Who’s bucking the economic climate? Donatella Versace, that’s who! She just announced the launch of Gianni Versace Couture, a limited-edition fragrance that costs $2,100 per 3.4 ounce bottle. What does that kind of cash get you? Well, it comes in a white leather box that doubles as carrying case and is described as a “floriental-woody scent.” It heads to the States in December. Just in time for Christmas!
Consumers will be able to welcome Gwyneth Paltrow, Elizabeth Hurley, Carolyn Murphy and Hilary Rhoda into their homes, via the Web, that is. The women, who are Estée Lauder spokesmodels, are featured on the newly relaunched esteelauder.com.
The site, which now features interactive diagnostic tools, step-by-step instruction videos and pro makeup and skin care tips, is intended to take the guesswork out of shopping online, said Elana Drell-Szyfer, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing for Estée Lauder.
Cities used to be for beer making. Wine, traditionally made near the vineyard, is moving into cities at warp speed. City Winery, opening this fall at 143 Varick Street, will offer wealthy wine lovers the chance to buy their own oak barrels of unique vintages made for them in the spot.
The 200 privately owned casks will cost between $5,000 and $15,000, depending on the quality of the grapes, shipped from vineyards across the country. Winemaker David Lecomte guides the winemakers, helping them create their perfect bottle. But making wine in the city has some inherent challenges.
The idea for City Winery came from Michael Dorf. He used to own The Knitting Factory, a long time hotspot for music and beer. City Winery is sort of the grown up version. When the winery opens, it will have several bars, a dinning area and a stage.
The Winery is opened to the public and to its wine makers who by the way can’t sell their wine. They can drink it, share it and savor it. The wine bar, music venue and event space will open in December.
With all the celebrity/high street collaborations, here is one that you might actually want to take note of: PATRICIA FIELD for MARKS & SPENCER.
Patricia Field is definitely a hot entity. Besides styling Sex And The City, Ugly Betty and The Devil wears Prada stars, and designing shoes for Payless she has inked another deal to design an exclusive one-off collection for Marks & Spencer.
The range consists of 35 pieces that “reflects Patricia Field’s individual signature styling combined with Marks & Spencer’s exceptionally high standards in quality, precision cutting and finish”. The Patricia Field for M&S Collection is slated to release in October 15th not only in the UK but also online and in selected international markets.
The collection is comprised of clothes, shoes and accessories and as you would expect it is jam-packed full of flair and Manhattan chic. What she has created are classy, beaded linen shift dresses, jacquard dresses, trench dresses with leopard-print linings, and even, body-skimming toga-inspired dresses - all at affordable prices from $120 to $390.
For the full collection of Patricia Field, visit the Marks & Spencer website.
MANGO just announced that designer Adam Lippes signed on to create capsule men’s and women’s collections for the label next spring.
Until 2003, Adam Lippes was the Creative Director of Oscar de la Renta and is now the CEO and Founder of the firm Adam by Adam Lippes.
The line, Adam for Mango, will include 12 looks each for men and women as well as accessories. The first collection will launch in stores, including the MANGO in SoHo, on March 15. A fall collection will hit stores in early September.
There are BOSS stores in Columbus Circle and SoHo, and there’s a HUGO outpost in Greene Street, but finally, the components coalesce: a Concept Store is finally opened in the Meatpacking District.
The new HUGO BOSS store brings its four BOSS lines (BOSS Black, BOSS Orange, BOSS Selection and BOSS Green) and the HUGO brand together for the first time to create a total look for a complete and simulataneous brand experience. The store also includes a suiting salon in the rear.
The 401 West 14th Street boutique - formely Western Beef grocery store - features a wooden framework cocoon that “symbolizes the interconnectedness of the various HUGO BOSS lines,” explains architect Matteo Thun, “and as such compromises an architectonic manifestation of corporate identity.” Another luxurious detail? A lighting concept, designed by AJ Weissbard, produces effects that react to the weather and time of the day.
You have to see it, it looks very high end and interesting!
Debuting at H&M’s new Tokyo store on November 8, then entering approximatively 200 stores worldwide on November 13, the Comme des Garçons Collection by Rei Kawakubo may be one of the most anticipated arrivals of the late Fall.
