With their unmatched clarity and beauty, diamonds embody all the preciousness of the moment. Spontaneous, memorable and brilliant: the most exquisitely cut stones evoke the “now”. Piaget presents Limelight Diamonds, a collection of captivating fine jewelry watches that pair the charm of solitaires with the art of fine watchmaking. With a case inspired by the […]
Leather goods brand Valextra has opened its first American boutique at 833 Madison Avenue in New York. The move comes on the heels of the CEO appointment of Alessandra Bettari. Bettari tapped architect Marco Costanzi to design the 1,291-square-foot space, which sits next to Akris, Chloé and fellow Italian import Prada. The store marks the beginning of a […]
Despite only making her high fashion debut in February of this year, Kendall Jenner is now the face of Estee Lauder latest beauty campaign. The brand announced the news complete with a behind the scenes image of the upcoming campaign showing Kendall posing on a motorcycle with a red manicure and painted lips. The cosmetics giant […]
The Breguet L’Orangerie collection is inspired by the Château de Versailles L’Orangerie greenhouse for rare and exotic trees and plants, flamboyant colors and designs create a feasts for the eyes. Sparkling diamonds add their fiery petals to wildly inventive bouquets of spessartite garnets, pink tourmalines, spinels, rubies and yellow beryl form breathtaking compositions that no […]
Miuccia Prada portrays her groovy, psychedelic-tinged collection in a more contemplative way in the Miu Miu Resort 2015 ad campaign. Photographer Jamie Hawkesworth, new to the brand, juxtaposes studio shots of model Natalie Westling with abstract landscapes — a rusty shed here, a gnarled tree there. The images mix traditional fashion portraiture with abstract landscape and architectural […]
Swiss watchmaker Jaquet Droz presents two new Petite Heure Minute timepieces, in collaboration with watercolorist Stéphanie Barba and in honor of the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. As a watercolorist, she looked out from the shore, capturing the coastline in its ever-changing procession of moods. From fleeting landscapes, barely glimpsed yet already transformed, her watchful gaze sought […]
“I’m not an editor, I’m just a designer” is how Alber Elbaz explained his anything-goes Resort 2015 collection for Lanvin. Day, evening, long, short, colorful, neutral, downtown, uptown — or even midtown: “You name it, we’ve got it,” he said at a preview in Paris. The desginer produced a lineup rich in options, yet all with […]
Roland Mouret has opened his first eponymous store in New York store located at 952 Madison Avenue. The 1,400 sq. ft. retail space shows off Mouret’s iconic designs including ready-to-wear, accessories, and White Collection. In addition, the designer’s Manhattan residence brings re-issues of the designer’s iconic archive pieces to America for the first time. “I have […]
The most intriguing elements in the Alexander McQueen Resort 2015 collection are the references ranging from Matisse cutouts to vintage kimonos to traditional men’s wear fabrics which creative director Sarah Burton wove together in a collection that was simultaneously sculpted and sharp-edged. Coats and dresses with exaggerated hips came in exploded black-and-white patterns inspired by a […]
The Versace 2014 Fine Jewelry collection has launched its first ad campaign, shot by Giovanni Gastel in Milan. The gorgeous Russian model Asya Rosh stars in the video and is seen being made up before seducing Gastel’s lens while wearing one-of-a-kind earrings from the new high-end jewelry line from the Italian brand. The collection blends ultimate luxury with a […]
Designer Tom Ford introduces the Resort 2015 collection lookbook featuring models Sasha Luss and Sabrina Ioffreda. The pair is joined by male model Matthijs Meel as they hit the town in fringe, sparkling sequins and polka dot prints all with a rock and roll edge. The looks are effortlessly stylish and the street theme makes them all the […]
The House of Longchamp has turned to the artist Sarah Morris to reinterpret its iconic Le Pliage bag in celebration of the line’s 20th anniversary. She redesigned the nylon Le Pliage bag to create a white bag, reproducing an extract from the painting Total Annual Solar Eclipse. Le Pliage Palette is available in a rainbow of colors, which are […]