Once upon a time, a designer named Jimmy Choo met Tamara Mellon, editor-in-chief for British Vogue. An association of two talents that allowed for the launch of a brand that is now known worldwide: Jimmy Choo. Since 1996, this London-based brand hasn’t ceased to conquer the feet and hearts of fashion-loving women the world over....
Elegance and aesthetic are notions that we readily associate with tennis. The player’s harmonious gestures were used in fashion by designers, then by photographers, as a medium for the presentation of female clothing or accessories. At the turn of the century, tennis was practiced in outfits that often doubled as city clothes. Women wore a...
For the occasion of his ten years at the French house Alber Elbaz or “Albert Lanvin” as he likes to present himself, has designed a collection of sunglasses inspired by his legendary sketches. Eyewear collections have become fundamental lines of accessories for the major fashion brands. Lanvin will dislodge the rule as summer fast...
From black dresses to restrained ornamentation, Chanel was neither the first nor the only one to make them in the 20s. As early as 1923, the simplicity of the black dress from the House of Premet was depicted in French Vogue. Chanel herself made several other black dresses before and after 1926. But it was this...
For Lacoste’s 80th anniversary, Hermès is showing off its exemplary savoir-faire through a unique gift that salutes the crocodile brand’s history with gusto. Two crocodile-shaped pins made of Boucheron diamonds and emeralds, Fauchon’s eclair with Lacoste colors, a Baccarat crystal vase inspired by tennis trophies, a Christofle silver golf club, an S.T. Dupont box set,...
