
A slower summer on the Amalfi Coast
Skip the day-trip rush. The coast reveals itself to those who stay, eat late and let the ferry timetable set the pace.

Fashion, travel, design and culture shaping the way we live now.
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Skip the day-trip rush. The coast reveals itself to those who stay, eat late and let the ferry timetable set the pace.

The eighteenth-century grand tour was an education by road. Its modern revival is about the same thing — taking the long way, on purpose.

Nine days, new hands at old houses. Paris closed the Spring/Summer 2027 shows with a calendar shaped by first collections.
Fashion Weeks
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Fifty years of intrecciato, a new creative director and a house that has never needed a logo. What makes the bags recognisable at twenty paces.

Gold cases, diamond bezels and seven-figure price tags make headlines. The real luxury in a phone is quieter — and lasts longer.

Leather strips, crossed by hand. From a slouchy hobo to a rigid top-handle, the woven bags our editors would buy now and keep forever.
The HIGHER thread
A colour, a coastline, a craft. Choose a thread and see how it runs from the runway to the road, the wrist and the table.
Watches & ObjectsThe weave that speaks for itself: reading a Bottega Veneta bag
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Watches & ObjectsThe woven bag edit: five shapes to carry for a decade
MotorsPortrait of a reservation holder: the man who paid to wait
Where the confirmed dates stand for the next round of shows — and which cities have yet to publish.

A new Zumthor landmark on Wilshire, Richard Meier's hilltop campus and a free downtown collection. How to see the city through its museums.

The fashion capital keeps its past on the rails. Where to look, how to read a label, and why the last Sunday of the month belongs to the Naviglio Grande.

Tesla reopened Roadster reservations in September 2026 with a $50,000 deposit. What the terms said, what was promised, and why patience is part of the price.

A 72-metre relaunch, a Messi-commissioned catamaran and Ferrari's foiling Hypersail. The month in yachting, selected by HIGHER.

From a Brera archive that opens by appointment to a canal-side stall that only sells gloves, five addresses for an afternoon of slow shopping.
The HIGHER Letter
The week's best stories, the shows to watch and one object worth knowing about. No noise.