The Tod’s “Gommino” is getting dressed up for spring 2015 with an accessory that’s well-known to the label’s fans: a “My Colors” braided leather bracelet. This is the meeting of two of the manufacturer’s icons that propel the Gommino’s aesthetics into an original universe. The traditional moccasin is enriched by this Scooby Doo-esque bracelet, an...
The Première is the very first watch imagined by Chanel, exclusively for women. The year was 1987. The object was inspired by the octagonal shape of the stopper of each flask of N°5, inspired in turn by the silhouette of the Place Vendôme. The Première is an icon. And today, the icon is reinventing itself...
When the exceptional becomes the rule… Chanel watchmaking has managed to compose a timepiece that mixes preciousness and watchmaking technique. 2015 shall be no exception: the J12 Haute Horlogerie is the fruit of a collaboration between the house on the rue Cambon’s ateliers and master Swiss watchmakers Renaud & Papi. The precious comet tourbillon lightly...
Conceived within a capsule collection, the Camélia Haute Joaillerie watch just keeps getting better through the years. In 2015, the brand called on the founding inspirations of Chanel’s fine jewelry division: the magic of the comet, the lightness of the feather, and the simplicity of the camellia. This is what bold virtuoso is all about:...
In 1975, Helmut Newton was contacted by Vogue Paris; the artist was to oversee one of the season’s fashion spreads. The shoot took place in a narrow little Paris street: rue Aubriot in the Marais, where the photographer had been living for 14 years. The photo session was attended by an intimate group of just...
Artisanal workmanship assisted by ancestral and high-tech machines are what allow Barrie to perfectly master various weaving techniques. More than a dozen operations are needed for the conception of a hand-made prototype. The animal fiber used comes from goats of the plains of Mongolia and China; this same fiber is then delicately examined before taking...
In 1965, Italian designer Gaetanne Aulenti, or “Gae” for short, brought the Pipistrello lamp into the design world. The architect had previously undertaken the reconversion of the Gare d’Orsay into a museum in Paris. But that’s beside the point. In 1965, for her piece, Gae took inspiration from the curves of a pipistrelle bat who’s...
A race car lover himself, Jack Heuer set off on the Carrera adventure in 1963. Heuer wanted the name to be an homage to the Mexican “Carrera Panamericana” rally, outlawed in 1955 after only five editions: “the name’s simple sonority – elegant, dynamic, easy to pronounce in every language – is filled with emotion.” But...
The genesis of the reptilian icon is in Paris’ place Vendiôme. The year was 1932, and the collection, named Tubogas as a reference to the industrial aesthetics of the era, unveiled the very first serpentine pieces of jewelry. The uniqueness of these jewels resided in the articulation of their structure: from these bracelet-watches, the articulation...
“We wanted to imagine what foreigners must think of the Parisienne, her elegance, her urban attitude, a certain nonchalance…” This first collection distills retro and pure silhouettes in the cut; made ravishing and enrapturing with floral prints, at times hippy, sometimes naive, but always playful. In a color palette that goes from lavender to red...
