If we report on the best designers of the fashion week worldwide, we also have to report on the worst designers of the fashion weeks. Continue reading
ROCHAS HÉLÈNE
During 50 years, Hélène Rochas, nicknamed “the sophisticated panther” by the Amercian press, ran the fashion label and fragrances founded by her husband.
This Grande Dame embodied elegance to the French and was one of the iconic figures of fashion since 1940. Her Haute Couture clothes will be sold at an auction on May 12th, in Paris. With nearly 200 clothes including 80% of creation of Yves Saint Laurent, most of these Haute Couture clothes were the subject of publications and exhibitions, including at the Palais Galliera, the fashion museum of Paris. Continue reading
BLACKOUT TATOO BE WIDELY DISCUSSED
For years, tattooing endured the unwanted label of “low-brow art.” This was especially true in Hong Kong, where a casual, cookie-cutter attitude to tattooing was the norm. Our goal is to destroy that perception and provide the same exacting standards from leading studios across the world, giving Hong Kong a world-class option right in our backyard. For Blackout Tatoo the important is to make each tattoo precisely as good as it can be.
To help achieve this, BLACKOUT brings in a constant cycle of visiting world-class talent from across the globe. The new trend, Blackout Tatto is a very controversy tattoo.
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LANNERET SHANGHAI 2016
ONWARD VACUUM MOREAU PARIS
Former Gibo, for some time now renamed Onward Luxury Group, has acquired Paris-Moreau, one of the brands of handbags and luggage of the oldest luxury of France, for an undisclosed amount. The Group continues its diversification strategy, alongside the leather to proprietary brands Jil Sander and those licensed (including Rochas and Michael Kors).
The founder Fedor Shevchenko will continue to work as artistic director for the Parisian fashion house that has a boutique in Paris in the Faubourg Saint-Honoré area and in a number of corners in department stores such as Barneys New York, Isetan Tokyo, Beijing SKP , Shinsegae Seoul. Continue reading
SHANGHAI FASHION COPY
During the Shanghai Fashion week we discovered a Chinese fashion designer who without any inhibition presented the exact xerox of famous European designers. Has this young designer imagined that nobody will notice it? Continue reading
THE ROW X BY OLIVER PEOPLES
Just in time for summer, The Row X by Oliver Peoples eyewear collaboration ranging from professional daywear to late-night aesthetic, perfect to complete your festival look with a vintage touch. The collection lends itselt to the Olsen sisters’ effortless design sensibility and understated elegance with the Southern California influence of the iconic eyewear brand.
The project was born with the idea of marrying two brands with similar artistic sentiments, creating a storyline around the New York City professional woman and launching a collection based around a female inspiration of vintage iconic styles.
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C.J.YAO SHANGHAI 2016
AZZEDINE ALAÏA PARIS 2016
QATAR BUYS THE FRENCH FASHION WEEK
Italian fashion house Valentino, owned by Qatar’s Mayhoola for Investments, has offered 500 million euros (400.42 million pounds) to buy Balmain.
The French fashion house, led by artistic director Olivier Rousteing, has also received offers from a Chinese group and an American investor.
Created in 1945 by fashion designer Pierre Balmain, the house has grown remarkably under the leadership of Olivier Rousteing, its artistic director since 2011.
At the last Paris Fashion Week, Kendall Jenner modeled for the brand promoted it and was the top model of the common collection with H&M.
The Qatari have a very precise vision. They are looking at acquiring fashion designers to organize their own fashion week in their country. At the end, there will be no more talented fashion designers for the Paris Fashion week. Anyway, who cares? Continue reading
VACARELLO KICKS OUT SLIMANE
Anthony Vaccarello succeeds to Hedi Slimane at Yves Saint Laurent. Anthony Vaccarello, most recently the creative director of Versus Versace, has been nominated the new creative director of Yves Saint Laurent.
Mr. Vaccarello, a 36-year-old Italian-Belgian designer, succeeds to Hedi Slimane, whose long-rumored departure from Yves Saint Laurent, owned by the Paris-based group Kering, was made official on Friday. The president and chief executive of Yves Saint Laurent, stated: “His modern, pure aesthetic is the perfect fit for the maison.”
Mr. Vaccarello founded his own brand, in 2009, but will suspend that line to “devote himself fully to Saint Laurent,” according to a spokesman for the brand. He will be responsible for women’s wear, men’s wear, the couture line revived by Mr. Slimane and the image of the brand.
