San Francisco is the first major U.S. city to go fur-free

Say no to the cruelty of fur: San Francisco is now the Largest U.S. City to Ban Fur Sales.   Last week Italian luxury brand Versace announced its decision to go fur-free, joining the likes of Gucci, Armani, Furla, Hugo Boss, Michael Kors, and Jimmy Choo. The increasing number of top designers having dropped fur from … Read more

New Van Cleef & Arpels Frivole earrings offer a radiant place for the rays of light to frolic

  Which would you choose: mirror polish or diamond pavée? Van Cleef & Arpels announced the opening of an exclusive brand-new boutique at Harrods, the luxury department store in London. Inspired by an elegant Art Deco Parisian apartment, the intimate salon recalls the femininity of the fine jewellery maison’s creations. Decorated with a bloom of … Read more

Louis Vuitton menswear goes full-on streetwear with Virgil Abloh as the new Artistic Director

Louis Vuitton welcomes Virgil Abloh as its new Men’s Artistic Director. His first show for Louis Vuitton will take place in June during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris. According to businessoffashion.com, Virgil Abloh “will be one of the few black designers at the top of a French heritage house. Olivier Rousteing is the creative director … Read more

How to take advantage of the situation with your Chanel Boy Friend

 

For the first time, CHANEL BOY·FRIEND watch reveals a graphic, black movement, completely visible through a unique skeleton design.

Chanel Boy Friend watch
Chanel Boy Friend watch; photograph: chanel

World premiere at Baselworld 2018, the biggest and most important watch and jewelry show of the planet. CHANEL introduces its third in-house manufacture movement, Calibre 3, in the Boyfriend Skeleton watch.CHANEL BOY·FRIEND reveals a new sophisticated movement, completely visible through a unique skeleton design. The graphic, black movement, developed by CHANEL Haute Horlogerie, highlights the masculine-inspired elements of the timepiece.

“How to take advantage of the situation with your BOY·FRIEND” Caroline de Maigret shows you how in the new video presented by Chanel.

 

“The graphic black skeleton movement from the CHANEL manufacture boasts an unprecedented elegance, highlighting the masculine inspired design elements of the watch. It accentuates its clean lines and perfectly balanced proportions, while complementing its understated case,” said Chanel Watch division.

Chanel BOY·FRIEND BEIGE GOLD TWEED
Chanel BOY·FRIEND BEIGE GOLD TWEED; photo: chanel.com

The Boy Friend has also a Gold Tweed version

The BOY·FRIEND BEIGE GOLD TWEED watch has the liberated allure of the motif from which it was inspired. A motif Gabrielle Chanel borrowed from men’s fashion: tweed. Borrowed from the masculine wardrobe and intrinsic to CHANEL fashion, the tweed motif gives the PREMIÈRE·BOY TWEED watch unique allure. A timepiece that exudes spirit and boldness.

CHANEL PREMIÈRE BOY DE CHANEL TWEED
CHANEL PREMIÈRE BOY DE CHANEL TWEED; photo: chanel.com
Chanel Boy Friend watch-
Chanel Boy Friend watch; photo: chanel.com
Chanel Boy Friend watch 2018 version-the movement
Chanel Boy Friend watch movement for Baselworld 2018; photo: chanel.com
Chanel Boy Friend watch 2018 version-
photos: chanel.com
Chanel Boy Friend watch 2018 version - Calibre 3
Chanel Boy Friend watch 2018 version – Calibre 3; photo: chanel.com

 

Gorgeous Rugiada pieces at 2018 Baselworld: Ergonomic, dynamic, and alive

The jewellery signed “Mattia Cielo” is turning heads by breathing life into ornaments that are apparently simple, but reveal a deep awareness of the precious materials and some of the most technological research in the jewelry field. At Baselworld 2018 jeweler Mattia Cielo aims to reassert the outstanding features of its high-end creations through what … Read more