Moynat is a traditional French trunk maker that has been revived after 35 years lying dormant. Bags start at £4,000 and the company can’t keep up with demand. How is this old leather purveyor’s new mythology enchanting monied Parisians, high-rolling Londoners, Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams alike?

HNWIs can take their pick of the finest luxury brands, defined by having a net worth of at least $2 million. There are 13.7 million of these consumers globally, but with so much to spend, how do they choose where to splash the cash first? And as their ranks grow, how will luxury shopping change?

Over 90% of luxury purchases still take place in-store, yet HNWI often spend over 48 hours a week online. Can Crest & Co., which brings ‘the best of the best’ in luxury goods online, get super-rich customers and exclusive brands alike to re-evaluate how luxury goods are sold?

Will premium brands step up to the luxury level? How will shoppers become more savvy in their spending? In what ways will luxury brands react to ‘digital’ and how do UHNWI really shop? As part of our Expert Outlook 2015 series we speak to three luxury experts about the promise of exclusivity, supreme quality and everything bespoke.

Are traditional watches under threat of extinction by the evolution of the smartwatch? Or is the mechanical timepiece truly timeless? Apple’s iWatch is making stalwarts like TAG Heuer and Swatch rethink, so what do we really want to wear on our wrists?

Britishness is a huge selling point for HNWIs across the globe, from Rolls Royce and Burberry in China to British butlers in Dubai. Can Beyond Bespoke’s ‘The Little Black Book’ of Britain’s most exclusive specialists become the passport to a secret world of UK luxury?

French designers have long connoted luxury, and, according to Philippe Lentschener - CEO of Ad Agency McCann France - “detail, poise and social grace." So how will a South Korean smartphone brand fare with a foray into the French luxury market?

What is luxury? How does strategy in the luxury sector work? And what can it teach other brands? Marco Bevolo, one of the authors of Premium by Design: how to understand, design and market high end products, provides a vision of the business of prestige, desire and seduction.