Go retro with a new Steve McQueen watch and Van Cleef’s rarest jewels

Channel old-school elegance with a bedhead for anglophiles and refresh your wardrobe with the perfect basic T.

Eugenie KellyContributor

Apr 4, 2025 – 12.00am

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This week’s edit of luxury buys is all about retro allure, with decadent bracelets and brooches from bygone eras, elegant silk scarves that channel Hollywood’s Golden Age and a watch adored by golden boy Steve McQueen.

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Eugenie KellyContributorEugenie Kelly writes on fashion, interiors, the arts, style and travel, and edits Life & Leisure's Spend pages. She was previously editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar Australia.