The brand puts diamonds at the center of all of its creations and gets inspiration from modern women, from their boldness and sensuality, to create everyday pieces that are chic, glamorous, and ultra-feminine. âSeducing, playing with ones femininity, illuminating a regard! This is how I conceive the role of the jewel. A fashion adornment whoâs poetry defies timeâ reveals Valerie Messika, designer for the brand and veritable esthete who consecrates her life to transforming Beauty into Perfection. In line with her desires, she creates jewelry that resembles her and serves as a second skin to magnify a womanâs body. Savoir-faire...
A Brand New Cartier âNouvelle Vagueâ
Following 2012âs Nail, an ensemble of rings and bracelets revisiting the famous Clou bracelet, created by Aldo Cipullo in 1971, Cariter is making us nostalgic for the 2000s with its re-release of the famous Nouvelle Vague collection. âIn 1999, we launched a jewelry collection called Paris Nouvelle Vagueâ, explains Pierre Rainero, Creative Director of Heritage for Cartier. âThe seven models first shared the same source of inspiration, Paris; they then proposed a more contemporary wearing, in line with the lifestyles of women; finally, they showed several creative directions in terms of design, techniques, or materials. Todayâs line situates itself in...
The Diptyque Candle
Paris, 1961. Three friends get together and open up shop at 34 Boulevard Saint-Germain. There, they offer home-made, avant-garde fabrics in addition to a multitude of objects brought back from their escapades around the world. This knick-knack boutique would soon become a trendy spot for seasoned Parisians, who’s curiosity encouraged them to step into this new culturally rich, colorful, and inspired universe. The idea to add scents to their colorful wax candles, as they were already doing with their fabrics, was conceived in 1963 and led to the release of their first scented candle. Welcome to a world where an...
The HĂŽtel Martinez
Constructed in 1927 in an Art Deco style, then renovated in 1988, this imposing building has been part of a general inventory of cultural patrimony since 2001. During the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, the stars and other onlookers will surely be surprised to see the words âGrand Hyattâ tacked onto the name âMartinezâ; the giant international hotel chain has been put in charge of managing the institution. The hotel will nevertheless keep the characteristics that gave it its renown: 409 rooms including 27 suites, a private sand beach, a 2 Michelin-starred restaurant – La Palme dâOr – that is the...
A Passion for Jean Prouvé
The Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli is honoring one of the greatest French designers of the 20th century, Jean Prouvé. The same emotion and passion that animated Laurence and Patrick Seguin are what the two are trying to convey with this 40-piece exhibit. Architect Jean Prouvé was relatively unknown in the 80s when Laurence and Patrick Seguin discovered him. Jean Prouvé, born on the cusp of the 20th century, was a fervent admirer of industrial art, which he hoped to make universal, uniting functionality and rational fabrication. Well before Ikea, Jean Prouvé expressed a desire to produce collapsible and...
Let Guerlain Breathe New Life Into Your Complexion
In the beginning, there was the earth. A golden-brown earth that belonged to the vastness of the deserts, offering itself up to the rays of the sun that would beat down upon it. Then, there was Guerlain. It is said that every twenty seconds, a Guerlain terracotta powder is sold somewhere in the world. It’s a handy accomplice for a naturally healthy glow, a woman’s faithful companion for all seasons since 1984 (and a man’s companion since 1988). Devoid of mother-of-pearl in its male version, this unique powder was conceived in order to respond to a new definition of âbeautyâ...
Miuccia Prada Signs Off On The Costumes For âThe Great Gatsbyâ
This Wednesday, âThe Great Gatsbyâ is set to open the 66th Cannes Film Festival. The costumes for this film, adapted from the eponymous F. Scott Fitzgerald novel for the screen by Baz Luhrmann, were imagined by Miuccia Prada, creative director for the brands Prada and Miu Miu. In collaboration with talented costumier (and wife of Baz Luhrmann) Catherine Martin, notable for her work on the film Moulin Rouge by the same director, Miuccia Prada created the 40 different outfits for the character of Daisy Buchanan, incarnated on screen by actress Carey Mulligan. The plot unravels during the Roaring Twenties, a...
Olympia Le Tan Makes a Clutch Just for Gatsby
Olympia le Tan is riding on a trend and launching a Great Gatsby clutch to add to her renowned âYou canât judge a book by its coverâ collection, launched in 2009. At the crossroads of fashion and literature, youâll find Olympia le Tanâs singular clutches. Her starting material? The covers of the original editions of iconic literary works. From her passion for embroidery that she learned alongside her grandmother are born unique creations with an old-fashioned charm. Enraptured by their vintage elegance, their âdonât make âem like they used toâ nostalgia, and their retro brilliance, sheâs bringing them back...
YSL Celebrated in Oranâs âJournĂ©es de la Modeâ
From May 11th to May 18th, âJournĂ©es de la Modeâ (or âFashion Daysâ) will take place in Oran, Algeria, assembling French and Algerian designers while focusing on the illustrious YSL. Talking about YSL in Oran is a bit like returning to his roots, a trip through the city where he for whom âdressing is a way of lifeâ was born and raised. From August 1st, 1936 until he was 19 years old, YSL grew up in Oran before coming to Paris to begin working with Christian Dior. Then, he rose up and created his own couture house with his...
Fendi Rereleases the Peekaboo in a Mini Version
On April 2013, Fendi presented a world exclusive in the leather goods section of Paris department store Le Bon MarchĂ©: a mini version of its iconic bag. Recognizable for its rigid silhouette and retro Doctor bag allure, the Peekaboo is one of many âit-bagsâ created by Silvia Venturini Fendi, granddaughter of Adele and Edoardo Fendi, the founders of the label. Released in 2009, it immediately appealed to the press and fashionistas the world over with its elegance, and quickly became a must-have piece. For Silvia Fendi, âsimplicity is the new eccentricâ. At Fendi, specialists in fur and leather goods for more...