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Spice World, Spring 2010 Trend

2009-10-27T00:35:00.006-04:00

Bottega Veneta RTW Spring 2010

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Graffi-Couture

2009-10-25T10:32:00.001-04:00

Check out this amazing photo shoot over at TFS of the November 2009 issue of Vogue Paris’ “Graffi-Couture” editorial featuring model Raquel Zimmerman, shot by Mario Sorrenti and styled by Emmanuelle Alt. The photo shoot also features KAWS’ artwork.

"All You’ve Ever Wanted", fragrance inspired by Demi Moore

2009-10-25T10:01:00.000-04:00

Helena Rubinstein’s new fragrance, "All You’ve Ever Wanted", is "the embodiment of magnetic sensuality” inspired by Demi Moore. Moore was chosen for her “daring appeal” and “her modern love story.”

With notes of magnolia, iris-cream, and cedar, "All You’ve Ever Wanted" will be available at Macy’s exclusively on November 1st. It’s going to be available in 2 bottles, both designed by Herve van der Straeten. The 1.7 ounce Eau de Parfum will be $60, Eau de Parfum in the 3.4 ounce size will be $80, and the Body Lotion is 6.6 ounces and $45.

Giveaway: 25 pairs of FREE VIP Tickets to StyleFixx Girls Night Out [NYC]

2009-10-20T10:24:00.009-04:00

Join New York City’s most fashion-forward women for two nights of dream shopping, featuring over 50 cutting-edge designers and brands at StyleFixx Girls Night Out.

* Meet Project Runway Designer Kara Janx® and Shop her Fall 2009 line!
* Shop amazing designers and brands offering the latest in fashion, beauty, and design!
* Receive make-up demos by Emmy Award-Winning Celebrity Make-Up artist Eve Pearl®!
* Sip complimentary X-Rated Fusion cocktails, Stella Artois®, and BareFoot Wine®.
* Enjoy complimentary hair treatments by Enzo Milano®.
* Pamper yourself with eyelash extensions by Envious Lashes®.
* Relax with complimentary massages and facials from Rani Spa®
* Score a famous StyleFixx Swag Bag tote, stuffed with fabulous goodies!

October 21-22, 2009
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, New York City

TICKETS INCLUDE
Deluxe Swag Bags, event access, delicious cocktails, free beauty products, fabulous shopping, complimentary beauty services, and much more!

I have 25 pairs of FREE VIP tickets & the first to email us gets it!
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Estee Lauder's Limited Edition 2009 Holiday Compacts

2009-10-16T07:33:00.002-04:00

As per tradition every year [since 1967] during Christmas time, Estee Lauder divulges a limited edition of extravagant solid perfume compacts and powder compacts.

This year they have a range that is inspired by the rich history of Asia culture. "The sophisticated pieces include intricate detailing and elaborate CRYSTALLIZED - Swarovski Elements designs in stunning colors, dynamic moving parts and an exceptional attention to detail that customers have come to expect from Estee Lauder compacts."

ZipZip USB Memory Brick

2009-10-07T20:23:00.005-04:00

Nowadays USB memory sticks come a dime a dozen. They all look the same, black or gray or silver-ish and they are as ubiquitous as Starbucks. But they are all pretty damn boring, and if you have to use one of these devices, we say do it with some style!

2GB, 4GB & 8GB high speed USB 2.0
Zip Zips are Windows & Mac compatible
Bonus Lanyard and key ring cord included
Zip Zip offers corporate branding options too

Get it here or here.

Yves Saint Laurent RTW Spring 2010

2009-10-05T18:59:00.008-04:00

If such diversity made the lineup a bit discordant, it ensures that, come spring, Stefano Pilati's Saint Laurent’s woman will find plenty to suit her.

ADRIENNE VITTADINI COLLECTION, S/S 2010

2009-09-29T07:34:00.005-04:00

Adrienne Vittadini Collection debuted 25 looks in a special presentation at the International Center of Photography, among the iconic fashion photography exhibit AVEDON FASHION: 1944 - 2000.

The show featured AQUAMARINE as a key color of the season, as confirmed by the Pantone Spring 2010 Color Report. Adrienne Vittadini features #30, a wonderful complement to safari colors, lime, and a range of jungle greens.

"Spring 2010 is quintessential Adrienne Vittadini Collection, and offers women options for all aspects of their lives.

