The assets of Bernard Arnault, who holds a little more than 40% of LVMH shares, have thus melted by 11.2 billion dollars. The reason is not the latest Vuitton Cruise collection, but the German banks believe that “it is time to be more selective” in its investment choices. Continue reading
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CHANEL IN HOLLYWOOD
LUXURY CRITIC, WHERE ARE YOU?
They are called the “Employees of Fear” and it is the lord of the Arnault family who sets the tone with the man from Toledo and his Marand who takes the “Edict of Nantes” for an English woman. But, can we criticize luxury today? Are there still critics in this profession? Because the luxury industries frame journalists and influencers by putting them under a drip of money, paying a salary to these “Dubaï-Brother”,
For my part, I only met tireless scribblers who lived off the brands, fake talents metaphorizing sclerotic words, never speaking with reflection but always with interest. Brands are content with little, because for them it is better to have a good jack who can be bent over and over again, than a dodgy smelling chief who might drop a truth in a moment’s lapse.
If you criticize these groups, and even if this criticism is constructive, they systematically blacklist you to relegate you to the bottom of their cesspool, a sort of luxury purgatory where you have to get down on your knees to show your allegiance before reaching paradise, a compulsory four-legged as a sign of submission.
CHANEL MUSE BARBIE
On Tuesday night, Paris Hilton attended the Chanel 2024 collection fashion show in Los Angeles. She wore an openwork mesh dress and matching cardigan from the French brand. Chanel paired her Barbie-inspired pink ensemble with a matching tweed bag, cream patent leather heels and layered pearl necklaces.
Her blonde hair was styled with a pink bow. Hilton’s makeup included white eyeshadow, pink glossy lips and a touch of chanel blush of course. At the after party, Hilton showed off her DJ skills. She shared videos of the event on her Instagram story, dancing with actress and Chanel muse Marion Cotillard.
She and husband Carter Reum welcomed their first child via surrogate in January. An heir for the hotel group. Hilton released her third book in March. “Paris: The Memoir” became a New York Times bestseller. This confirms that Americans have no culture!
LIPA NAR AND DONATELLA LIPSTICK
WEST DOES NOT PAY HER BILLS
Kanye West and his fashion brand Yeezy have been ordered to pay more than $300,000 to Brooklyn, New York-based creative Katelyn Mooney after failing to appear in court. After Pharells Williams the Xerox now West the swindler. The French brands have to be careful with these pseudo designers.
Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Gerald Lebovits issued a default judgment in Mooney’s favor on Monday, after no lawyer for West or Yeezy was entered on the docket for the fashion line and it never responded to court papers.
According to court documents, Mooney was hired by West on Sept. 11 as an independent contractor to produce a shoot on Sept. 13 for Yeezy’s new line of SHDZ sunglasses for an agreed amount of $110,000.
The complaint stated that Mooney was hired to be fully responsible for every aspect of the photo shoot, including but not limited to hiring models, reserving studio space, procuring lighting, catering, pre-production and post-production. Continue reading
MET GALA 2023
DAME MARY QUANT DIE
Mary Quant, a figure of the Swinging Sixties, the cultural revolution of the 1960s in the United Kingdom, passed away on Thursday. According to some, the British designer with brown bangs popularized the miniskirt.It is however the subject of “discussions”, with some pointing to André Courrèges as the partner behind this iconic piece of women’s clothing. Some say that his haircut was stolen by the copious Wintour
With Britain emerging from post-war austerity, a concept store mixing fashion, art, music, and bar quickly became a meeting place for fashionable artists.There is a legend that the Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, and Brigitte Bardot met there.
As a result of its success, a second store opened in 1957. As a small anecdote, Terence Conran, the founder of Habitat, will redecorate the store in 1964.
With her marketing skills and avant-garde materials choice, the British designer expanded her offer by offering patterns to use for her own creations, PVC shoes or lycra lingerie. She even launched a cosmetics line in 1966, whose logo is a daisy. Continue reading
THE SALON BY KERING
NO MORE LUXURY HANDBAG
MEMORY FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
CHINESE DRIVE LUXURY
DIOR MADE IN INDIA
LVMH RELAUNCH GENTA BRAND
He has designed and created watches for some of the greatest names in modern luxury watchmaking, including IWC, Omega, Universal Genève, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet. Gérald Genta is nicknamed by Christie’s the “Fabergé of watches
Gérald Genta was born in Geneva in 1931 to a Swiss mother and a father of Piedmontese origin. At the age of 20, he completed his studies in jewelry and goldsmithing and obtained a Swiss federal diploma. Recruited by Universal Geneva, he created the Polerouter model for the airline in 1954.
