THE ROW X BY OLIVER PEOPLES

XRAYJust 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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QATAR BUYS THE FRENCH FASHION WEEK

qatariItalian 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

AnthonyVaccarelloAnthony 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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HEDI SLIMANE LEAVES ST LAURENT

SLIMANE2Hedi 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

PHUNG CHRISTINE LEONARD

ChristinePhungSince 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

FRANCKSORBIERSorbus 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

clocheDEThe 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

HERMESBILLIONSThe 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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RICHEMONT QUITS FORNAS

fornasRichemont’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

J. SAUNDERS, THE SCOTTISH THISTLE

DIORJonathan Saunders, hailed as one of the most exciting and captivating fashion designers of the London showcase, has just been nominated the new Creative Director of Dior. To welcome him at Dior, his first capsule collection will be first presented in London and not in Paris as usual. Dior has ordered a new weapon of mass creative construction for the Dior label and makes a mockery of the Paris Fashion Federation – Shame on them!

Born in Scotland, Saunders graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1999 with a BA in Printed Textiles, going on to graduate from Central Saint Martins in 2002 with an MA with distinction in Printed Textiles. Besides, his creative understanding of fashion has resulted in collaborations with dancers, artists and interiors companies alike. Continue reading

DAVID BECKHAM SAVES HIS WIFE

BECKAMThis is the wonderful world of fashion! The week is over and every journalist has reported on the collections and the fashion house.

Regarding Ms. Wintour, she has said  nothing about the financial situation of the most famous fashion Spice Girl on the planet which is not far from bankruptcy.

Victoria who made a turnover of £34m in 2014, set up her own store in Mayfair, London two years ago. The shop cost her nearly £3m and items included Damian Hirst artwork on sale for £600,000.

The Director’s Report said: ‘The contracts held by the company relating to the David Beckham brand were transferred during the year to DB Ventures Ltd, a sister company of David Beckham Brand Holdings Ltd which is focused on exploiting the David Beckham brand.’ Continue reading

FASHION CASH LOW

CASHLOWJean-Paul Gaultier is going to create a collection with the supermarket chain. Apparently, the French designer will create fashion clothes for women, men and children as well as products for home, about in all 100 pieces will be available in 2016

“Each time I come to Australia, I am impressed by the relaxed confidence of the Australians. This philosophy is mine and there is a true synergy with my own approach of fashion and style ” says Jean-Paul Gaultier.

To create accessible collections has become a way of life for the French designer who launched a fashion line with the Japanese retailer “Seven & i” last month. Continue reading