DSQUARED2 PRE FALL 2022

The elevator selfie trend appeals to Dean and Dan Caten, who are always quick to pick up on social media undercurrents.

Their pre-fall Dsquared2 collection was shot in an elevator mock-up, and every pic was quoted Twitter-style. So, was it intended as a slightly ironic commentary on our social media obsessions? Airport elevators, hotel elevators they’re just metaphors for the desire to hit the road again. Our boys and girls are travelers, globetrotters. They’re finally out of their closet and back on the planet.

SALSA DANCE PARIS DOWN TOWN

Salsa has opened a store in the center of the French capital. The Portuguese brand specializing in morphological denim inaugurated a 70 square meter store at 49 rue de Rivoli on December 1st. The Portuguese Zara is a brand founded in 1994 and made its first steps in France in 2010, before gradually expanding its network on French soil, where it now totals a dozen stores under the sign.

New Parisian showcase on this artery in full revival or the cars are forbidden. This year, La Samaritaine has reopened its doors, while Uniqlo, Miliboo and Ikea have taken up residence there, in a space that, once cleared of cars, will become a museum of stores.

Claiming 600 points of sale in Europe and also being distributed in multi-brand and department stores, the company owned by the Sonae group welcomed a new CEO in February in the person of Mia Ouakim.

This former brand and product manager at Esprit is responsible for “repositioning and rejuvenating the brand, growth and penetration of new markets”.

JACQUEMUS 24 HEURES

After its flower store this summer, Jacquemus is back with a new ephemeral concept. This time it is a temporary boutique as its name suggests, “Jacquemus 24/24”, it will be open continuously.
The pop-up is inspired, in fact, by automated stores, with an exclusive selection of pieces, which will be available for purchase via vending machines, without interruption and 24/24, 16 de la rue de Richelieu Paris.

Selling luxury products like supermarket products to break the boundaries? The idea, which may have seemed preposterous last year, now seems acceptable, after two years of pandemic and extreme digitalization. Continue reading

THE PUNCHING BAGS FOR MAN

The days of the man bag should be numbered? A growing number of men are ditching their bags and backpacks in favor of handbags traditionally intended for women, whether mini styles worn crossbody, or travel-friendly maxi versions.

The trend was crystallized at Paris Fashion Week when the influencers behind the Instagram turned up at the show wearing their signature matching outfits, each carrying one handbags.

Virgil Abloh and Kim Jones played really big roles in helping to shape men’s products into more fashionable stuff.

This is a very, very big trend. You see more and more men being very confident in carrying what we call traditionally women’s-shaped bags, perhaps, and it’s all around playing with this gender fluidity. Meanwhile, unisex styles like the Hermès Cargo bag, with its practical outside pockets and cup holder, have gained traction with both sexes. Inspired by military clothing, the canvas bag, launched in 2020, comes in colors such as sand and navy. A bag to disrupt trends.

GREEN GIANT IN PARIS

Yesterday The French Institut of Fashion inaugurated its new “camp us” in Paris. Finance Minister, Bruno “Cityhall” joined executives including the Man from Toledo, the famous cup cake Pavlova, Guillaume of the Seine, called “the river of no return” and the famous Pascal More Fun.

Finance Minister said “You represent a vital economic sector for France. You are not an accessory,” whose office overlooks the IFM headquarters at the Cité de la Mode et du Design, a striking contemporary building on the banks of the Seine, that the Parisian call the green giant , “Not realy green “

1,000 students on board to transform them in clever dogs to know everything on one subject and nothing on others, a figure set to increase to 1,250 within two years, to finally learn nothing. However managed by the former president of Condé Nast France, who will be adviced by Madame “Win Tower”. it should be very sucessfull. Set up a school with people who know nothing about this profession to train students who will not learn anything. That makes sense. Continue reading

BRITISH PEOPLE PROMOTE BRITISH

Alessandro Michele will receive the Trailblazer Award at The Fashion Awards 2021 on Nov. 29 at the Royal Albert Hall. The British Fashion Council, said it is honoring Michele for his visionary work to date in positioning Gucci at the intersection of culture, art, music and film.