Gérald Genta has created many iconic watch models: Constellation for Omega (1959), Golden Ellipse for Patek Philippe (1968), Royal Oak for Audemars Piguet (1972), Ingenieur for IWC (1976), Nautilus for Patek Philippe (1976), the Pasha watch for Cartier (1985). Continue reading
HOMICIDE FOR DESIGNER KATIE GALLAGHER
A homicide verdict has been rendered in the death of Kathryn “Katie” Gallagher, an independent designer based in New York. Police officials at the New York Police Department said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
According to the New York City chief medical examiner’s office, the death was caused by a combination of fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, and ethanol intoxication.
A 35-year-old woman was found dead in her Lower East Side apartment on Eldridge Street on July 24. A few minutes before 9 p.m. on July 24, NYPD responded to a 911 call and found the designer unconscious and unresponsive on a bed in a bedroom, according to the police report that was filed last summer. There were no signs of trauma. EMS responded and pronounced Gallagher deceased.
Upon asking if Gallagher’s death was being investigated as a drug-facilitated theft, as one news outlet reported Friday, a NYPD spokesperson replied, “The investigation continues.” Continue reading
L’OREAL AND GEMO
The quest for sustainable ingredients is picking up pace at L’Oréal. One of the world’s largest beauty companies announced Monday that it has invested in a Geno-led initiative to develop and commercialize biotechnology-based alternatives to key ingredients in beauty products.
A founding member of the initiative is Genomatica Inc., known as Geno, along with Unilever and Kao.
According to Barbara Lavernos, L’Oréal deputy chief executive responsible for research, innovation, and technology, Geno is among the most powerful biotech start-ups.
Geno develops sustainable materials from plant- or waste-based feedstocks rather than fossil fuels. A wide range of products are made from its materials, including cosmetics, carpets, performance foods, drinks, and home cleaners. Continue reading
A STINKY SMELL PERFUME
In many member states, the European Commission conducted unannounced inspections of companies and an association involved in the perfume industry. A collusion investigation is being conducted regarding the supply of perfumes and fragrance ingredients.
According to the Commission, which did not reveal the names of the companies and associations it inspected, it has also sent formal requests for information to several companies in the same sector. But knowing that few companies produce perfumes we can easily guess which ones.
“The inspection and requests for information concern possible collusion in the supply of perfumes and fragrance ingredients,” the European Commission said in a statement. “Fragrances are used in the manufacture of consumer products, such as household products and personal care products.
The Commission stressed that these inspections do not imply that the companies are guilty and do not prejudge the outcome of the investigation.
In exchange for reporting the conduct and cooperating with the Commission throughout its investigation, companies that participated in a secret cartel may receive immunity from fines or a significant reduction in fines under the European Commission’s leniency program. Continue reading
IN THE EYES OF PASSION
Here is the most glaring contradiction of this new world of fashion, new status and pillar of popular culture, a show that anyone can follow or even practice by commenting for the most part without any knowledge. A large part of the audience on Instagram is dominated by fashionistas in slippers often having unemployed neurons.
However, they believe they have a true devotion, for fashion, not out of passion, but out of a desire to shine from Andy Warhol’s 15 minutes of fame. Some of them think they are indispensable, like the bimbo who works for 1,200 euros gross at LVMH, and who, with a business card with the “Vuitton” logo, thinks she is the top of the fashion week. One of them told me one day: “fashion is me! She was a saleswoman at Sephora. Continue reading
FASHION BUYERS FLEE THE FRENCH CAPITAL
According to a study, the majority of Buyers leave the French capital. It was not until 508 that Paris became the capital of the Franks for the first time. And it is still the work of Clovis who resides in the thermal bath, as its name indicates, in Paris built by the Romans.
CHANEL THE LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS
A giant white sculpture of a camellia flower dominated each of the two pitch-black circular arenas at the Chanel show. On each seat lay a fresh camellia. Continue reading