EDITOR’S LETTER

After a succession of four – albeit handsome, accomplished – men on the cover of Prestige, we’re excited to bring you not one but two incredible women with this November issue. Best friends Suki Waterhouse and Poppy Jamie exemplify the can-do attitude of young women today. Besides jointly launching their hit handbag line, Pop & Suki, the British pair are busy with individual projects ranging from acting in Hollywood movies to designing wellness apps. Our editor at large, Jing Zhang, was lucky enough to hang out with them in their adopted home of Los Angeles and share their story with us first hand. Elsewhere in this issue, we delve into all the hottest happenings around town and across the globe. Our fashion coverage takes you from the south of France with Louis Vuitton’s Nicholas Ghesquière to Shanghai with design legend Jimmy Choo and back to Paris to meet the creative mind behind milliner Maison Michel. Senior editor Jon Wall finds himself behind the wheel and – literally and figuratively – blown away by Lamborghini’s latest Aventador on the legendary Circuito do Estoril in Portugal. And not to be left out, I report back from my recent visit to Switzerland for the grand opening of the iconic Bürgenstock Resort. Closer to home, we meet co-founder Edouard Roschi of cult fragrance brand Le Labo at his Hong Kong boutique and check in to the otherworldly Amanyangyun outside of Shanghai. It’s the kind of place society editor P.Ramakrishnan might need to spend a few days – or weeks? – after digging out from the deluge of party invites from the past few months and the holiday crush to come. Finally, be sure to check out art writer extraordinaire Stephen Short’s take on two monumental works coming up for auction this month: David Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), which could well become the most valuable work of art by a living artist ever sold at auction, and Edward Hopper’s Chop Suey, which is estimated to sell at a whopping US$70 million. Be sure to let us know if you’re the lucky bidder – and if not, enjoy all the excitement the auctions and the rest of the month have to offer. And in case you were wondering, as I write this, there’s less than 60 days till Christmas...