By Manfred Lu

With the arrival of the MacBook Neo, the MacBook Air now finds itself anchored between two ends of the spectrum. We spent a month testing the new M5-powered variant to see if this middle-ground mainstay is still the definitive choice for most users.

The Ritz-Carlton, Bangkok is a definitive rejection of the corporate, one-size-fits-all template.

The most unbreakable things are those that bend. Surpassing a rookie high, Lee Jae Wook makes it clear: time stops for no one, and holds you to the standards of your own greatness.

Nostalgia is safe, pleasant and — according to Jonny Johansson — dangerous. As Acne Studios celebrates three decades of defining the “awkward cool,” its creative director discusses why he is trading “quiet luxury” for honest tension.

The red sole beckons with first, an implosion.

For a decade, Dior was a risk-management strategy — a manicured monument to its own nostalgia that had effectively ghosted the culture it once led. With FW26, Jonathan Anderson has arrived to treat the archive with the disrespect it deserves.

If the purists are still waiting for a "traditional" fashion evolution at Louis Vuitton, they’re missing the plot. As we saw for FW26, Pharrell Williams is doubling down on visibility as a primary condition, trading the "intellectual mystery" of the archive for the instant recognition of the asset.

Prada’s FW26 collection was a reminder that clothes can still command attention — provided they resist the urge to explain themselves too clearly.