Romanticism is discovered in the collection's dreamy world of garden parties, feminine silhouettes and festive prints. Sophistication is found in its cool, serene aura of sky blue, beach batiks and whimsical whites. Sensuality is revealed in leopard prints, jungle colors and classic khakis. Finally, city chic is realized through black and white graphics, taxi cab yellows and smart stripes."

Rykiel As H&M's Next Guest Designer

2009-09-28T09:54:00.004-04:00

French designer Sonia Rykiel will be H&M's next guest designer for holiday retailing.

For the first time, H&M has extended its designer collaborations to lingerie, with exclusive pieces designed by Rykiel to be launched for winter 2009 on Dec. 5 in 1,500 stores worldwide. At the same time, Sonia Rykiel will make this lingerie collection available in her boutiques around the world.

For spring 2010, Rykiel will design an iconic knitwear collection for women and girls, accompanied by accessories. This second collection will be launched in around 250 H&M stores on Feb. 20, 2010.

Bottega Veneta, Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010

2009-09-27T14:22:00.006-04:00

Fendi, Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010

2009-09-27T13:43:00.005-04:00

BCBG MAX AZRIA S/S 2010

2009-09-14T11:57:00.000-04:00

Nendo for Issey Miyake

2009-09-14T08:38:00.003-04:00

Japanese design studio Nendo have designed a concept shop for fashion brand Issey Miyake. Called 24 Issey Miyake, the design will be used for four shops, due to open in department stores across Tokyo this month.

Custo Barcelona's Air Show, S/S 2010

2009-09-14T08:29:00.006-04:00

After twelve years showing at the Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, Custo Barcelona presented the Spring 2010 collection, for the first time at the largest of the venues at Bryant Park, The Tent, before a crowd of 1,000+ members of the press, opinion leaders, celebrities and VIP's.

Named "Air Show", Custo Barcelona's collection has been built around the concepts of movement and lightness. The materials used are so light that designer Custo Dalmau would talk rather about yarns instead of fabrics. Most of them have been through a perforation process, providing a certain transparency to the material and clothes. Behind this collection there is an intense investigation work not only about the fabric qualities but also about the use of graphic and color, which are the brand DNA, and have been renewed in a unexpected way.

The results of all this experimentation will be delivered to the stores through Custo Barcelona's new line, Lowxury. This line is composed by pieces directly taken from the daring ideas in the catwalk so any woman in the world will be able to enjoy them and use them in their everyday lives.

Many celebrities have wanted to share with Custo Dalmau this moment among them: Kenan Thompson, Actor - Saturday Night Live, Bryan Greenberg, Actor, Mark Indelicato, Actor- Ugly Betty, Miss Jay, Judge - America's Next Top Model, Kristen Dalton, Miss USA, Stefania Fernandez, Miss Universe, Federico Castelluccio, Actor-The Sopranos, Amerie, Singer , Actress, Carlos Leon, Actor, Melody Thornton, Singer - The Pussycat Dolls, Tinsley Mortimer, Socialite, Adam Bertrand, Actor - The Beautiful Life, Miss Teen USA, Stormi Bree Henley, Lothar Mattaus, Former Soccer Player, Adam Green, Singer, Olivia Palermo, TV Personality - The City, Turner Cody, Musician, Johannes Hubl, Male Supermodel, Monique Stateena, America's Next Top Model Cycle 11.

Freshman Fierce, Christian Siriano S/S 2010

2009-09-12T18:15:00.012-04:00

Christian Siriano's show proved to be one of the most well-attended shows so far this season.

Tori Spelling, Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia, Alessandra Ambrosio, Giuliana Rancic, NYT's Bill Cunningham, Kat DeLuna, Veronica Webb, Mena Suvari, Kelly Rowland, Katrina Bowden, Genevieve Jones, Leigh Lezark, Geordan Nicols, Melody Thornton, Amerie attended the preview. The show was [also strangely] packed with FIT students and fashion interns.

Join Us: Fashion's Night Out is September 10th

2009-09-05T09:11:00.000-04:00

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2009-08-31T17:42:00.002-04:00

Opening Ceremony Celebrates in Tokyo

2009-08-31T07:50:00.002-04:00

Plenty of celebs pass through Tokyo to promote their latest project or put in the odd appearance, however it’s extremely rare for a long list of bold-faced names to converge in one spot. But that’s exactly what happened Saturday night when Opening Ceremony co-founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim threw a mega-bash for their sprawling new Tokyo flagship.