Michele has presented Gucci’s Aria and Love Parade collections, launched Vault by Gucci and opened the Gucci Garden Archetypes exhibit and the Gucci Archive in Florence, continuing to expand the scope of what a traditional luxury fashion brand should be.

The Gucci Love Parade was a celebration of all things Hollywood while his collection Ouverture of Something that Never Ended was launched during GucciFest, the brand’s digital film festival that took place late last year. Continue reading

GUCCI A MURDER BY ORDER

“House of Gucci” doesn’t even open in theatre until Wednesday. Media reviews of the film were embargoed until today, but reactions on social media have been mixed. Some people who have seen advance screenings have called it an amusing satire. And Scott has said that’s what he was going for satire. Other viewers have deemed it overstuffed and unfocused, while a few have praised it as a masterpiece, sparking early buzz for Gaga and Driver in the Oscars race. Continue reading

TIFFANY 180 CARATS OF DIAMONDS

The biggest diamond stone in the world. Tiffany has unveiled most expensive Design in its history? It was last Sunday at a Tiffany event in Dubai, The World’s Fair Necklace the biggest diamond stone in the world was unveiled with a total 180 carats of diamonds, all set in platinum. At its center is an 80-carat oval shape, D color and internally flawless diamond that Tiffany has christened “The Empire Diamond,” named for the New York City icon in the jeweler’s hometown. Continue reading

BOTTEGA DI ACACIA

Kering has announced that Matthieu Blazy is assuming the creative director role at Bottega Veneta, following Daniel Lee’s abrupt departure.

The news that Lee was stepping down stunned the industry. He did more than revive the Italian luxury goods house; he set the style agenda, as anyone who’s browsed the racks at a fast-fashion chain can tell you. Blazy’s appointment isn’t quite as surprising. He was Lee’s number two at Bottega Veneta from mid-2020, and Kering has had enormous success moving behind-the-scenes designers into the spotlight, see: Alessandro Michele at Gucci.

Also, Blazy is not the unknown that Lee was. The Belgian 37-year-old has been widely respected and liked since he first attracted notice at Maison Margiela Artisanal, where he was head designer in the early 2010s. Continue reading

PRADA THE NIGHT RISES

Patrizio Bertelli will be hosting the group’s Capital Markets Day today at Milan’s Fondazione Prada, providing an update on its growth strategies.

Financial targets in the medium range include reaching revenues of around 4.5 billion euros, which implies almost doubling 2020 figures, as last year the company posted revenues totaling 2.42 billion euros. Prada is poised “to generate growth in the long term,” believes Bertelli, through “its relevance, sustainability and incisiveness.”

In a moment of cultural and social change as the current one, luxury must continue to evolve in line with the market. Chairman Paolo Zannoni said “We saw an acceleration in the third quarter compared with the first half,” . After a “blip slowdown” in China in August, the area picked up immediately after. Continue reading

UNIQLO LOVE SONG

Jil Sander’s and Yanai and Tadashi Yanai, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Uniqlo’s parent company Fast Retailing, reflected on their experiences of working together.

Yanai said he and his team at Uniqlo also learned a lot from their work with Sander, especially when it comes to one of the company’s core principles “simple is better.”

Simple and beautiful clothes naturally require attention to detail, and Ms. Sander is a true pioneer in this area. Through our work with Ms. Sander, we were once again convinced that without the passion to evolve into something better, simple yet refined clothing would not be possible in the true sense of the word,” the executive said.

I profited from thinking on such a large scale as Uniqlo’s worldwide presence demands. Of course, it meant channeling my vision to a manageable, smaller collection size. +J may have helped Uniqlo to consolidate their customer base and create interest from new sides since we proved that the know-how and production quality of the company has no limits.” Continue reading

DIOR IN LONDON

In a statement, Dior underlined its long ties with the U.K., dating back to its inaugural show across the Channel, held in 1947 in the presence of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. The house unveiled its 2017 women’s resort collection at Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.

