institutions have dress codes written in atmosphere rather than rules. Here's the jewellery ...

An Evening at Claridge's: Dressing for London's Grand Institutions

Claridge's, The Ritz, the Royal Opera House: London's grand institutions were built in the golden age of jewellery, and dressing for them is a pleasure with its own rules. Here's how vintage pieces...

The Capsule Jewellery Wardrobe: Seven Preloved Pieces That Do Everything

Stylists build wardrobes from a handful of pieces that combine endlessly. The same logic works brilliantly for jewellery — and preloved prices make the full seven-piece capsule cost less than one n...

The 007 Standard: Building a Bond-Worthy Look on a Civilian Budget

Since 1995, James Bond has worn an Omega Seamaster — and defined what effortless masculine style looks like with a watch. Here's how the 007 formula works, and how to build it with preloved pieces ...

Borrowed Codes: How to Get the Great Houses' Look with Vintage Pieces

Cartier's geometry, Hermès' restraint, Chanel's pearls: the great luxury houses each built a visual language you can learn — and the vintage market speaks all of them fluently, at a fraction of bou...

Race Days and Garden Parties: The Season's Jewellery, Solved

Ascot, Henley, a summer of garden parties: the English season has its own jewellery logic — daylight-friendly colour, hat-proof earrings and pieces that survive a champagne lawn. Here's how to dres...

Boardroom Signals: What Your Watch Says Before You Speak

In business, a watch is the one accessory everyone reads. From the quiet authority of a Datejust to the pen-maker's polish of a Montblanc chronograph, here's how to choose a business watch that say...

Petrol and Precision: Pairing Vintage Watches with Classic Cars

From the Mille Miglia to the Monaco Grand Prix, watchmaking and motoring have shared a century of romance. A guide to the great racing-watch partnerships — and the vintage chronographs that belong ...

The Riviera Edit: Jewellery and Watches for a Grand Tour Summer

Amalfi lemons, a Slim Aarons poolside, Negronis at golden hour — the Riviera look is having its endless moment. Here's the jewellery and watch edit that belongs on a European summer, and how to tra...

Black Tie, Weddings and the Dress Watch: A Modern Etiquette Guide

Can you wear a watch with black tie? What jewellery works for a summer wedding? A practical, modern etiquette guide to dressing your wrist and jewellery box for formal occasions — with the vintage ...