Described by Silvia Venturini Fendi as “audacious, temporary but timeless, eccentric and out-of-the-ordinary”, the Fendi Baguette, loyal companion of Sarah Jessica Parker, has quickly become an international phenomenon. An avant-garde member of the “It-Bag” club. An object of desire with fashion icon status.On the Italian fashion house’s star item’s 15th birthday, Fendi dreamed up a lookbook of the...
In 1972, four years after successfully launching a line of 26 neckties, Ralph Lauren decided to try the polo on for size. Sophistocated casual, all-American nonchalance: inspired by the American bourgeoisie of families in the Hamptons and prep school kids. The polo established the classic American or neo-British style of Ralph Lauren. The short-sleeved polo was then available...
The Italian brand is releasing a collection of lamé leather heels and glitter pumps christened Glitter Lamé. A collection of heels à la disco queen. Comes in Gold, Glam, and Glitter (gold, silver, and pyrite). We give them the thumbs up for spectacular shininess! This collection is out now in Miu Miu boutiques in Paris, Milan, and London.
Back in the winter of ’97, Silvia Venturini Fendi decided to launch the Fendi Baguette, a small refined handbag designed in a thousand different styles. Described by the designer as “bold, momentary but timeless, extravagant but extraordinary” Sarah Jessica Parker’s best friend has become a worldwide phenomenon leading the way to the It-Bag trend. In June,...
Lydia Maurer will succeed Manish Arora as creative director for Paco Rabanne’s prêt-à-porter line. The half-German half-Colombian is a graduate of the Berçot studio in Paris. Passing through Yves Saint Laurent and then Givenchy, the 29 year old stylist declared to Fashion Daily News: “The challenge will be to make the architectural and avant-garde spirit...
Stella McCartney gave us a “summer” 2012 collection revolved around athletic details but still très chic. The Beatle’s daughter instils a fresh new air to the fashion world and reinvents the LBD. These swimmer inspired dresses are made out of paisley patchwork prints, fitted shapes, and sporty mesh. The keywords are, as usual, youthful casual-chic...
The 2.55, emblematic handbag of Chanel, summarizes on its own the spirit of Coco Chanel: her obsession with freeing women. The 2.55 design was imagined when she wore her binoculars on the racecourses, hands in pockets, boyish style. With its eyelets, its leather and brass braided chains, its famous “Mademoiselle” turn-inward clasp and its padded...
As King Edward VII used to say: “Fetch me my Burberry”. Believe it or not Burberry is more than a 150 years old. The British brand evokes the holy grail of trench coat. Just recall Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca” or Audrey Hepburn at “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. The whole Golden-Age Hollywood was seen sporting the trench...
Hermès launched recently a new campaign around its famous silk scarf for their Spring-Summer 2012 collection with the Canadian model Coco Rocha. The campaign illustrates all the ways to wear the famous scarf; on the head, around the neck, as a top, skirt or shawl. The new collection is enliven of shades of orange, the...
“One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.” Karl Lagerfeld
