HARPER ELBAZAAR
Here we are again! Last week, Raf Simons announced that he was leaving the Dior fashion house. Today, it is Alber Elbaz’s turn who leaves the house of Lanvin.
The fashion world is on the move. Raf Simons, Alexander Wang, Alber Elbaz… Who’s next? One thing is sure, Alber Elbaz will not replace Raf Simons : he is too old (54 years old), not fit enough and especially not in adequation with the young international clients.
Apparently, he left Lanvin further to disagreements between him and the company principals: owner Shaw-Lan Wang and chief executive officer Michèle Huiban. However Elbaz owns part of Lanvin.
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MES CRÉATEURS JOAILLIERS
In November 2015 will be held the second edition of “MES CREATEURS JOAILLIERS”. Despite the uncertainty economic recovery climate and recent events in Paris, the latest session was sucessful and even the Prince of Luxury, Bernard Arnault, came and visited the exhibition. The show attracted many purchasing decision-makers, with independent retail, department store and concept store buyers.
The show brought together about 20 brands, half of them were international, presenting a range of increasingly creative and innovative collections. Visitors enjoyed a wider product mix and a greatly enhanced offer, with many brands exhibiting for the first time. Continue reading
HIDEN TALENTS
Companies do not stop looking for talents or “high potentials” as they call them. They have even developped a new fonction to identify the talents in the companies and in schools. However the question is what do we consider as talent today? What does having a talent entail? Maybe the difference between having it or not is just about non-existent. The two things coincide and must coexist.
Talents are everywhere and it is not necessarily those who knows how to communicate who are the high potentials. In companies you have many hiden talents and often not recognised.
The story of people who are called Talents, is a tough one. Resisting everyday to a different complication is part of their routine. They ask themselves all the time if it’s worth it; but at the end of the day they just can’t do without it. They don’t care about the money or the time they take away from the people they love. They just do it. It’s a matter of blind devotion. Continue reading
HELÔ ROCHA SAO PAULO 2016
“BUY BUY” RAF SIMONS
Today, Christian Dior fashion house has announced the departure of Raf Simons, the creative director for more than three years.
At the Spring/Summer women’s presentation in September, if you remember, Canal-Luxe wrote that it should be his last fashion show as the collection was far beyond what such a fashion house should expect. In one word, Canal-Luxe perspective on the future of Raf Simons at Christian Dior prooved to be right. Continue reading
HERMES IN LE LOUVRE
This week-end, the “Vintage des Collectionneurs d’Hermès” will be held at the Hotel du Louvre. The “Hermès collectors” have now their own trade show. which will feature a multitude of iconic pieces from the luxury house.
This very first show is organised by Catherine Lecomte, founder of vintage accessories website Katheley’s. Ten exhibitors from France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the UK will exhibit from saddles to leather accessories as well as jewellery, watches and its legendary scarves. Every products will be inspected by a panel of experts to guarantee the authenticity of each one before the exhibition
There will no chance that such an exhibition is held for the Vuitton plastic bags.
ALEXANDRE HERCHCOVITCH 2016
SHIATZY CHEN PARIS 2016
Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia was in an artisanal mood for spring. The Taiwanese designer applied her skill to silk, working the delicate fabric beautifully on chinese-style dresses of various lengths as well as tops. Continue reading
ARAB FASHION WEEK
After New York, London, Milan, Paris and now Dubai, the Emirates have finally been officially added to the international fashion week calendar. The Arab Fashion Week will run from October 31 to November 2.
The aim is for the Dubai Arab Fashion Week to root the Arab world firmly on the international fashion scene. It will give exposure to talents from across the 22 Arab countries in the international world stated Raffaella Carnevale chief PR officer.
The Arab Fashion Week will present both prominent international and Arab designers, including Roderigo Otazu, Atelier Leon Leon, Abed Mahfouz, Laura Mancini, Selphie Bong, Adelina Rusu, Sylvio Kovacic, Tony Ward, Tiiya by Alanoud, Giada Curti, Genny, Mireille dagher and Ju Jordy Fu, all showcasing their spring/summer 2016 collections. Continue reading
BURBERRY SLOWDOWN
China’s slowdown hit sales at Britain’s luxury fashion group Burberry, the company revealed on Thursday, sending its share price plunging more than 12 percent..
Turnover flatlined at £1.105 billion ($1.704 billion, 1.485 billion euros) in the six months to September compared with £1.1 billion a year earlier, said Burberry, which is famous for its trench coats and signature accessories. Market expectations had been for revenue of £1.16 billion, according to analysts polled by Bloomberg News. Continue reading
AUDREY ICONIC
First iconic outfit, she launched the trend of capri pants, of colored tights, of black catsuits and ballerina flats. In 1961, in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, she sported the garment she is best remembered for. The little black dress designed by Hubert de Givenchy. This last look is the one we all remember the most. The one that best represents Audrey, the icon. Audrey, the style icon. Audrey, the Hollywood star.
