Issue 2

Four haute couture shows from SS23 Paris Fashion Week — Gaultier, Chanel, Dior, and the Schiaparelli show everyone was talking about.

A reflection on the investments that matter most — and the ships we build with our own hands.

Dr Tatiana Kuznechenkova on regenerative dermatology — why natural rejuvenation beats masking, and what modern patients actually want.

Mila Smart Semeshkina on running five businesses, waking at 5am, and why average is not a colour she recognises.

Julia Volet on what perfumery and chemistry have in common, and why the real magic is always invisible.

Nassim Taleb on Black Swans, Antifragility, and why the goal is not prediction but resilience.

Jacob and Co's Brilliant Mystery and Gotham City — where haute horlogerie meets illusion and a certain Dark Knight.

Sculptor Lorenzo Quinn on hands, the universal language of art, and the ideas that are hardest to make simple.

Olga Fler and Irina Baranova on building community from scratch in Dubai — and why belonging matters more than climate.

Jacob and Co's Brilliant Rainbow and Astronomia Art UAE — where gem-setting mastery meets watchmaking ambition.