“We are delighted to be presenting our fall men’s collection abroad once again, and to be reconnecting with the ‘physical’ runway, an experience that is more important than ever,” said Pietro Beccari, chairman and chief executive officer of Christian Dior Couture.

London is, of course, also the city closest to Kim Jones’ heart, where he was born and where he lives, which inspires him with its inexhaustible creativity and which he loves deeply,” he added. show in London on Dec. 9.

Jones, who has worked for brands including Umbro, Dunhill and Louis Vuitton, hasn’t shown a collection in the British capital since 2003. The designer counts British celebrities such as David and Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell among his close friends.

BALMAIN FOR A FEW MORE DOLLARS

Balmain collaborates with Netflix for a film “The Harder They Fall”, a foreshadowing of a fall. It is on the occasion of the film by Jeymes Samuel, produced by Shawn Carter (who is none other than Jay Z) that this film features the story of an Afro-American slave who became one of the most legendary cowboys of the Wild West. A universe, which fascinates the young designer, the Wonder Boy having confused with the Wonder Cowboy: “I spent a large part of my childhood watching American Westerns,” explains Olivier Rousteing, which gives him, indeed, a very thorough knowledge of the history of America and its boys Vachers, a “Broke Back Mondain” in black, for a “feature film” that will certainly have attracted the designer.

When he was told that it is thanks to Lafayette that Americans are Americans, he would have said “the Brexit already existed at the time of Galeries Lafayette?” This is not invented! The creator, as he likes to call himself taking himself for God, then imagines pieces of ready-to-wear “Andro Jeans” having heard a new word, these with bangs, suede, neutral colors and Tutti Frutti, resuming the costumes of the famous Cowbow “The hindquarters whistle three times” or “Lend me your hand cowboy”. Continue reading

SUPREME LVMH AND CO

The latest dalliance with luxury and its first with a jeweler , Supreme upcoming collaboration with Tiffany & Co.

The New York-based skate brand and the iconic jeweler simultaneously teased the project on their Instagram channels, posting a video of a young man wearing a white T-shirt and a pearl necklace. Both brands put no text along with the post, only an emoji of chain links.

Its 2017 collaboration with Louis Vuitton on leather goods and apparel helped ignite a trend for luxury streetwear, and Supreme followed up in 2018 with a range of luggage with Rimowa, another brand owned by French conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Continue reading

ARMANI LIPSTICK FOR THE MAN

The 26-year-old Brazilian transgender model and activist will feature in the brand’s 2022 beauty campaigns, lensed by Swedish photographer Mikael Jansson.

“Armani Beauty is my vision of what beauty should be today: meaningful and cross-cutting. Just like my clothes, my beauty products aim to empower all women, regardless of their culture, country of origin or background,” Giorgio Armani said in a statement, additionally praising Sampaio’s “will, commitment and determination.” Continue reading

CHANEL ARABIA COVER

It was the latest in a series of fashion celebrations staged in the United Arab Emirates to, after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The last 10 days alone have witnessed the return of Arab Fashion Week to its full physical schedule, in addition to events by Giorgio Armani and Cartier.

Chanel brought brand ambassador Penélope Cruz and a host of Middle Eastern celebrities to a box-like temporary structure at the waterfront Dubai Creek Harbor View Point to witness the first showing of its 2022 cruise collection

To coincide with her visit, the Spanish actress scored her first Vogue Arabia cover wearing Chanel, naturally. Judging from the abundance of black and white in the audience, the mostly monochrome cruise collection, melding punk and Provençal influences, will play well to local sensibilities.

Bruno Pavlovsky, president of fashion and president of Chanel SAS, also held a masterclass for local students. Chanel’s creative director Virginie Viard didn’t make the trip, harper’s bizarre ! Continue reading

PARLUX AND JAY IS A MUDDLE

A fundamental disagreement about branding is emerging from Parlux’s suit against Jay-Z’;s company, S. Carter Enterprises.

