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Eric Gooden - who has written 37 posts on Luxe Lust.
Eric Gooden is a personal stylist and Creative Director for Hype Media, a web and graphic design company based in Calgary, Canada. His passion for style, design, and fashion led him to create Luxe Lust.
Holts Pops Up Downtown
While Canada may often be a late adopter of trends, Holt Renfrew has hit at just the right time with their pop-up shop 560 King St West, which opened last Tuesday in downtown Toronto. As a fresh marketing concept, pop-ups are thriving in international cities like London, New York, and Tokyo. Even Hermès, the grande [...]
Continue reading...Hermès: Fighting For Luxury
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
With so many fashion and luxury houses seeing declining sales (or even closing up shop), Hermès is fording through the recession and seeing increasing sales figures despite the economic downturn. In this video from Forbes, Hermès USA CEO Robert Chavez explains some of the reasons behind the company’s sales being up 7.6% in the first [...]
Continue reading...Calgary’s Holt Renfrew Renaissance
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
It’s been well over a year in the making, but Holt Renfrew’s new 151,000 square foot Calgary store is finally set to open at 9:30 am this Wednesday October 7, 2009 at the CORE (Calgary Eaton Centre/TD Square). Holts triples its size from the current location, which shut its doors this past Saturday in preparation [...]
Continue reading...Psst! Hermès is Coming To Calgary!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
More on this soon, but for now I just had to share this delightful illustration that came on a postcard in the mail today! Image: Hermès
Continue reading...Jimmy Choo for H&M!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
That’s right… It was announced today that H&M will be unveiling a collection of accessories by luxury footwear brand Jimmy Choo. The line will be carried in 200 stores and will feature shoes, bags, and other accessories for both men and women. As Jimmy Choo fans will know, the brand rarely puts out mens articles, so [...]
Continue reading...An Introduction to WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie
Thursday, May 14, 2009
There is now, more than ever, no excuse for plodding around town with a backpack draped over your suit, or carrying shabby luggage with you on your travels. Unfortunately this is still a common site in the downtowns and airports of many Canadian and international cities. True, not all men want to, or can pull [...]
Continue reading...Anna Wintour Live
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
For all those fashonistas out there, hanging on to the every thought of Ms. Wintour, I give you the [twitter] transcript from her talk at the 92nd street Y. Brought to you by the Cut Blog on Twitter. Note: for best results, read in reverse order (bottom to top) And with that, she calls it a night. [...]
Continue reading...Donatella Versace’s First Blog Post
Monday, May 11, 2009
It seems Donatella Versace has taken up blogging. She made her first blog post today on The Huffington Post, “White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Glamour is Back“. Donatella attended the dinner last night with a Versace clad Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Among the other guests at their table were Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter. Wanda Sykes provided [...]
Continue reading...Good Morning America Creates A Homemade Kelly Bag
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Good Morning America decided to create their own Kelly bag utilizing leather and the origami Kelly pattern on Hermes.com. The two bags they created were pretty bad. Thankfully when they went out and street tested their bag versus a real Kelly outside Manhattan’s Palace Hotel, the well-heeled passersby were easily able to spot the fake! Next [...]
Continue reading...Best Dressed at the 2009 Met Costume Institute Gala
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Last night the Met held its annual Costume Institute Gala which kicks off a special exhibition at the museum entitled “Model as Muse”. This is perhaps the biggest night for fashion, aside from the Oscars. Check out my picks for best dressed: And the Worst… Worst dressed goes to the host of the evening, Anna Wintour, and [...]
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Monday, December 7, 2009
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