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Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo teams up with Hermès for a range of silk scarves. The Japanese fashion designer and French luxury house will launch two limited-edition collections of the French brand’s carrés, which will hit stores in February 2013. “I have always had an immense respect for Hermès’ tradition and artisanal know-how,” Kawakubo … Read more
The Saint Laurent Boy is a Girl Along with Andrej Pejić, Lea T and Chanel, Saint Laurent is the next fashion brand to challenge gender stereotypes. The star of the latest “The Saint Laurent Boy is a Girl” menswear campaign is Dutch model Saskia de Brauw. Hedi Slimane used the androgyny theme in his previous … Read more
Gucci Italian luxury brand celebrated the opening of a new flagship inside Taipei 101, Taiwan’s tallest tower. The store is the second for Gucci in the Taiwanese capital, but the first to stock the full Gucci line. The 9,720 square-feet flagship was designed by Gucci creative director Frida Giannini, who also designed limited-edition items like … Read more
Journeys. Wanderings in contemporary Turkey continues the cycle of exhibitions, initiated at the Espace culturel Louis Vuitton in 2006, exploring the contemporary art scene of a foreign country. After Indonesia in 2011, the Espace now turns the spotlight on Turkey. Eleven artists from different generations use a variety of techniques to evoke, each in their … Read more
After Haiti and Japan, the US fashion industry raises money to help rebuild storm-struck homes. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF initiative was launched by CFDA and Vogue in response to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF launched on Tuesday, November 13, with an online auction at luxury charity-auction site Charitybuzz.com. Through an outpouring of support … Read more
Exclusive photography exhibition: Rolls-Royce hosts Karl Lagerfeld Rolls Royce is hosting Karl Lagerfeld for an exclusive photography exhibition entitled ‘A Different View’, in the latest of the luxury manufacturer’s Icons of Art series. Karl Lagerfeld’s exhibition comprises of his own unique photographs of Rolls-Royce motor cars taken over the summer in Ramatuelle in the south of … Read more