Jay-Z appeared in court on Friday to testify in the case, which dates back to 2016, when Parlux Fragrances and its parent company, Perfumania Holdings Inc., sued the rapper and entrepreneur in New York state court. Parlux alleged it lost $18 million as a result of Jay-Z and his company pulling out of contractual obligations such as promotional appearances for his Gold Jay Z fragrance and the development of flanker scents.

The fragrance, Jay-Z’s first men’s scent, was scheduled to debut at Barneys New York in November 2013. Donald Loftus, then-president of Parlux Ltd. and executive vice president of Perfumania Inc., who left Parlux in 2018, said at the time, “we are going to make a big noise.”

On Friday, Parlux lawyer Anthony Viola pressed Jay-Z for hours about his Parlux contract, focusing on details related to the promotion of the Gold Jay Z fragrance. He maintained that he did not recall many of the details of the contract. Continue reading

SELFRIDGES LONDON CHRISTMAS

Selfridges department store is rolling out its Christmas decorations and window displays across stores in London.

Under the theme Christmas of Dreams, the windows draw inspiration from director and choreographer Busby Berkeley, 1930s Hollywood visions and classic technicolor film musicals from the 1950s.

The window displays, 29 in total, feature a burst of deep-pigmented colors, sparkle and surreal set design, using techniques such as trompe-l’oeil, cutouts, layering, scalloped frames and drapes.

Some windows feature one-off catwalk pieces and commissioned creations from designers such as Simone Rocha and 16Arlington.

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER ARCHIVES

Jean Paul Gaultier managing director Antoine Gagey calls the French house’s archive a goldmine. Now the brand is opening up that bounty to the public by renting out spectacular runway looks as part of a revamped website that will also sell selections of vintage, with the ultimate goal of reclaiming the resale business as an in-house venture. Slated to go live Wednesday, the site crystallizes the new thrust of the business with its digital-first distribution model.

A one-off couture collection by Chitose Abe of Sacai last July the plan is to invite a different guest designer each season was also a success. A three-way collaboration between Jean Paul Gaultier, Sacai and Nike on a Vaporwaffle sneaker sold out in a matter of minutes, while co-branded rtw items in tandem with the couture sold out in days. Continue reading

HERMÈS IN THE CHINESE TRAP

The French luxury firm posted revenues of 2.37 billion euros in the three months to Sept. 30, up 40.3 percent at constant exchange rates compared with 2019, considered a more reliable benchmark due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic last year, This represented an increase of 31.2 percent versus 2020.

But operating profit margin should be much lower than the 40.7 percent recorded in the first six months of the year, due to foreign exchange headwinds, higher employee costs and a lower contribution from leather goods.

The key leather goods and saddlery division saw organic sales rise 22.2 percent during the period, driven by sustained demand and significant deliveries during the quarter. Hermès opened a new leather goods workshop near Bordeaux in September, and several other production sites are in the works.

In the last month alone, it has reopened its store at the Istinye Park mall in Istanbul, and unveiled new boutiques at the Aventura Mall in Florida and in Shenzhen, China. In the long term, will Hermès Continue reading

J. AKEROYD NAME CEO OF BURBERRY

Versace chief executive officer Jonathan Akeroyd is returning home to the U.K., taking the top job at Burberry, the British company said Wednesday.

Akeroyd, 54, will succeed Marco Gobbetti, who was named CEO of Salvatore Ferragamo earlier this year. He will join Burberry on April 1.

Gerry Murphy, chairman of Burberry, described Akeroyd as ;an experienced leader with a strong track record in building global luxury fashion brands, and driving profitable growth. He shares our values and our ambition to build on Burberry’s unique British creative heritage and his deep luxury and fashion industry expertise will be key to advancing the next phase of Burberry’s evolution.”

Akeroyd served as CEO of Alexander McQueen from 2004 to 2016, and before that, he held a number of senior fashion roles at Harrods. Continue reading