In our weekly TWIL series, we bring you the latest in luxury news from around the world. This week’s highlights: Experience the thrill of Aston Martin’s new Vantage S sports car, sparkle with Louis Vuitton’s LV Diamonds collection, and more.
Aston Martin’s Vantage S Is Its Most Performance-Focused Front-Engine Sports Car Yet
The new Aston Martin Vantage S is the next edition in the brand’s legacy of upgraded core-vehicle derivatives available for purchase. It effortlessly overtakes its predecessor, the Vantage, in speed, power, and dynamism, and produces the most performance-focused front-engine sports car in Aston Martin’s repertoire. Feel every surge with its upgraded engine, which peaks at a torque of 800Nm and reaches a teeth-chattering top speed of 325km/h. Perfectly calibrated for you to become one with the car, the Vantage S improves on driver connection, agility, and refinement, thanks to adjustments to its chassis and throttle pedals. Plus, with brand-new bonnet blades sporting an inky gloss black or 2×2 Twill Carbon Fibre finish, as well as a signature ‘S’ badge that gleams subtly yet unmissably on the front fenders, you’d have to resist the urge to keep staring. The ‘S’ motif continues in its bespoke interior styling, which is handsewn into its unique combination of Alcantara and leather, available in both monotone and duotone.
Louis Vuitton Debuts Its LV Diamonds Collection and LV Diamonds Certificate
Dubbed the LV Monogram Star diamonds, Louis Vuitton continues its journey through the world of jewellery with a 53-facet, 4-pointed gem, a cut that reprises the maison’s logo created by Georges Vuitton in 1896. The diamond is set in a variety of formats, from platinum, rose gold, and half-paved rings to pendants and earrings, making for a versatile collection perfect as a gift for any festivity. The maison also presents its first LV Diamonds certificate, a document that lists each diamond’s weight, colour, purity, and cut quality. The file tracks each diamond’s journey, from the country where it was extracted and through to the workshops where it was cut, polished, and mounted, reflecting the brand’s commitment to transparency and accountability.
Van Cleef & Arpels’ New Flowerlace Collection Introduces Five Creations
Carrying the airy grace of flowers, Van Cleef & Arpels tends to its garden with the brand-new Flowerlace collection. The maison sets the sparkle of high-quality diamonds against the vibrant sheen of gold in five unique pieces, a reflection of the sunny exuberance of nature that continues to inspire it. Couture is evident in its individual craft—using ancestral lost-wax casting, the gold takes its shape by running into moulds first shaped by melted wax, which experts subsequently refine by hand. Keep a particularly keen eye on The Between the Finger ring, which combines a fluid and deliberately asymmetrical flower with a diamond that punctuates its curling stem.
Dior Presents The Diorling Capsule Collection
The Diorling Capsule collection from the Dior Men Winter 2025 series features shirts, a summer ensemble, and denim pieces embroidered with the vintage-inspired Diorling monogram. Among others in the collection are a sweatshirt, a pullover, and accessories such as ties and caps, all brought together with a refined palette of sky blue and via grey. Named after the maison’s 1963 chypre fragrance, the collection revisits Dior’s 1960s period, making for a line that blends couture heritage with contemporary flair.
Zegna Unveils Its Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Of Torino Suits
The Italian house debuts its collection of Torino-style suits for Fall/Winter 2025—a silhouette inspired by the founder’s original suit from a century ago. The range features structured shoulders and wide lapels, constructed precisely to make a recognisable, refined suit fit for the modern man. Other shared elements of the collection include three-button sleeves, a higher buttonhole inspired by the iconic 232 Road brand mark, and rounded pockets available in both flap and patch versions. At the heart of the range, however, lies the new Vellus Aureum suit, reimagined in a soft flannel, tactile and precise in its fit and constructed using couture-level techniques. Starring in the collection’s campaign is global ambassador Mads Mikkelsen, shot within the same Teatro Regio di Torino that once inspired Ermenegildo Zegna.
Marriott Bonvoy Presents The Mooncake Box Exhibition
The one-day event brought together eight hotels within the Marriott Bonvoy family, aiming to showcase the creative evolution of each hotel’s mooncake box over the years. Taking place at the Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, the participating hotels in the exhibition included W Kuala Lumpur, The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur, The Westin, Sheraton Petaling Jaya, Le Méridien KL, and Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur. In further celebration of the season, the Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel & Convention Centre debuted the Mid-Autumn Afternoon Tea Set, available at the R Bar. Featuring flavours and ingredients inspired by the mooncakes, each handcrafted treat is a nod to the contemporary and the classic.
The tea set is available daily until 6 October 2025, at RM128 nett.
The CIMB Artober Art & Soul Exhibition Returns This Month
The exhibition is set to showcase artistic excellence from renowned collections, including pieces from the late Datuk Ibrahim Hussein, as well as an exhibit by artist Tan Kai Sheuan titled Nothing Exists Alone. The three-day event, running from 26 to 28 September 2025 at Hall 1, MITEC, Kuala Lumpur, will also see more than 100 up-and-coming artists displaying their originality alongside established doyens of art, represented by more than 20 major galleries.
Grand Prix Season Singapore 2025 Presents Hit The Apex At Clarke Quay
One of the main events of this year’s GPSS is set to make a comeback, bringing together music and the thrill of racing to visitors at Clarke Quay during the 10-day-long series of events. Set to kick things off is Music Matters Live, a free-to-the-public live music showcase of 40 artistes from 17 countries, including Filipino singer-actor James Reid and Australian singer Go-Jo. The excitement continues with the GPSS Apex League, an on-site e-racing simulator tournament; as well as the Hot Wheels Pocket Pitstop, featuring a functional miniature track diorama, games, and exclusive merchandise. For party heads, Caffeine and Bass turns up the bass and the energy to a ten with a daytime rave and the after-dark Night Drift.
Grand Prix Season Singapore 2025
