LIPSTICK FOR THE GIRL

YSLYves Saint Laurent Beauté launches its latest innovation in lip color: Volupté Tint-In-Oil. In a new British campaign with the supermodel Cara Delevingne, she wears this new makeup item, a moisturizing lip oil that delivers bright, saturated color. Is it the year of the hybrid makeup revolution? Yves Saint Laurent Beauty could take things in that direction with its Volupté Tint-In-Oil, a lip color that combines intense color with nourishing ingredients.

This lip oil is designed to condition the lips while delivering long-lasting, vibrant color. It’s all thanks to YSL Beauty’s Continue reading

BALMAIN GOES WEST

kimYesterday, we discovered this picture; a black & white ambiance which is the quintessence of the BALMAIN brand. On the photo we can see the most famous couple and most controversed on the planet : Kim Kardashian and Kanye West! The couple dressed in black is kissing.

A photograph was posted on the instagram account of the American reality show star. One thing is certain: the beautiful brunette knows how to handle his com and we doubt that this photo was unveiled by chance or by mistake … Continue reading

PETER COPPING OSCAR

PETERCOPPINGPeter Copping has officially begun his fashion work as creative director for the collection Oscar de la Renta before his death last October. An amazing tribute to such a fashion master!! But the question is: will Peter be the next designer choosen by Madame Wintour ?

During his studies at the Royal College of Art, he worked at the Conran Shop on Saturdays. One day he met Christian Lacroix: “I jumped on him and asked him a job!” This led to several courses and marked the beginning of my long history with Paris.

Born in 1967 in Oxford, Britain, he studied at the Saint Martins School and at the Royal College of Art before perfecting his apprenticeship with Christian Lacroix in Continue reading

RIHANNA SIGNED FOR PUMA

rihannaAfter a capsule collection created with Solange Knowles, Puma, the German brand has announced a long-term collaboration with the singer, Rihanna. In January, Rihanna will become the global ambassador for the “training” range for women, but also artistic director of the collections. As of Spring/Summer 2015, some of the pieces will have her signature.

Rihanna has signed for several years and her contract would amount to 10 million dollars. “Rihanna will work with Puma to both create and customize classic models as well as imagine new products” said the firm.

Bjorn Gulden, the Managing Directore of Puma said that it was a tremendous opportunity to sign up with Rihanna. She will Continue reading

NEGLIGE BY LOUBOUTIN

LOUBOUTINThe Parisian shoe designer has teamed up with American burlesque star Dita Von Teese on a new capsule collection. The seven-piece line includes a bra, bodice and suspenders, all featuring black lace and an all-over print designed by Louboutin, and also decorated with red Swarovski crystals.

The print includes Rococo style scenes with sexy burlesque dancers, French maids and male lovers draped in sheets, as well as Louboutin’s famous red soled shoes, of course.

Burlesque overlaps in meaning with caricature, parody and travesty, and, in its theatrical sense, with extravaganza, as presented during the Victorian era. “Burlesque” has been used in English in this literary and theatrical sense since the late 17th century Continue reading

WOMAN IN GOLD

GOLD“A woman’s natural beauty can be illuminated with the right piece of jewelry, and that is my mission. To create jewelry that will make every woman look and feel uniquely beautiful.” – Jacquie Aiche

Having been raised in a multi-cultural home with both Egyptian and American parents, Jacquie’s distinctive style was born. It is the unlikely combination of these two richly storied heritages that creates her signature aesthetic. The merging of Native American turquoise relics, fossils and Continue reading

MORE MAGIC HAUTE COUTURE

LEREVE2Franck Sorbier’s fashion shows are always an exceptional and magic moment. For the poet, Haute Couture is a land that imagination forgot. Many will speak of it as legend or as fantasy or even as mythology. And that is perfectly fine. We have no objection. However, Haute Couture is a real fact of life. And, as you cross the Bridge of Belief, as you imagine yourself lifting out of the logic and out of the reason of the consensus reality, moving beyond time and space and beyond time-space, you can find that that land is and has been forgotten by the imagination.

As one were to approach the catwalk, it would be located in the Pacific Ocean, far from other land masses, to be sure. And one would note first what seemed to be a cloud or a mist that seemed to hang low over the ocean. And out of that mist Continue reading

LONGCHAMP ELYSÉES

LONGCHAMPSAs announced in June, the luxury brand best known for its bags and totes is opening one of its largest stores on one of the world’s most famous shopping avenues. Longchamp celebrated the opening of the new boutique on Champs-Elysées with an exclusive party. Hosted by the Cassegrain family, owner of the cie, the event took place yesterday at the new address.

Founded 66 years ago, Longchamp’s new store spans over 500 square meters (around 5,400f square feet) at number 77 on the prestigious Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, just around the corner from the famous gourmet restaurant Le Fouquet’s.

CEO of Longchamp, Jean Cassegrain says: “Paris is the capital of fashion, and the Champs-Élysées is the world’s most beautiful avenue. The opening of this new store marks an important step in our history, and this is a very moving occasion for us.”

The evening was livened by a special DJ set like Alexa Chung, Jack Guinness and Frédéric Beigbeder taking Continue reading

THIS IS OFFICIAL

dimitriWELCOME MY FRIEND – We are delighted to announce you that my friend Dimitri Vorontsov who is owning the fashion and luxury magazine CIELO PUBLISHING has just been nominated Chief Officer of L’OFFICIEL.

