Most Needed: 12 months of The Dragon Necessities

To mark the Year of the Dragon in contrary fashion, here’s a selection of eclectic and eccentric – yet still ever- so-tasteful – gifts for your loved ones that aren’t emblazoned with various mythical reptiles.

Gucci Ancora

Sabato de Sarno’s Ancora collection for Gucci embraces the sensualities of the early noughties through patent burgundy leather, delicious lime accents, mini-skirts and micro shorts. This refreshing range is bound to have something for you – no matter which fashion stratum you find yourself in.

A.Society

Hong Kong’s youngest creative director (and Prestige 40 Under 40 honouree), Offgod, collaborated with an edgy eyewear brand A.Society on a line of futuristic sunglasses. Fit for a new generation of digital natives, the frame of each pair takes an unexpectedly bulbous and organic shape.

Jaeger le Coultre

Few can resist the appeal of an elegant rectangular watch. Instead of going for the most obvious choice, why not elect Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso One Monoface in burgundy as your loyal companion this Year of the Dragon? Set with two rows of diamonds and with an exquisitely lacquered dial, it steals gazes and turns heads with each tick of its dauphine hands.

Loewe

To welcome the Lunar New Year, Loewe asked master jade carver Xiaojin Yin to make this adorable emerald-green pendant of a cricket perched atop a bok choy. The plant famously symbolises wealth and abundance, while jade is associated with immortality. Perfect for professing undying love or begging that loved one to reconsider divorce.

Michele Bönan: Signature Details

Dive into the mind of an internationally acclaimed architect and interior designer with Assouline’s new tome, Michele Bönan: Signature Details. This gorgeous coffee-table book captures Bönan’s latest projects, including the Hotel Continentale in Florence and The Ritz-Carlton Residences in Miami.

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