Rei Kawakubo, one of the most significant figures in modern fashion, has created a full men’s and women’s collection for H&M, completed with the accessories and a unisex fragrance.
The pieces all have the uncompromising Comme des Garçons spirit, yet will be available at H&M’s brilliantly accessible prices. “I thought it would be an exciting event to work with H&M in order to sell Comme des Garçons clothes in places where they have never been sold and to appeal to people who may not yet understand Comme des Garçons. Marrying the commercial expertise of H&M with Comme des Garçons creations was a fascinating challenge”, say Rei Kawabuko.
Kawakubo is a designer who thrives on challenge and contradiction, and even though at the heart of her work is the desire to make something new, the result is consistently satisfying and surprisingly wearable clothes. It’s what has given her such a loyal following since she founded Comme des Garçons in 1969, and it’s what makes the collection for H&M such a treat!
See the full collection on H&M website from October 23.
Let’s start with the bad news: The British fast-fashion retailer, which originally planned to open a 40,000-square-foot flagship in SoHo this fall, has postponed its entrance into the U.S. market until March because of construction delays at the store, located at 478 Broadway.
Though it was originally slated to open in October, Topshop owner Sir Philip Green said “buiding the SoHo store has been a logistical nightmare. America is a new territory for us and we have to get it exactly right. This store can’t be a 9 out of 10 when it opens; it has to be a 10 out of 10. So we’re delaying the opening until mid-March.”
The good news is that Topshop has finally launched its US Shopping Website on September 9. The website launching has coincided with the global launching of the Topshop’s Fall Kate Moss Collection. At least now we have the website!
All year long New York City welcomes a variety of public art displays and exhibits. New York City welcomes, Monday October 20, Karl Lagerfeld’s Mobile Art Exhibit honoring the 50 year anniversary of Chanel’s famous quilted handbag. Chanel’s Mobile Art Exhibit, designed by the renowned London architect Zaha Hadid, will stop in Rumsey Playfield in Central Park (midpark at 70st street). The Pavillon will be open to the public from October 20 to November 9.
The Mobile Art Pavilion has been inspired by one of Chanel?s signature creations, the quilted bag. Fifteen artists will display works inspired by the legendary accessory. Each one was asked to create a work that was at least in part inspired by Chanel?s classic 2.55 quilted-style chain handbag, so named because it was first issued in February 1955. It will round out the tour in Moscow, London and Paris.
Admission to the exhibition in Central Park will be free, although visitors are advised to book timed tickets at chanel-mobileart.com.
After 6 years in the mythical city of NY, Juliette Longuet decided to share all her good addresses and secret tips with a larger audience. She imagined a TV show concept and met Stephane Simon the owner of the famous production house Tele Paris to explain him her project and passion for NY.
He loved the idea and proposed it to the French TV Channel ?Filles TV? which was looking for a glamorous and sparkling TV show. ?Filles TV? is a subsidiary of the Lagardere Interactive group, it is viewed by 13 million individuals from 15 to 35 years old.
« Filles TV » is available on the cable, the satellite and the ADSL. Abroad, it is broadcasted in Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg. (www.fillestv.com)
The objective of the show is to stand out as a program reference for those who wish to be in the know about the urban, fast paced and trendy New York lifestyle.
For half and hour, every week, “New York New York” follows Juliette Longuet on her quest for the most stylish, fashionable, trendy, unusual and unique people and places of the city.
Because of her life and work, Juliette Longuet knows the fashion world inside and out. She tracks down unique and fabulous places as a part of her profession. Her Parisian chic mixed with her newly acquired New York attitude is the ideal combination for the host of “New York New York“.
The TV show is a mix of:
Shops: clothes shoes and accessories but also restaurants, hotels, bookshops or delicatessens ? Juliette Longuet discovers with the viewer the must see boutiques, cafes and hot spots in New York.
People: Juliette Longuet explores and discovers the people of New York and finds out what makes them tick. She talks to them in the street, in the shops or in the workplace. Each in their own way, they make New York a unique city.
Parties: it is the famous “New York by night” with all the glitz and sexy glamour as Juliette mingles with the beautiful people in the most select places of the city.
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