Legendary R&B singer Erykah Badu has been signed as the face of the Givenchy Spring 2014 ad campaign in reaction to a fashion industry tendency to use predominantly white models on the runway. The label’s creative director Riccardo Tisci said that, though unexpected, Badu’s casting in the campaign makes perfect sense since she was one […]
Situated at a prime retail address near Bucherer, Galeries Lafayette, Printemps and Palais Garnier, the newest Omega franchise boutique located at 35, Boulevard des Capucines. Boasting an area of more than 340 square meters, the boutique provides guests with a branded shopping space on the ground floor and an exclusive lounge on the first floor. Omega president […]
For his first print ad campaign, Prabal Gurung called on lensman Dan Jackson to shoot Liya Kebede. With Christopher Simmonds handling the creative direction and Tiina Laakkonen styling, the images feature the model standing strong with arms akimbo opposite a shot of a metallic rose afire. The spring ads will run solely in Out of […]
Mademoiselle Agnès took us on a journey through the Viktor & Rolf Spring 2014 Haute Couture runway show in Paris and the unveiling of the new fragrance Bonbon. A lineup of ballerina feet going through the motions of the five basic positions of ballet in perfect synchronicity. It made for a sweet and yet slightly strange start to […]
Monique Lhuillier is launching her first ready-to-wear ad campaign, with the first images set to appear in Vogue’s February and April issues. According to Monique Lhuillier CEO Thomas Bugbee, the decision to finally develop an ad campaign for Ready-to-Wear, which the brand launched in 2002, comes at an important time for its growth. “We felt it […]
Taking place at Times Square in New York City lensed by Mikael Jansson, the new DKNY Spring 2014 ad campaign showcases number of sporty-chic collection. This season, supermodel Cara Delevingne returns for the label’s campaign alongside her fellow Brit models Jourdan Dunn and Eliza Cummings, not to mention, also with skater Dylan Rieder and popular […]
The Anya Hindmarch Spring 2014 collection feels fresh and weightless, and lightweight bags that will still withstand the rigours of a busy life. For an added dose of humour, our take on space debris includes intricate python and lizard skin matchboxes and our luxurious Happy Shopper. “In the most literal sense, Out of this World […]
As a pair to this year’s edition for men, Burberry Brit Rhythm, Burberry is presenting an edition for women. This is the first fragrance by Burberry that has lavender as a central note that plays the main role in the composition. Top notes of the new fragrance await us with English lavender, pink pepper and neroli, taking us to […]
Kate Moss for the first time became the heroine of Alexander McQueen Spring 2014 ad campaign. Holding on to a doll, which shares the same electric hair color and dress as herself, one could only assume that the doll is a copy of its owner, Kate Moss, which strikes as a disturbing but somewhat unique […]
The luxurious board game, unveiled on January 23rd in Paris, comprises 32 chessmen cut by hand from midnight blue and clear crystal, mimicking the iconic Baccarat Harcourt glasses. The cutting process alone took 200 hours. “Baccarat has a very long history and tradition, but there is always fun in the product, and I wanted to express that,” […]
The Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2014 Haute Couture collection was an entomologist’s inventory of the glittering and fluttering denizens of the cabaret. The silhouettes – and their monikers – all had something of a butterfly at their core. “Cardinale”, “Mélitée des Scabieuses” and “Mon Bel Orangé” evoked immediately the chatoyant palette of their namesakes. The fantastic talent […]
Raf Simons presented the Christian Dior Spring 2014 Haute Couture Collection, a veritable ode to femininity in the gardens of the Musée Rodin. A subtle tribute inspired by the many faces of the flower-woman of today: that of insouciance, in an evening dress with flower-embroidered tennis shoes; that of seduction, as the curves of the […]