The new Miss Dior ad campaign has just been released. Present and accounted for is the new face of the Miss Dior bag for 2012: Mila Kunis. Pulling the strings behind the scenes are photographer Mario Sorrenti and Carine Roitfield, ex editor-in-chief of Vogue France, for the styling. A few shots in, you’ll find Mila...
Hauling around your gear in style: mission impossible? Not if you opt for a messenger bag, the most “in” bag right now! An unavoidable signature look for chic city-dwellers, the messenger bag has been spotted on anyone who’s anyone, from Claudia Schiffer to super fashionista Alexa Chung. Before being a hyped up accessory, the messenger...
At Louis Vuitton, one seeks emotion. Marc Jacobs signs for next winter with the silhouettes from the 20s. On the arms of these night birds, the Speedy bowling bag surrounds itself with a retro style and fine decadence. If the dimension is preserved, the bag is wrapped in a new dress: made of goose feathers,...
At Chanel, glasses are a religion, able to be adopted along with the chic and timeless rules of the brand. “Sunglasses are like eyeshadow: with them everything looks younger and more beautiful.” This is the mantra of Karl Lagerfeld, creative director for the Parisian couture house. Chanel was one of the first luxury ready-to-wear brands to...
In 1959 the iconic heroine of “And God Created Woman”, Brigitte Bardot, ordered a pair of carmine Cendrillon slippers for her role in the film. Soon the Cendrillon model, just like its owner, reached the height of iconic status in shoes and became a symbol of elegance à la Parisienne. The following year, it was Audrey Hepburn’s turn to wear...
“What’s the point of making clothes if you can’t do anything in them!” This advertising slogan from 1996 still resonates with our subconscious. From these quarrelsome whims was born the name Petit Bateau. Inspired by a French nursery rhyme, the brand rode on the success of its great innovation: legless underwear for children. This crème de la...
In 1937, Ray-Ban created the emblematic Aviator. To celebrate its 75th birthday, the American sunglasses brand is launching the Ambermatic Collection inspired by the Aviator. The collection features a light-sensitive photochromatic yellow lens, which becomes darker depending on the light and temperature. Originally designed for the U.S. military fighter pilots, the actor Tom Cruise, as...
Roland Garros has just began. The best tennis players gather for two weeks to compete. Who will gobble the other? Who will be the winner among Nadal, Federer and Djokovic? No doubt that the elegance will be the second winner during the French open. In such a competition, the crocodile brand is most likely to...
Simply just the color red makes everyone think of whom else than the shoe genius himself – Christian Louboutin. Nearly 20 years ago, the “Chausseur Star” Louboutin decided to paint red nail polish on the black soles of a pair of women’s shoes and “immediately, the shoe came back to life. It is a symbol...
Fashion is an eternal cycle of renewal, shaped by our obsessions. Paris, September 2011: the iconic pleated skirt makes its comeback on the catwalk of the Fashion Week. For the spring-summer 2012 season, the pleats lose their rigidity and instead sculpt fluid and lucid silhouettes. So antique chic! High-waisted with retro print accompanied by a...
