News updates: Gucci’s skateboard, Rolls Royce’s first electric car

Arushi Sakhuja 

Tech, fashion and automobiles, no matter where your interest lies, the luxury world has news across all sectors this week. From the first look at Rolls Royce’s electric car to Samsung’s collaboration with Maison Margiela, here’s a round-up on the luxe segment this week.

The Gucci X Palace Skate Board Collaboration

Our news round-up is incomplete without shedding some light on the hottest happenings in fashion. Luxury house Gucci has announced a new collaboration with Palace (a skateboard brand). Featuring the signature Gucci monogram, the collection features athleisure wear with tees, hoodies, tracks, caps and more. 

Samsung announces a collaboration with Maison Margiela 

Fashion and tech come together for this luxury news update. After the Samsung and Thome Browne collaboration in 2021, Maison Margiela is the next brand to announce a collaboration with the tech giant. The latter made the announcement on October 19, saying that the Samsung and Maison Margiela collaboration will be a beautiful combination of technology and haute couture. 

Rolls Royce’s first-ever electric car, Spectra Coupe 

 

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The hottest luxury news update in the world of luxury cars is the introduction of the Rolls Royce Spectre — the world’s first ultra-luxury electric super coupé. A  successor to the Phantom Coupé, the car’s most dramatic feature is its fastback. It will be the first production two-door coupé to be equipped with 23-inch wheels in almost one hundred years.⁠ Sales are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2023. 

Corum Bubble 47 x Aiiroh watch 

Watches are a quintessential part of luxury news updates with new iterations launching weekly. Street art and luxury watchmaking are connected in colourful ways. Corum watches have created an iconic piece that celebrates vibrancy and pop art. Corum and street artist Aiiroh have come together to inject colour into its new Bubble watch. The timepiece is a limited edition with just 88 pieces that will be sold.

Reverso Tribute Duoface Calendar

Next up in luxury news updates is Jaeger Le Coultre’s new Reverso Tribute Duoface Calendar. It is a stunning timepiece that preserves the legendary spirit of the original 1931 model while incorporating contemporary 21st-century watchmaking techniques. The new Reverso Tribute Duoface Calendar has a triple calendar indication on the recto and a dial that glides. Enhanced with its stainless-steel case and dial in silver-grained tone.

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