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In The Loupe: The Watch News To Know In August 2026

Admin — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:30:43 +0000

Bestowed with a seemingly endless power reserve, the watch industry continues to tick on. Naturally, we’re back with the August edition of In The Loupe, our monthly watch news series detailing all the latest and greatest—not to mention some downright bizarre—releases and happenings in the watch world. August 2026 watch news Welcome back to In The Loupe, our monthly watch news series covering everything you need to know happening in the watch industry. Wind down and get caught up below. MING […]

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The Dispatch #1: Musings From The Silk-Lined Trenches

Theo Rosen — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:23:32 +0000

We’re in no shortage of stuff. Or things. There is new stuff and many new things launching on a weekly—and often daily—basis, all with a hefty dose of marketing gaff touting it as the next “must have” or proclaiming it “fills the gap” in an already overstuffed market. We know this because a vast majority of these are delivered to our inbox at an alarming rate, most of them—regrettably, but rightfully—almost instantaneously deposited into the trash. Now, we’re not saying […]

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Smell Like A Sexy Ashtray (Or Don’t!) With The Best Tobacco Fragrances

Theo Rosen — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:34:53 +0000

Smoking is something of a relic. Between heavy excises on tobacco, a public health campaign running almost three decades, and graphic anti-smoking ads a compulsory fixture on cigarette boxes around the country, smoking has officially become passé in Australia. And don’t get us wrong, that’s a good thing — smoking is bad. Seriously, don’t do it. However, it retains a certain allure—both emotive and sensorial—that the mango- and blueberry-flavoured air of the battery-operated vapes the kids are puffing on today […]

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The Ultimate Guide To Men’s Dress Shoes; Essential Styles & Best Brands To Know

John Deckard — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:18:00 +0000

Despite some contemporary sartorialists extolling the virtues of the sneaker while simultaneously denouncing men’s dress shoes as ‘over’, here at Albert Review we believe there’s a time and place for everything. While luxury trainers continue to reign over the street style set and can even hold their own when paired with a suit, men’s dress shoes will always have their place. Though we may have taken a step back from the tightlaced nature of corporate dressing, there are still occasions […]

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We Travelled To Seoul To Attend L’ÉCOLE School Of Jewellery Art

Tanisha Angel — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:16:45 +0000

Last month, I jumped on a plane to Seoul to attend L’ÉCOLE School of Jewellery Arts. An initiative founded and solely supported by Van Cleef & Arpels, L’ÉCOLE was conceived with the intention of peeling back the covers on the shrouded world of high and fine jewellery, illuminating and elucidating the craftsmanship and culture surrounding its creation and place in society. Nestled within Bukchon, bordered by three palaces and a shrine, the almost Brutalist rectilinear concrete facade of Futura Seoul […]

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Jewellery Brand Bleue Burnham Designed A Garden For New Balance

Henry Blake — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:54:41 +0000

New Balance and Bleue Burnham have teamed up for an unexpected collaboration; not a sneaker or accessories line, but a garden for the American sportswear brand’s employees at its Cumbria factory, which has produced its ‘Made in the UK’ line for over three decades. Located in Flimby, Cumbria, The Flimby Garden was conceived as a restorative space for the factory’s employees, who are responsible for hand-producing around 30,000 pairs of sneakers a month. Marking Bleue Burnham’s first landscaping project, The […]

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On Thread: Fashion News To Know In August 2026

Arabella Johnson — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:02:00 +0000

It’s that time of the month again…we’re back with the August 2026 edition of On Thread, our monthly fashion news series. Here, we break down the fashion news you need to know into easily digestible form, meaning you’ll always be across the conversation at the next cocktail party, without having to dedicate eons to wading through the masses of drops and collabs. August 2026 fashion news Welcome back to the August 2026 edition of On Thread. Here, you’ll find all the […]

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This Winter, Tasmania Makes A Case For Embracing The Chill

Tanisha Angel — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:28:10 +0000

Customarily, travel during the winter months in Australia is designed to foster a sense of escapism — farewelling our island nation in pursuit of warmer climes and higher morales. However, Tasmania has slowly but surely been making the case for embracing rather than escaping winter. It started with Mona—the Museum of Old and New Art—but there’s more to the Apple Isle than David Walsh’s quirky vision of what constitutes art, with the east coast of Tasmania offering ample opportunity to […]

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On Thread: Fashion News To Know In July 2026

Arabella Johnson — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:29:19 +0000

Great style is eternal, but the fashion industry? Well, that thrives on ephemerality. To help you stay across what’s new and noteworthy, we’ve put together all the fashion news to new in July 2026 in this month’s edition of On Thread. July 2026 fashion news Welcome back to the July 2026 edition of On Thread. Here, you’ll find all the fashion news, new releases, and collabs worth knowing about in July 2026. To ensure you stay across what has the proclivity […]

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The 9 Best Milky Toners For A Dairy-Free Dose Of Comfort

Arabella Johnson — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:22:34 +0000

Toners used to be a take it or leave it product. A somewhat superfluous step between cleansing and moisturising—or active serums—that was largely reserved for proponents of multi-step skincare routines and eschewed by everyone else. Recent years have seen toners reenter the fray by way of lightweight leave-on exfoliants with water-like textures, but for those seeking hydration and moisture in equal measure, a milky toner is the way to go. Like many skincare phenomenons, milky toners arrived by way of […]

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