Grand Chic

vogue italia july 2012 Great fur headgear, where the demarcation between hat and hair is blurred and is lost in the ruffled fullness of the volume. The ample collar of a coat hovering between the French Revolution style and that of the gentlemen from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The cinematographic silhouette of a modern and forever willowy Mrs. Addams. In the photographs...

Th Fashion Olympics

Stella McCartney Christopher Shannon, Michael Van Der Ham and Nasir Mazhar produced 350 costumes for the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, worn by  dancers in a section of the show representing the "present and future of the extraordinary influence of British creatives in the world of youth culture". The Olympic Games 2012 is all set to become yet another fashion week of sorts,...

Ralph Lauren Gets Lashed Out

ralphlauren.com Ralph Lauren received a big lash out from lawmakers and observers in the media after ABC News reported in its night broadcast that the 2012 U.S. Olympic team’s uniforms were actually made in China. Topped with embroidered cotton twill berets, men will don double-breasted blue blazers, along with white trousers and red, white and blue neckties. Women will wear single-breasted blazers...

Qatari royal family buys Italian fashion house Valentino

Iconic Italian fashion house Valentino has been snapped up by the Qatari royal family for 700 million euros , marking one of the most prominent purchases of a European top designer brand by an emerging market investor. Valentino said Mayhoola for Investments S.P.C, which is backed by a leading Quatari investor, had acquired full ownership of Valentino Fashion Group SpA from London-based private...

Valentino Fall/Winter 2012-13

Set in building symbol of Sicilian baroque,Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, Valenino's Fall/Winter 2012-13 Ad captures a sophisticated, romantic atmosphere with a subtle darkness that characterizes the new collection.  The campaign was shot by the renowned American photographer Deborah Turbeville. Models are Frida Gustavsson, Jac and Caroline...

Vogue Italia July

vogue.it Vogue Italia plays with explores the laws of gravity for it’s July Fall/Winter 2012-13 Collections Issue. The Karl Templer, fashion editor explores the color black, with its innate adaptability, that may constitute the common denominator of many different declinations of the female spirit. Also featured are colorful prints by varied designers for Fall/Winter Season. Proposed...

Alaia to Open Flagship Store

Azzedine Alaia will open a flagship store in the heart of the French luxury retail world — ie Avenue Montaigne — next spring, the designer revealed recently with a certain amount of glee. It’s a five-floor hotel particulier with an interior courtyard/garden that will function as store/showroom/some offices — and it’s not exactly on Avenue Montaigne. The Maison will be Alaia’s...

Burberry Fall/Winter 2012-13

Gabriella Wilde and Roo Panes for Burberry English brand Burberry releases its latest Fall/Winter 2012-13 campaign starring models Gabriella Wilde and Roo Panes via a dozen different social networking sites, complete with video, and a song. Burberry’s Autumn-Winter campaign celebrates once again the brand’s Britishness – the identity of the label has been tangled with London and...

Dolce & Gabbana Invades Brasil

Dolce & Gabbana in Brasil Dolce & Gabbana invades Saỡ Paulo with its boutique featuring: mirrors, black walnut wood, red and plum velvet, baroque lamps. The first Dolce & Gabbana store in Brazil is within JK Iguatemi shopping mall and covers an area of 670 square metres on one floor hosting menswear, womenswear as well as more exclusive areas such as the Vanity Room and the...

China's Economic Slowdown

China Experiencing an economic decline | gettyimages Shoppers visiting mainland China have cut back on purchases of luxury goods   dragging Hong Kong’s retail-sales growth to the weakest pace since 2009. The slowdown of Asia’s biggest economy is felt throughout Hong Kong, which had record retail-sales gains as recently as last year. In  Macau, the center for Chinese gamblers,...

Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2012-2013 Ad

Balenciaga’s Autumn/Winter 2012-13 campaign continues to maintain its feminine and pop appeal in an abstract and sophisticated approach. Staging a natural landscape with straws, wooden fences and sand, it sets a contrasts with the young women clad in uniforms inspired by formal office wear. Indeed, the power of the images, conceptual yet approachable, with sharp silhouettes coupled with the...

Schiaparelli's Rebirth

Diego Della Valle of Tod’s | luxuryinsider “I am not a reincarnation of Elsa Schiaparelli, but I am very proud to be an ambassador of this house,” said Farida Khelfa as she opened the gilded doors to the vivid interior of the apartment on the Place Vendôme — the very place where the original designer, known as “Schiap,” showed surreal collections in the 1930s. Diego Della Valle of Tod’s is...

Dolce and Gabanna Couture

D and G's couture "test run" | huffingtonpost Dolce & Gabbana will be showing its first ever couture collection to a group of clients in Taormina, Sicily on July 9th. The unveiling will take place far from the fashion media. The choice is strategic, for a number of reasons: 1. It maintains the very exclusive, private allure of the couture; 2. It allows Dolce & Gabbana to avoid...