But who was the real Audrey?
Audrey Hepburn was a fashion iconic representative far better from Kardashian and Rihanna for Dior. Anyway Continue reading
WIN ONE NIGHT WITH KARL
It is routines for Karl Lagerfeld! A Visual Journey explores the wide-ranging motifs, approaches and media that define Karl Lagerfeld’s astute and intensely personal interpretation of photography, from the 16th October 2015 at the Pinacotheque of Paris. Your choupette is not required.
The exhibition reveals Lagerfeld’s many areas of interest including architecture, landscapes, Paris by night, portraits and self-portraits, fashion photography, and abstractions (an interest in the graphic characterizes many of his photos, regardless of their subject). Two grand photo installations - Daphnis and Chloe and Le Voyage d’Ulysse – complete this comprehensive display of Lagerfeld’s photographic oeuvre. ‘Tell me what you read, I’ll tell you who you are’ said François Mauriac.. We can adopt the maxim to Karl as well: “Tell me what you shoot and I’ll tell you who you are.” Continue reading
BAG KNOCK-OFFS
UK fashion designer Stella McCartney sued American footwear and accessories company Steve Madden for copying her Falabella bag. McCartney filed a complaint with the Southern district of New York against Steve Madden. McCartney said that Steve Madden has copied one of her most “well-known and enormously popular” handbag styles. McCartney’s lawyers want Madden to discontinue its knock-off “BTotally” handbag and “an accounting of Defendant’s profits.”
McCartney’s bag retails for $1,195, Madden’s for $108. Court documents pointed to “several poor reviews of the BTotally bag from Steve Madden’s website” as proof that the bag is likely to damage McCartney’s reputation and lead to a loss in sales. Mrs McCartney have you never thought that if you do not sell your bag, it is maybe because it is too expensive. It is one of the 4 compenents of the mixed marketing. Continue reading
WANG SWITCH TO DEMMA
There were rumors on potential successors of Alexander Wang who presented his last show for Balenciaga on October 2. Seven hours before the Nicolas Ghesquière show, the name of Demma Gvasalia was revealed as successor of Alexander. His name may be strictly unknown by the public, but not by influencers of webzines.
That Georgian who received the LVMH Award is graduated of the Royal School of Fine Arts. The prophecy of Li Edelkoort (Dutch Expert of future trends and fashions) who announced earlier this year that fashion was dead and that the garment finally regained its place on the front stage seemed to be fullfilled. Continue reading
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION AT VUITTON
Nicolas Ghesquière opened his show on a serie of urban biker-chic, with a zest mixture of Gothic, accented with pink to illustrate barbies he met in Japan that will be called more easily: Manga look Barbie rockabilly (platform shoes, lace skirts, asymmetrical hem and mesh).
You usually know, I do not much like the mix of genres but for his collection in 2016, Nicolas handed us a copy where the mixing of genres is omnipresent with efficiency and simplicity in sophistication which has impressed me.
I know each of you eagerly awaiting the comments of Anonymode which, as a rule, does not like the Vuitton group, but this time you will have only positive comments because, we really like the fashion show. Continue reading
MOON YOUNG HEE PARIS 2016
VUITTON PARIS 2016
LAST TRIP FOR LAGERFELD
Has Karl Lagerfeld been watching too much ‘Pan Am’ ? As flights of fantasy go, it didn’t come more kitsch – or gimmicky – than boarding Chanel’s jumbo jet, he created for his Spring/Summer couture collection in Paris cavernous Grand Palais.
As ever at Chanel the devil was in the detail, from the logo-ed Chanel carpeting, the sleek drinks trolley dispensing flutes of champagne to the audience, the electronic light displays showing guests to their seats and even the niftily-placed drink holders. While most fashion houses have been dramatically scaling back on their collections. Attendees were served drinks from airline-style trolleys before the show began for the first class. The dropped waist flapper style, seen at some of the Spring/Summer ready-to-wear shows, is given a sixties twist.
Shades of blue dominated the collection, which had a decidedly futuristic feel. Another decade thrown into the mix: classic Chanel meets 1980s snow-washed denim. Probably the last trip for Karl Lagerfeld…
Anonymode.
CHANEL SPRING SUMMER 2016 PARIS
FATIMA LOPES PARIS 2016
In March 1999, Fátima Lopes became the first Portuguese Fashion Designer to present in “Paris Fashion Week” alongside with the most talented and recognized international fashion designers. Since then, Fátima Lopes collections are presented in Paris twice a year. Continue reading
STELLA MCCARTNEY PARIS 2016