The French fashion and luxury magazine L’OFFICIEL launched the Australian and New Zealand edition in November 2014. ! The acclaimed publication, owned by Paris-based JALOU MEDIA GROUP, is renowned for its award winning lifestyle content. With a history stretching almost 100 years, L’OFFICIEL is widely recognised as the ultimate style bible from Paris, the epicentre of the fashion world. L’OFFICIEL AUSTRALIA & L’OFFICIEL NEW ZEALAND, licensed by CIELO PUBLISHING mark the 25th and 26th international editions since the original French title launched in 1921. ! Continue reading

ZODIAC IN FASHION

ox2China has a sumptuous history filled with legend and traditions. Folklore suggests that the Chinese Zodiac was born when the Jade Emperor of China summoned animals from across the globe to help restore the world to order.

The Shēngxiào, literally “birth likeness”, is also known in English as the Chinese zodiac. Zodiac derives from the similar concept in western astrology and means “circle of animals”. It is a scheme and systematic plan of future action that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes according to a 12-year cycle, and it remains popular in several Continue reading

BACK TO 70’S BY MIU MIU

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Polyester was the material of choice and bright colors were everywhere. Men and women alike were wearing very tight fitting pants and platform shoes. By 1973, most women were wearing high cut boots and low cut pants.

Early 1970s fashion was a fun era. It culminated some of the best elements of the 60s and perfected and/or exaggerated them. Some of the best clothing produced in the 1970s perfectly blended the mods with the hippies.

Every woman had a cowl neck sweater in her closet and every man had a few striped v-neck velour shirts. Tunics, culottes and robes were also very popular. Sometimes it’s hard to tell which dresses were meant to be worn at home, and which ones were for a night on the town.

There is one common theme throughout fashion in the 1970s: pants were tight fitting. And it is probably the first full decade in which women could be seen wearing pants in every walk of life.

This is today Mui Mui’s style, isn’t it ?

ALTUZARRA

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Altuzarra is a luxury women’s ready-to-wear brand launched in New York by Joseph Altuzarra in 2008. Altuzarra was born out of the desire to make the sophisticated modern woman feel seductive, strong and confident.

Since its inception, Altuzarra has been consistent in establishing and refining its hallmark style – both subversive in nature and fiercely feminine, it merges authentic French sophistication with American pragmatism and ease.

Altuzarra is born in Paris from a Chinese-American mother and a French father. His multicultural upbringing and has keen interest in French culture including art, ballet and film are key influences throughout his collections.

Altuzarra wan the inaugural CFDA branding initiative. He designs costumes for New York City Ballet’s Pas de Deux A Place for Us and wins 2013 USA Woolmark Prize.

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CANAL-LUXE AUDIENCE REPORT

This Week Canal-luxe has reached the largest Fashion audience for the last 5 years.  End of October 2014, we had 12.9 million total viewers and the spectrum is between 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Thank you for your loyalty and your high interest.  The Canal-Luxe team joins me to say Thank You, and we hope to continue to give you the right information at the right moment.

Some people wonder why our audience is so important, but the only reason could be our capacity to report the truth and nothing but the truth. That’s it.

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KIM KARDASHIAN’S SISTER SIGNS ESTEE LAUDER

KARDASHIANThe American model, who is part of the clan Kardashian, famed for her no reality, will star in a new campaign for a beauty brand. That was shot on the back of a motorbike for the print images. It includes a two minute film which explore’s Kendall’s relationship with the brand and her joy at becoming “a part of this family.”

Kendall suddenly jumped into the fashion A-league in 2014. Her runway debut came early this year in the Fall/Winter 2014 shows, in which she walked for Marc Jacobs in New York City and then followed up with the Giles show in London. Rocking up in Paris for her first ever season on the runway, she then managed to bag slots at Givenchy and Chanel (where her big sister Kim Kardashian’s connections can’t Continue reading

BERNARD ARNAULT IMPRESSED

MYRTILLEToday, we met Bernard Arnault at the new Trade show “Mes Créateurs Joailliers” in Paris downtown. After having lunched at “Le Coste” place St-Germain des Près, with his family he decided to have a glance at the fine Jewellery exhibition held at the Palais de l’Industrie.

Myrtille Mousson, who is the organiser, was quite impressed for the first edition of her show to meet the Magna of the Luxe. After an instant of panic she guided Monsieur Arnauld and explained to him why it lead her to organise such a show.

Monsieur Arnault found that some of the jellewery designers were very Continue reading

LE STUDIO

YSLstudio2“Mirror and Secrets” could have been called the new book of the fashion historian, Jéromine Savignon, who tells the story of the process behind the designer’s couture collections.

Published by Actes Sud, the book is published in both French and English, and contains around 40 unreleased images — including sketches and photographs of the designer at work in various studios — along with quotes from Pierre Bergé. Photographers include Marc Riboud, Jeanloup Sieff and François-Marie Banier.

The author divides the designer’s creation process into five acts. “The process is a dogged pursuit of perfection in an almost mute effervescence,”. Continue reading

BOTKIER

BotkierIn 2003, Monica Botkier introduced the Trigger Bag, which became incredibly popular on both the strength of its rock-n-roll-luxury design and its accessible, mid-three-figures price tag. Over the next decade, the contemporary market exploded, and Botkier’s bags were carried by everyone from Rihanna to Angelina Jolie. For Fall 2014, the brand is debuting a newly expanded line, which looks to the future while playing on Botkier’s well-loved classics.

The Leroy satchel is the new season’s marquee bag, with clean details and a luxurious finish Continue reading