In our weekly series, we bring you the latest in luxury news around the world. This week’s highlights: Roberto Cavalli returns in all its signature glam and glitter, Panerai and gaming brand Razer create pop-up that raises awareness on conservation, artist Choy Chun Wei’s latest collection unveiled, a sweet-smelling afternoon tea at Banyan Tree and more.
Roberto Cavalli’s White-Hot Re-entry To Malaysia
On a sultry night in Kuala Lumpur, the entire retail and fashion district of Jalan Bukit Bintang lit up with the sizzle of Italian rock and roll glam of Roberto Cavalli. An elongated runway showcased models in the SS2023 collection, a take on Alfred Hitchcock’s film noir and naturally embellished with the signature glittering touches of the Italian fashion house. The show was a prelude to the grand opening of the flagship Roberto Cavalli store in The Starhill, a space which pays tribute to this Florentine brand known for its unapologetic, bold and pop DNA.
Panerai And Razer Launch A Conservation-Minded Pop-Up At ION Orchard Singapore
Panerai, the Italian watchmaker, and Razer, the Singaporean-based computer gaming lifestyle brand, have furthered their ocean conservation-focused partnership with an pop-up at ION Orchard Singapore. From 8-23 February, the ‘Make Time for Our Ocean’ exhibition will raise awareness on manta ray conservation, especially on the work by environmental group Conservation International. It is also a chance to see the new Panerai Luminor Quaranta Razer Special Edition (RM35,000), a 500-piece limited edition that celebrates the partnership. A timepiece with a focus on recycled materials, it is exclusively available at Panerai boutiques and its website.
Changing Identity At Wei-Ling Gallery
“This collection of expressionistic paintings and totemic object works is about how we live and communicate, and its effect on human identities. We have become detached, remote, and Homogenised.” – Choy Chun Wei.
From now till 4 March, the new works of Choy Chun Wei appear in Changing Identity, where whole objects are deconstructed and then ‘built-up’ images, adding flux and a dramatic dissonance into the viewer’s world. “The communication tool has evolved into something other than what it was intended to be – fun, display, ‘infotainment’, and showcasing are additional features, and the effects, of course, are proliferating. Emotions and poetry are pushed to the sidelines. It is swift and to the point. Perhaps through the rigidity and surface-treatment of my art work approach, I hope to convey the attitude of form, thus reflecting a feature of the environment in which we live.”
An Afternoon Tea Scented By Sun And Love
For lovers of afternoon tea and fine fragrances, make a beeline for Altitude, the sky lounge located on the 53rd floor of Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur. Its Signatures of Love afternoon tea takes inspiration from luxury Italian perfumer Acqua di Parma’s latest Signatures of the Sun fragrance and is on now till 15 March. Among the items on this RM188 net per person tea is a glass of bubbly, savoury treats which include soft-shell crab with Kaluga caviar and yuzu, and a host of sweets; lemon curd domes with white chocolate ganache, creamy cheesecake with orange zest as well as the unmissable classic and rose scones. Each set also comes with a set of Signatures of the Sun deluxe gift from the perfumer, a rendition of flowers in an eau de parfum.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Explores Time And Space In Dubai
Jaeger-LeCoultre opens The Stellar Odyssey, a travelling exhibition, in Dubai. With Burj Khalifa as a backdrop, the Odyssey takes place in a pavilion that appears to float on the Dubai Fountain. The exhibition explores the relationship between time and space, and the astronomical timekeeping complications developed to explore it, of which the manufacture has many stunning historical and modern-day examples.
