Vincenzo La Torre

1 week ago | scmp.com | Vincenzo La Torre

Since its opening in mid-2023, Pan Pacific Orchard has become one of Singapore’s most photographed buildings. It’s not unusual to see tourists stop in their tracks as they walk along buzzy Orchard Road – Singapore’s main shopping thoroughfare – to take photos of the imposing structure.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Vincenzo La Torre

The Chinese-American actress stayed at charming Villa d’Este, channelled old Hollywood glam herself, and commented, ‘You don’t walk through these gorgeous buildings and villas in your sweatpants’Just three hours after attending the Hong Kong Film Awards clad in a shimmery dress from Chanel, actress Fala Chen jumped on a flight to Italy. A close friend of the French maison, Chen was headed to Lake Como for the unveiling of Chanel’s 2025-26 cruise collection.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Vincenzo La Torre

Five-star hotels, especially those located in Asian metropolises, love to market themselves as “urban oases”. While for the most part that description tends to be accurate, as soon as you step out of those so-called sanctuaries you’re faced with the chaos of the outside world, which can be overwhelming and exhilarating in equal measure – even more so in a city like Bangkok. At Aman Nai Lert Bangkok, however, the definition of “urban sanctuary” extends to its unparalleled location.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Vincenzo La Torre

Spring heralds renewal in nature and that sense is felt too in jewellery, with many brands picking up on the optimism in the air to issue a revamped annual collection perhaps, or find a favourite motif to revisit. Read on to find out how six jewellery houses are marking this spring. Nature is, of course, the muse most had in mind, but there are also some more left-field inspirations and interpretations as well. Hermès Sac BijouHermès Sac Bijou.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Vincenzo La Torre

More than 400 of Hockney’s works from the past 70 years are at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, while Sherald’s pieces at the Whitney Museum of American Art include her iconic portrait of Michelle ObamaFondation Louis Vuitton in Paris has invited English artist David Hockney to take over its Frank Gehry-designed building for an exhibition that brings together more than 400 of his works, produced between 1955 and 2025.