Design

May 20, 2026

Swatch Unveils Colorful ‘Royal Pop’ Pocket Watches and Crowds Cause a Frenzy To Get Them

Swiss watchmaking has always balanced tradition with reinvention. The new collaboration between Swatch and Audemars Piguet pushes that tension even further. Called Royal Pop, the eight-piece collection transforms the iconic Royal Oak into a colorful line of wearable pocket watches inspired by 1980s street style. Swatch and Audemars Piguet designed the collection by blending the Royal Oak (one of the most famous luxury sports watches) with Swatch’s playful POP watches from the ’80s.

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May 7, 2026

Eileen Gu’s Met Gala “Bubble Dress” Made of 15,000 Glass Spheres Blew Actual Bubbles

Embed from Getty Images The 2026 Met Gala’s “Fashion Is Art” theme blurred the line between runway and exhibition, and Eileen Gu definitely understood the assignment. The Olympian did’t just arrive on the red carpet; instead, she activated it. Her entrance felt intentional and precise, setting the tone for a look that moved beyond spectacle and into performance.

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April 23, 2026

Kintsugi-Inspired Tattoos Honor the Broken Parts of Ourselves Put Back Together

The Japanese art of kintsugi is a repair method that takes broken pottery and makes it more beautiful through visible mending. Metallic lacquer fills the cracks, shaping the piece into something recognizable but more special than before, as the breaks are now part of its story. A tattoo artist named Antonio, working under the moniker Sangre Blue, uses this idea as the basis for his beautiful body art.

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