Category: Art
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Fashion Fringe 2012 Semi-Finalists short-listed by Christopher Bailey
Christopher Bailey announces Fashion Fringe 2012 Semi-Finalists Nominees for the coveted Fashion Fringe prize Fashion Fringe, the emerging talent platform set up by Colin McDowell, announced the ten Semi-Finalists for the 2012 award, selected by the project’s 2012 Chair, Christopher Bailey, Chief Creative Officer of Burberry. Aspiring designers submitted applications throughout March and April, in…
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British Design at the V&A: modern age design innovation
British Design at the V&A: first show exclusively about Britain’s post-war design culture London’s Victoria and Albert Museum presents first show exclusively about Britain’s post-war design culture. This summer’s flagship exhibition celebrates modern age design innovation and 60 years of British design gathering under the same roof a Jaguar E-type, a Concorde, Sex Pistols’…
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7666 hours to complete a dress: Chinese haute couture designer presented her latest collection
Chinese Haute Couture Designer Guo Pei’s Legend of The Dragon Fashion Show and Chinese Bride Couture Exhibition China’s Haute Couture designer Guo Pei, called China’s most extravagant couturier, released her latest fashion creations in a moving art theater performance show called Dragon’s Story Beijing. It was her first fashion presentation in more than two years.…
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Brad Pitt – the first male ambassador of the iconic Chanel No. 5
Brad Pitt – the new face of Chanel’s No. 5 perfume Actor Brad Pitt (48) became the first man chosen to represent the famous Chanel No.5 feminine perfume. Pitt will join past ambassadors Nicole Kidman, Audrey Tatou, Lauren Hutton, Estella Warren and Catherine Deneuve. Brad Pitt is shooting the first images for Chanel No.…
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Tod’s to relaunch iconic Elsa Schiaparelli fashion house
The opening of the “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossibile conversations” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York was the perfect moment for an important announcement for the world of fashion. Diego Della Valle, owner of Tod’s Group, intends to relaunch the iconic Italian fashion brand Elsa Schiaparelli. Della Valle purchased the rights to the Elsa…
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Andrea Bocelli’s wines
Andrea Bocelli, Drew Barrymore, Antonio Banderas, Francis Ford Coppola, and AC/DC, all have in common the involvement in the winemaking business. The new entrant in this business is singer Andrea Bocelli. “Please join us in celebrating the things that truly make a good life: food, friends, la famiglia – and of course, fantastic wine,” said…