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Above left: ‘Puzzle’ bag by Loewe. Above right: platinum-and-

diamond key pendant from the ‘Victoria’ collection by

Tiffany. Bottom: stainless-steel ‘Oyster Perpetual’ watch by Rolex

$ Loewe started as a co-operative of leather artisans in Madrid in

1846. Over a century and a half it has grown to become one of the
      world’s leading luxury brands producing womenswear menswear
      shoes accessories and of course its trademark leather bags. The
      company’s new creative director JW Anderson now adds his own
      prismatic contribution with the funkily asymmetrical ‘Puzzle’ bag.
      Loewe 125 Mount St London W1 (020 7499 0266; loewe.com).

$ The jeweller Francesca Amfitheatrof has over the years sprinkled her

own brand of creative gold dust over collections for Chanel Fendi Alice

Temperley and Asprey & Garrard. Now design director of Tiffany & Co

this graduate of the Royal College of Art has waved her magic wand over

three of its classic collections – ‘Victoria’ ‘Bow’ and ‘Infinity’ – reinterpret-

ing them with clever modern touches for a new generation. Tiffany & Co 25

Old Bond St London W1 (0800 160 1114; tiffany.co.uk).

$ Louis Vuitton has collaborated with the luxury publisher Maison

Assouline to create a delightful coffee-table tome Louis Vuitton

Win dows. A celebration of the retailer’s theatrical displays the book

features an introduction by Vanessa Friedman fashion director

and chief fashion critic of the New York Times. Louis Vuitton’s store-

fronts have long cast a spell over the crowds that wander by and

images ranging from golden dinosaurs and brightly coloured

hot-air balloons to a universe of polka dots appear in the book

like works of art in their own right. Maison Assou-

line 196a Piccadilly London W1 (020 3327 9370;

assouline.com).

$ In 1931 Rolex patented the world’s first self-wind-

ing watch and christened it the ‘Oyster Perpetual’.

In 1953 it launched the ‘Oyster Perpetual Subma-

riner’ waterproof to a depth of 100m which be-

came the timepiece of choice for rugged men of

action (James Bond wore one in a number of Ian

Fleming’s novels). Still in production over eight dec-

ades on though its look may have changed with fash-

ion the ‘Perpetual’ remains a symbol of sturdiness

and reliability. Visit rolex.com $