Leon and Lim held court with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Alexander Wang, Kirsten Dunst, Erin Wasson, Jason Schwartzman, Andy Samberg, Stavros Niarchos and Rinko Kikuchi in the packed seven-story store in Shibuya. Mary-Kate and Ashley, sporting gauzy rabbit and mouse ears respectively, posed for snaps with Leon and his mother Wendy Leon, before heading upstairs to sign pieces from their brand, The Row, which has its own dedicated corner in the new store.

Guests sipped sake from traditional wooden cups as Dunst admired the Native American-inspired jacquards from the retailer’s collaboration with Pendleton and Schwartzman clowned around with a plastic clip resembling fake teeth (one of the quirky party favors on offer).

“The man of the hour, the woman of the hour,” quipped the actor to his hosts Leon and Lim. “I’m in the hour sandwich.”

Samberg, his date Joanna Newsom in tow, said he is enjoying some vacation time before returning to New York for next month’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live with guest host Megan Fox.

“I come to Tokyo once a week. I have a lot of stocks out here,” Samberg deadpanned. “I’m mainly just here on business.”

Later, the crew headed to the Liquid Room for a lively afterparty and a special performance from Julian Casablancas. Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon rounded out the VIP list but kept a low-profile as The Strokes’ lead singer gave an exclusive preview of his first solo album “Phrazes for the Young.”

Wang took advantage of the evening to release a bit of pre-fashion week tension and spent some serious time on the dance floor with his close friend and muse Wasson.

“Getting ready for the shows,” he said. “Working during the day, Fashion’s Night Out, the show, our afterparty- there’s a lot coming up over the next week!”

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A Platform for Kicks at the Dover Street Market [UK]

2009-08-13T08:57:00.005-04:00

London’s legendary Dover Street Market has just revamped its basement by giving it a clean new look. As part of this transformation, the cutting edge fashion label Comme de Garcons asked Interior stylist and designer Studio Toogood to design and install a new sneaker department that could sit alongside Rai Kawakubo’s personal vision.

“I wanted to create a space that was both raw and elegant, so I chose to work with plaster, copper, concrete and rope. The idea was not to have a super glossy, highly finished look but to reveal the very nature of the materials and their inherent imperfections - or in my view - inherent beauty”, explains Faye.

A series of stacking building blocks made from plaster were designed to help re-configure and change the way the space is used. The purity of the white plaster contrasts against the roughness of the rendered concrete walls and a series of interlocking copper pipes provided a strong industrial element to the design as well as providing plinths for the more practical purpose of displaying mulicolored sneakers. To light the space, Faye chose bulbs on rope by Christien Meindertsma.

Retro Balenciaga in your closet?

2009-08-01T23:28:00.003-04:00

Owning a Balenciaga Forties evening gown or fitted top will soon be attainable for fashion devotees who shop at Le Bon Marché in Paris. Another collection of Balenciaga Edition, a selection of clothes carefully chosen from couturier Cristobal Balenciaga’s original designs, will go on sale exclusively at the department store from Sept. 11 until Oct. 5. Balenciaga Edition launched in 2004 with six interpretations of archival designs, as a pre-fall collection. This year, 19 pieces dating between 1932 and 1967 will be revived and reinterpreted using modern techniques. Le Bon Marché will also showcase Balenciaga-designed jewelry from the same era as part of the collection.

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Burberry opens in Singapore

2009-07-22T09:08:00.022-04:00

Burberry announced the opening of its largest store in the South East Asia region. The 815 square metre store located in ION Orchard, Singapore’s shopping centre for art, architecture, and luxury, opened today.

The store carries a full range of ready-to-wear for both menswear and womenswear from the Burberry Prorsum, Burberry London, Burberry Lifestyle, Burberry Sports and Burberry Childrenswear collections. The Burberry accessories collection including bags, jewelery, shoes as well as fragrance, timepieces and sunglasses lines is also available in the store.

The store reflects the new Burberry design concept, developed by Burberry Creative Director, Christopher Bailey. Intrinsically British materials and themes are used throughout in a contemporary way. The store also features state of the art technology including cutting edge sound system, a WIFI connection throughout, VIP room with in built iPod docking stations and a giant 103” high definition LED video wall.

This is the sixth Burberry store to open in Singapore; other stores in the country include Paragon, Ngee Ann City, Takashimaya, Takashimaya Childrenswear and Isetan Scotts Childrenswear.

To mark the ION Orchard store opening, Burberry has designed a range of exotic leather accessories including handbags, clutches and small leather goods available exclusively in the store.

Burberry, which is headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange, was founded in 1856.

Dorobanti Tower by Zaha Hadid Architects [Romania]

2009-07-17T08:40:00.002-04:00

Zaha Hadid Architects have designed a high-rise building for the center of Bucharest, Romania, which has a structural, lattice façade. It will contain a five star hotel, a business centre, a casino, retail areas, apartments and underground parking.

Architectural Concept:

The brief called for a 100,000 square metre mixed-use, high-rise development in the centre of Bucharest. The project comprises of a 5-star hotel, luxury apartments, retail areas, a business centre, a casino and underground parking.

The Dorobanti Tower was designed to establish an iconic presence in the heart of Bucharest. The new tower is a unique mix of a distinctive form, ingenious structure, and spatial qualities of sky-high living. The purity of its form - a chamfered diamond like structure - will be a new landmark in the centre of Bucharest. Zaha Hadid Architect’s design concept is a synthesis of architecture and engineering, which integrates a distinct meandering structural lattice.

Urban parameters, site constraints and the programme generate the building’s elegant tapering profile. The new tower establishes a distinctive identity while avoiding sterile repetition through its dynamically changing profile. In order to maximise lighting and views for the neighbourhoods, the elongated curvilinear shape reduces its perimeter towards the top, while the offset to the inside at ground floor level shall create a generous public realm and an appropriate entrance plaza in front of the tower.

Facade / Structure:

Bucharest is within a vulnerable seismic zone and therefore the structural concept was crucial to us from the beginning of the design process. Placing the primary structure at the exterior not only maximises the structural footprint but also allows for column free interior spaces.

Concrete filled stainless steel profiles follow in sinus waves from the ground level to the top of the tower, creating a distinctive identity, complementing the tower design. The concrete filling will give additional strength to the structure and it will provide fire protection to the steel profiles. The facade structure expresses the various programmes and it adjusts from bottom to top according to the changing structural forces. The secondary structure, which is integrated between the main steel tubes, gives additional strength to the primary steel mesh and it also works as a damper in case of earthquakes.

At the bottom, the façade grid has denser amplitudes according to the structural requirements for a tower of this height, providing the required load bearing capacity and stiffness to the structure. At the technical and recreational levels, the structure condenses creating almost solid knots. On the top floors, the primary structure has been reduced to the minimum according to the structural requirements in order to maximise the views and lighting for the luxury apartments.

Landscape:

The public realm adjacent to the tower will be unlike anything else in Bucharest, representing a major attraction within the dense urban character of the City, offering an important new meeting space and urban plaza. Metaphorically speaking, the landscaping can be understood as a warped concrete “carpet” with one continuous surface connecting the three surrounding streets. The landscape is sculpted to create seating areas, water basins, fountains, green areas including trees and a raised terrace.

Program: 5 Star Hotel and Apartments
Client: Smartown Group
Design: Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher
Project Architect: Markus Planteu
Project Team: Dennis Brezina, Naomi Fritz, Susanne Lettau, Thomas Mathoy, Goswin Rothenthal, Rooshad Shroff, Seda Zirek

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Spotted: Karl Who?

2009-07-17T01:15:00.003-04:00

So very cute... Karl's bodyguard in St. Tropez wearing Naco's "Karl Who?" shirt [available at Colette].

Karl's bodyguard in St. Tropez wearing Naco's t-shirt Karl Who?

Prepare Yourself for a World Tour

2009-07-15T08:32:00.004-04:00

Fasten Seat Belts to the World tries to help travellers break cultural and linguistic barriers. It points out dos and don'ts in Europe and how to avoid misunderstandings on your travels.

My New Favorite: Champaca by Comme des Garcons LUXE

2009-07-15T01:19:00.004-04:00

"If heaven had a fragrance, we think it would smell like Champaca," stated Lucky Scent. Named after the flower sacred to the Indus Valley, Champaca is a stunning velvety, creamy, and sweet floral fragrance that strikes perfect harmony between flower, perfumed wood and muted spice. "Although the other notes in this perfume dance in and out, the holy champaca flower is and remains the exotic star of the perfume throughout, an endless dance of sweet, a soothing embrace of softness, and an otherworldly touch of something very, very rare." The champaca flower forms one of the five flower arrows of Kamadeva, the Hindu god of love known in the Western world as Cupid. One smell of this perfume and you’ll know why… you'll be smitten at first sniff.




Champaca (Pyramid Bottle) Notes: White pepper, angelica, cardamom, champaca, bird pepper, tuberose, white musk, iris wood



Perfumer: Nathalie Feisthauer 45mL for $265 via Lucky Scent.

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