Archive | March, 2009
Louis Vuitton Is Walking On The Moon
According to a source at WWD, legendary astronaut, and second person to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin will appear in Louis Vuitton’s next Core Values ad. Aldrin will appear alongside fellow astronauts Jim Lovell and Sally Ride. They are due to be photographed this week by Annie Leibovitz in a US desert. The Core Values [...]
Continue reading...Tour The Hermès Paris Flagship Store
31. March 2009
Go on a whirlwind tour of the beautiful Hermès Paris flagship store at 24 Rue du Faubourg St. Honoré. Video at the Hermès site. Stills from the video:
Continue reading...Net-a-Porter To Launch Chic Outlet Site: theOutnet.com
29. March 2009
What do you get when you cross Bluefly with Net-a-Porter? Why, a chic new outlet site of course! Due to launch this April, theOutnet.com is the latest place for fashionistas to get their fix of carefully curated pieces from Net-a-Porter brainchild Natalie Massenet. Expect the site to be similar in concept to Bluefly, but with [...]
Continue reading...Marc Jacobs’ Right-Hand Woman Unwinds in Style Post Fashion Week
27. March 2009
Farrow & Ball wallpaper and a chair in Elanbach fabric feature in Jane Whitfield’s French country home. After Paris Fashion Week, everyone involved needs a much deserved rest. While Marc and Lorenzo are living it up on vaction in Brazil, Jane Whitfield, Jacobs’ right-hand woman at Vuitton, relaxes in her quaintly chic country home near Versailles. As [...]
Continue reading...Hermès NYC Sample Sale Underway
26. March 2009
Recession got you down? Head to the fabled Hermès sample sale for a pick-me-up — underway right now at the Metropolitan Pavilion (123 W 18th St, between 6th & 7th Ave, Manhattan) until Sunday March 29. It is apparently much less busy than last September’s sale, however the most desirable pieces (leather goods) are still [...]
Continue reading...Artist Destroys $12,000 of Louis Vuitton Bags for Sculpture
20. March 2009
New York, NY, March 19, 2009 — As part of his latest exhibit entitle “I Am Not Chinese”, R. Lloyd Ming has incorporated twelve Monogram Alma bags from Louis Vuitton in a unique way — they have all been cut in half for a sculpture he calls “Crucifix”. The bags were purchased at a Manhattan [...]
Continue reading...Making of Longchamp Spring Summer 2009 Campaign
20. March 2009
Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot have done it again with another fantastic campaign for Longchamp, shot in Los Angeles with models Kate Moss and Sasha Pivovarova. The tonal range of colours is the perfect backdrop for the luxurious Longchamp accessories and ready to wear. For your viewing pleasure, here is the making-of video: Be sure [...]
Continue reading...Mariah Carey To Purchase Suzanne Saperstein’s Fleur de Lys
20. March 2009
Does anyone remember Suzanne Saperstein? In 2002 Vanity Fair named her as the world’s biggest consumer of haute couture and 18th century furniture. She had Fleur de Lys built near Beverly Hills as a near replica of the Château de Versailles, even going so far as to have an exact replica of Marie Antoinette’s bed [...]
Continue reading...Partying On The Fringe
20. March 2009
A few lucky up and comers on the London fashion scene got to party with Donatella herself Tuesday night. From Tim Blanks at Style.com: “When Donatella comes to town, you want to do something,” declared Vanity Fair’s Elizabeth Saltzman Walker, by way of explaining the party for 80 she hosted Tuesday night at Tini, an “aperitivo bar” [...]
Continue reading...Cathy Horyn Talks With Valentino Film Director Matt Tyrnauer
19. March 2009
To accompany the clip I posted earlier of the new documentary, Valentino: The Last Emperor, you really must read Cathy Horyn’s candid discussion with director Matt Tyrnauer over on her blog at the New York Times. It is a fascinating glimpse into a massive creative process that unfolded over two years while the movie was [...]
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31. March 2009
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