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AMATO BY FURNE DUBAI 2016
Launched in 2002 UAE, Amato, which means ‘beloved’ in Italian, is the brainchild of the much-awarded creative designer Furne One, who partnered with textile expert Rashid Ali, to build this Avant Garde label. Continue reading
LAMA JOUNI DUBAI 2016
HEDI SLIMANE LEAVES ST LAURENT
Hedi Slimane leaves St Laurent. The Kering group and Hedi Slimane did not come to any agreement on his compensation. He will leave the fashion house before the next fashion shows. The current rumors about his imminent arrival at Scaparelli’s has not been yet confirmed.
Hedi Slimane, born in July 5, 1968, is a French photographer and fashion designer. From 2000 to 2007, he held the position of creative director for Dior Homme (the menswear line of Christian Dior).
In 1996, Pierre Bergé installed Slimane in the position of ready-to-wear director of men’s collections at Yves Saint Laurent and later he became artistic director. Continue reading
HUSSEIN BAZAZA DUBAI
PHUNG CHRISTINE LEONARD
Since Yiqing Yin left his role as Leonard Creative Director at the end of 2015, the role remained empty until now. Following Yin’s departure, Leonard took the time to work alone in his Parisian studio. In May 2016, Leonard began priming stylist Christine Phung to take over as the new Creative Director of the House.
Christine Phung has received several accolades, including winning the Aubusson loves fashion contest last year and recipient of the Andam First Class Collection award in 2013. Continue reading
FRANCK LIKE A SORBIER
Sorbus aucuparia, more commonly called rowan and mountain-ash (although the latter name may be used for several other distantly related trees), is a species of deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family.
It is a highly variable species, and botanists have used different definitions of the species to include or exclude trees native to certain areas; a recent definition includes trees native to most of Europe and parts of Asia, as well as northern Africa. So you can imagine what a name means.
Nobody knows how to take us for a long memory trip, except Franck Sorbier. Few years ago Franck Sorbier’s GIANTS re-interpreted the long travel of Gulliver. Continue reading
MODEL AT 60 YEAR OLD
If you thought that fashion and silver hair could not coexist, you were wrong. The new face for American Apparel is a beautiful 60 year old with grey hair and a royal posture.
No surgery and Photoshop touch-ups, Jacky O’Shaughnessy, an actress,was chosen as a testimonial for the brand exactly for her natural elegance (she admitted that she was spotted during a dinner) thus bringing to a global level the scouting work started by Ari Seth Cohen with his blog Advanced Style. Continue reading
HAT FOR EASTERN
The cloche hat is a fitted, bell-shaped hat that was popular during the 1920s, but was first founded in 1908 and continued to be popular until 1933. Cloche is the French word for “bell”.
Cloche hats were usually made of felt so that they conformed to the head. The hat was typically designed to be worn low on the forehead, with the wearer’s eyes only slightly below the brim. By 1928/29, it became fashionable to turn the brims on cloche hats upwards. This style remained prevalent throughout the early 1930s until the cloche hat became obsolete around 1933/34. Continue reading
ONE BILLION EURO BABY
The luxury Hermes cie has declared a net profit for one billion euro in 2015 and has slightly increased its margin by to 31.8%. Early February the leather-saddle company had already released its annual turnover, which reached 4.84 billion euros in sales, up 8.1% at constant exchange rates.
Axel Dumas, the president, said the operating margin “increased to 31.8% of sales” (against 31.5% last year) “despite a difficult global environment, whether the situation in Hong Kong, Macao or the terrorist attacks in Paris. “
Hermes has hired nearly 500 people last year, “including 400 in France, mainly in manufacturing and sales teams.” End of 2015 it employed a total of 12,244 people, including 7,461 in France. Finally we wonder why Hermès refused Arnault’s offer as they adopt a strategy similar to the LVMH cash machine.
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ABED MAHFOUZ DUBAI 2016
RICHEMONT QUITS FORNAS
Richemont’s Chief Executive, Bernard Fornas, has announced that he would be retiring from the luxury goods company at the end of March. The Frenchman, who previously led the Richemont’s giant Cartier jewelry business, has been joint head with Richard Lepeu since April 2013. Mr. Lepeu will now become the sole Chief Executive of Richemont, which also owns upmarket Swiss watchmakers IWC, Piaget and Jaeger-LeCoultre.
Mr. Fornas who was born in 1947 and who run an executive search company avenue Matignon before leading Richemont, will also leave his positions on the senior executive and management committees at Geneva-based Richemont. However he will remain a non-executive director. He will be replaced on the senior executive committee by current Cartier CEO, Cyrille Vigneron. Continue reading
LAMYA ABEDIN DUBAI 2016
