MODE:
Jimmy Choo
for H&M
This month, exactly on November 14th, Jimmy Choo’s accessory collection will hit the H&M stores.
NEWS
New creative direction at Maison Martin Margiela.
The always invisible and never identified master of deconstruction has given up the leading role of his eponymous belgium label.
Renzo Rosso, founder and owner of Diesel and since 2002 majority shareholder of Margiela, declared officially but equivocally: "Martin has not been there for a long time. He is here but not here."
He also declared the new direction will be assured by a new design team.
The label that celebrated their 20th anniversary last year with a big review at the Mode Museum in Antwerp has recently also been honored by this fantastic book edited by Rizzoli New York.
ACCESSORY
Chanel’s new bag collection: coco cocoon
For the launching of their new bag coco cocoon Chanel created a special mini website where you can watch little promotion films featuring model Daul Kim and singer Lily Allen (who is Karl Lagerfeld’s new muse and also had a gig at the end of his SS 2010 show).
Have a look, its really fun, especially due to charming Daul !
PROJECT
Marc Jacobs posing for NARS
Another birthday present: for their 15th anniversary the famous make up artist
François Nars photographed 15 celebrities
in situations inspired by his own’s brand
NARS beauty products. The portraits of stars
like Marc Jacobs, Amber Valletta, Naomi Campbell or Shalom Harlow are published
in the book "15x15" that will be sold at a
limited edition of 1500 copies. The images
will be shown for 30 days after this count
- down on „15x15“ project website www.15x15project.com
FRAGANCE
Love and Tenderness
For its 120th anniversary the oldest french couture brand Lanvin celebrates its long tradition by reediting its most famous fragrance Arpège, named after the music term arpeggio.
Created in 1927 by the founder Jeanne Lanvin
herself for her daughter Marguerite and reformed in 1993, Alber Elbaz launches a limited edition of Arpège 120 and redesigns the outer packaging of the emblematic art
decon flacon showing mother and daughter hand
in hand
on the way to a ball.
The beloved bergamot, aldehide, orange bloom and honeysuckle fragrance remains the same, only mother and daughter have been relooked by the grand master Alber himself.
ICON
Lou the new Calamity J.(ane)
Lou Doillon cannot complain nor about being Jane Birkins daughter – nor about living calamitous days: She is THE French fashion hit girl of the moment. After a first promotion film for Vanessa Bruno and a second short film for Ricardo Tisci Givenchy (see below) shot by Karim Sadli she’s also the new muse of the french brand Juliette has a gun and their new androgyn fragrance Calamity J.
Rodarte for Repetto
For their temporary retail space at the Parisian concept store Colette where they are showing their "world" the uprising designer sisters Laura and Kate Mulleavy created a beautiful pair of ballet flats in collaboration with Repetto Paris, exlusively sold there: www.colette.fr
MODE
Sølve Sundsbø for Surface to Air:
The renowned Norvegian photographer and former assistant of Nick Knight Sølve Sundsbø who’s work is featured in magazines like i-D, Another Man, Numero and several Vogues turns his hand to design. Together with the creative Parisian label Surface to Air http://www.surfacetoair.com/ he created a limited edition with some of his works printed on dresses, tops and bags. The collection has been launched this summer and is now available online.
FRAGANCE
D3sign + Fa5hion = Fragance²…
Design and fragrances often deal with the same goal: give you a strong emotion. In this case, one of the most influent Finnish companies, Artek, and their designer Alvar Aalto joined Comme des Garcons perfume creators to combine natural and synthetic elements into a new unisex blend: "Standard".
Nothing but the best… Alvar Aalto’s philosophy to offer best raw material and finest ingredients only can be felt in this perfect mix. Twinflower Linnea Borealis, Labrador Tea, rust and metal in the base notes & ginger, lemon, musk, fennel, saffron and cedar in the top notes.
Standard will be distributed through Comme des Garçons and Artek’s own retail shops and resellers.
