Collectors’ Cars in Abu Dhabi, Aman in Baja, Bulgari Goes Blue, Paris Fashion Week Heats Up & More
High summer has a way of making luxuryLuxuryA lifestyle defined by exceptional quality, craftsmanship, exclusivity, and sophistication, encompassing the finest products, services, and experiences that represent the highest standards of refinement and excellence.Go to Luxury Glossary reveal its true priorities.
This week, those priorities look like privacy, scarcity, and spectacle, preferably with a sea view. Aman is taking reservations for its Baja debut, Bulgari has cooled its record-thin perpetual calendar in blue titanium, and Hermès and LVMH are back in the courtroom. Elsewhere, Paris Men’s Week is testing fashion’s new creative order, Four Seasons is preparing to polish Mykonos, and RM Sotheby’s is keeping collector cars moving into July.
Baja Gets the Aman Treatment
Aman’s long-awaited Baja debut is finally open for bookings. Amanvari will welcome guests from August 1 within Costa Palmas on Mexico’s East Cape, bringing just 18 casitas to a wilder, quieter side of the peninsula. Each 82-square-meter retreat is designed for indoor-outdoor living, with terraces, private heated pools, outdoor showers, and views shaped by desert, mountain, and sea.
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Blue Period for a Thin Legend
Bulgari has given the Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar a cooler register. The record-thin complication now comes dressed in monochromatic blue titanium: blue PVD case, varnished dial, tightly ordered calendar displays, all at 40mm wide and 5.80mm thick. Inside, the BVL 305 runs at 2.75mm while managing date, day, month, leap year, and retrograde display.
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The Handbag Wars Reopen
Luxury’s most famous family feud is back in court. Hermès heir Nicolas Puech is pursuing claims tied to shares that once anchored his fortune, drawing LVMH, Bernard Arnault, and fashion’s longest ownership battle back into public view. Hermès proves once more that it has always been the purest scarcity machine in the business.
Paris Men’s Week Gets Its Heat Check
Paris Fashion Week Men’s runs through June 28, and the stakes are higher than usual. The week has become a test of luxuryLuxuryA lifestyle defined by exceptional quality, craftsmanship, exclusivity, and sophistication, encompassing the finest products, services, and experiences that represent the highest standards of refinement and excellence.Go to Luxury Glossary’s new creative order, with Dior, Givenchy, Celine, Hermès, and Saint Laurent each carrying different expectations into their shows. Some houses are chasing renewal. Others are defending territory. The real question is whether menswear can give the broader luxury market the charge it needs after a difficult cycle. Around here, tailoring, spectacle, celebrity, and retail pressure are all walking the same runway.
Mykonos Gets the Four Seasons Treatment
Mykonos has never lacked character. What it has sometimes lacked, however, is polish. Four Seasons is arriving to provide the latter, with its new hotel above Kalo Livadi Bay expected to open to guests shortly. Suites, villas, restaurants, a wellness program, and private coastal access, all calibrated for travelers who want the scene without the rough edges.
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Collector Cars Roll Into High Summer
RM Sotheby’s is keeping collector-car season moving well into July. The Abu Dhabi Collectors’ Edit runs online through July 10, and The Tegernsee Auction lands in Germany on July 4. The timing suits the mood. Summer draws out the garage romantics, the concours faithful, and the buyers who still believe a great machine can be both passion and portfolio. Provenance and condition will drive serious attention, along with the kind of cars that look better parked outside a villa than inside a spreadsheet.
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This week’s biggest luxury stories include Amanvari opening reservations for its Baja debut, Bulgari releasing a blue titanium Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar, the Hermès-LVMH ownership saga returning to court, Paris Men’s Week continuing through June 28, Four Seasons preparing to open in Mykonos, and RM Sotheby’s collector-car auctions running into July.
Amanvari is expected to welcome guests from August 1 within Costa Palmas on Mexico’s East Cape. The resort will feature just 18 casitas, each designed for indoor-outdoor living with terraces, private heated pools, outdoor showers, and views of the desert, mountains, and sea.
Bulgari’s new Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar comes in monochromatic blue titanium, with a blue PVD-coated case and blue varnished dial. The watch measures 40mm wide and just 5.80mm thick, while its ultra-thin BVL 305 movement measures only 2.75mm.
The Hermès-LVMH saga has returned to public view because Hermès heir Nicolas Puech is pursuing claims tied to shares that once formed a major part of his fortune. The dispute again places Hermès, LVMH, and Bernard Arnault at the center of one of luxury’s most closely watched ownership battles.
Paris Fashion Week Men’s matters this season because several major houses are under pressure to show creative momentum. Dior, Givenchy, Celine, Hermès, and Saint Laurent are all part of a wider test of whether menswear can help energize the luxury market after a more difficult cycle.
Four Seasons is expected to open a new hotel above Kalo Livadi Bay in Mykonos. The property will bring suites, villas, restaurants, wellness programming, and private coastal access to travelers who want the island’s energy with a more polished luxury-resort experience.
RM Sotheby’s is keeping collector-car season active with the Abu Dhabi Collectors’ Edit running online through July 10 and The Tegernsee Auction taking place in Germany on July 4. Both events are expected to draw attention from collectors focused on provenance, condition, and rare automotive design.
This week’s stories point to three major luxury trends: privacy, scarcity, and experience. Amanvari and Four Seasons Mykonos reflect the demand for controlled resort environments. Bulgari and RM Sotheby’s speak to collectible value. Hermès and Paris Men’s Week show how brand authority and creative direction still shape the market.