Caragh McKay

Nov 11, 2024 | wallpaper.com | Caragh McKay

Watchmaking, by its nature, is a traditional business. The great names – Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Constantin, among them – are centuries old. Chanel created its first luxury timepiece, the Chanel Première, in 1987. It was a remarkable debut. It was designed by the French fashion house’s then-dreamer-in-chief, Jacques Helleu, who lifted the Chanel No5 perfume bottle stopper as the dial design and the leather-plaited chain of the 2.55 handbag for the strap.

Oct 25, 2024 | wallpaper.com | Caragh McKay

As winter creeps in, dramatic crucifixes, jet-black chains and various Gothic symbols edge alongside it. This month, at PAD London, the Paris jeweller Elie Top unveiled his most dramatic crucifix designs to date. And, on Louis Vuitton’s S/S 2025 Paris runway, there was nothing particularly sunny about Nicolas Ghesquière’s oversized, huge, matt-black chains. So far, so bohémien.

Oct 9, 2024 | wallpaper.com | Caragh McKay

Swiss chef Daniel Humm loves New York. He told us so in his 2013 cookbook, I Love New York. Ingredients and Recipes. His vegan restaurant, Eleven Madison Park, has only just hosted the United Nations General Assembly, where it celebrated Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton men’s creative director, as a new Unesco goodwill ambassador.

Oct 2, 2024 | thegrandtourist.net | Caragh McKay

The city parks are all rustling with golden leaves, the museum blockbusters (Van Gogh, Michael Craig-Martin) are open, and the London Film Festival is rolling into town. Autumn in London is one thing, but autumn in Mayfair is another because on top of all that, PAD London pops up in Berkeley Square (October 8 through 13).

Sep 23, 2024 | wallpaper.com | Caragh McKay

Katrin Wouters and Karen Hendrix were jewellery designers to the Antwerp Six, emerging with the art-school collective when, in the spirit of a radical Flemish fashion bomb, they left Belgium in a rented truck and rolled up at London Fashion Week in 1986. The pair had honed their craft alongside Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester and the others at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts.