Halle Berry new Versace model
Click:全国楼凤论坛 The New York Post is reporting that Halle Berry will be the new face of Versace. According to the paper, the actress participated in a photo shoot last weekend in Los Angeles with fashion photographer Mario Testino for the upcoming print campaign.” The shoot was beautiful portraits, slightly messy hair and a wind machine…
Forget Uggs, It’s Mukluks
If you want to know which boots to invest in next, try Mukluk. These are the new Ugg. They are big and furry and not at all sexy, but they are irrististible. The suede and rabbit fur creations, lined in sheepskin, are handmade in Canada, where they were originally worn by Native American Indians. Available…
Berlin Tradeshow Gets Mixed Reactions
Bread and Butter, the Berlin tradeshow for premium streetwear brands, received mixed reactions from exhibitors. Much hype in the past has been attached to the directional fair, but this season it seemed as if it’s sister exhibition in Barcelona stole the show. Footflow for the event was down 35% and 60 per cent of buyers…
London parties get a bad rep
The Evening Standard has launched an investigation into the use of cocaine at high profile parties during London Fashion Week. Events hosted by Donatella Versace, TopShop and Alexander McQueen were all tested for traces of cocaine in their lavatories, all of which proved positive. The investigation was instigated after supermodel Kate Moss last week was…
Menswear second best when it comes to stores
What’s happening to the so-called revolution in menswear? GQ Style this month announced that it’s (finally) ok for men to spend time and money on grooming and that men can herald being fashionable. In clearer words, if you were not aware already, it’s ok for men to want to look good. Menswear on the catwalk…
Holiday bling
If staying in opulent surroundings whilst on holiday seems fashionable to you, the Versace Gold Coast hotel would be considered the ultimate in trend-setting luxury. So exactly what is a Versace hotel? A temple to all things gaudy, glitzy,glamorous – in effect, all things Versace. The Palazzo Versace is the only resort in the world…
Soft focus for Gucci
Gucci’s new spring/summer advertising features Northern European models Freja Beja and Iselin , as is a move away from Tom Ford’s in-your-face sex appeal. The new ads are not the steamy poses we have come to expect from the Italian luxury brand, rather they are reportage-style images with a hint of seventies nostalgia. Debuting in…
Vivienne Westwood made a Dame
British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood will be made a Dame today. Westwood, who earlier received an OBE, first came to prominence through the King’s Road boutique Sex, which she opened with Malcolm McLaren in the early 1970s. Seen as a major creator of the punk look later that decade, she has since established herself as…
Cerruti sold, new designer
Fashion house Cerruti has been acquired by private equity firm MatlinPatterson from bankrupt Italian company Fin.part for an undisclosed amount. MatlinPatterson, a $3.8 billion fund, immediately appointed Nicholas Andreas Taralis as creative director. The brand’s new chief executive, Philippe Cleach, is a lawyer who has worked for Cerruti for more than 20 years. Last year,…
US growth potential for Van Cleef & Arpels
Fine jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels has turned 100 this year, yet the company still has a great deal of growth potential. “In a recent study we looked at, the brand has awareness of slightly below 20 percent in the US in comparison to other fine jewellery houses,” Emmanuel Perrin, president and chief executive in…