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Dior menswear collab with Shawn Stussy OBSESSIONS. DECORATION. SALIENT FACTS. N ow, this is what we call wearable art. Louis Vuitton's latest high-watchmaking collection, the Tambour Curve Flying Tourbillon Poinçon de Genève, is a marvel of engineering. Proprietary carbon-based materials are combined with a precision milling process. Each watch is then finished by hand at the La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton workshop in Geneva. The sleek, modernist face incorporates the LV logo while showcasing the intricate workings inside. In black, the watch makes a subtle but strong statement — but we love the version with diamonds. After all, you can never have enough carbon in your wardrobe. From $258,000 ($322,000 with diamonds), special order at the Louis Vuitton boutique; louisvuitton.com. Steven Hempel TOURBILLON IS A MAN'S BEST FRIEND #GUCCICOMMUNITY FOR COVID-19 G ucci invites friends and followers to join the We Are All In This Together crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for pandemic relief, both in Italy and around the globe. The company is using its social media platforms — which have more than 70 million followers — to help gather donations toward relief efforts. Donations of 1 million euros each have been made to Italy's National Civil Protection Department and the United Nations Foundation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund in support of the World Health Organization, the latter through Facebook's Matching initiative. To donate, visit Instagram.com/Gucci. Steven Hempel D uring Miami Art Basel last year, Dior presented its Fall 2020 menswear collection — a celebration of the vision of men's artistic director Kim Jones, who began his role at Dior in 2018. It revealed a new direction for menswear that blends couture and street, with summery motifs and hypnotic prints spun from a collaboration with surfwear designer Shawn Stussy. Jones and Stussy collaborate again with a Dior spring/summer capsule collection that's part street, part counterculture, part couture. It's an evolution of menswear appropriate for our time that includes swimwear, flip-flops, and hats. Even the classic Dior logo has been reinterpreted. dior.com. Steven Hempel SHOOT HIGH/AIM LOW FASHION PITCHES IN A s part of its response to the COVID-19 emergency, Hermès is donating 20 million euros to public hospitals in the Paris region. The fashion house is also donating 30 tons of hand sanitizer produced by its fragrance-manufacturing division in Vaudreuil, France, and is producing more than 31,000 face masks. Louis Vuitton has repurposed multiple French workshops to assist in the fight, with more than 300 artisans producing hundreds of thousands of the non-surgical protective masks, which have been approved by governing bodies throughout the EU. Steven Hempel W ith museums and galleries closed both here and abroad, institutions are making their exhibitions accessible online. Fondation Louis Vuitton (FLV) offers content from select exhibitions, concerts, master classes, and events that have taken place since the museum's 2014 opening. Each week, FLV will host three digital events through its Facebook page and YouTube channel (hashtag #FLVfromhome). For the current calendar, visit fondationlouisvuitton.fr. Steven Hempel ART DOESN'T STOP Fondation Louis Vuitton