The Dipper Audio Necklace by Tinsel

Earbuds sporting excellent sound quality, but designed like a piece of jewelry

While the world is in no short supply of quality headphones, there’s nothing quite like The Dipper—a debut product from design firm Tinsel. It’s an all-in-one luxury audio necklace aimed at avoiding tangles and stowing integrated earbuds away conveniently when not in use. Oftentimes, wearables sacrifice aesthetic value for the sake of functionality. Here, both support one another and the resulting piece—from high-end materials to …

Seven Skulls For Halloween and Beyond

From jewelry to home decor, spooky items that last long after October 31

For those hosting a grown-up Halloween get-together or who want to get into the spooky spirit without ending up at a giant party store sifting through tacky disposable decorations, “sexy” costumes and fake pumpkin-scented candles, we’ve tracked down seven sinister but ultimately fun items. Nothing speaks to the macabre like a skull, and while they are seasonally relevant, there’s staying power. Set the scary season …

Olympia Le-Tan’s Japanese Book Clutches

Her SS16 collection—a tribute to Tokyo's Hotel Okura—embroiders Rashomon, Hokusai and Hello Kitty onto handbags

Paris-based, self-taught fashion designer Olympia Le-Tan has been creating covetable book-shaped clutches in small editions since 2009. Recreating everything from classics like Shakepeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” and William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” to cookbooks and the more obscure and vintage, each intricately embroidered evening bag celebrates craftsmanship and literature—and brings to mind a time not-too-far-ago when people actually carried books. Most recently, Olympia …