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Shoe Fashion Week To Launch in September During September’s NYFW SS 2013, there will be another parallel chain of events focused on luxury shoe designers and fashion houses in a interactive experience. The Shoe Fashion Week will feature shoes, handbags, and accessories as they flow and there will be celebrities and their brand associations.”We want … Read more
TUDOR Pelagos – a state-of-the art watch for diving exploration. Article sponsored by Tudor A new TUDOR superlative watch takes us into the diving universe and the world of micro-precision. The name “Pelagos” (meaning “sea”) dates from classical antiquity, and refers to an oak forest on the road from Mantineia to Tegea. Pelagos is an … Read more
Stiletto a must have shoes. Stiletto: from fantasy shoe to a highly charged symbol. Elegant, submissive, aggressive, subversive, uncomfortable, very impractical, but sexy as hell, the stilettos reign in the public mind for decades. Named after the stiletto dagger, the homonymous thin high heel has, like its inspiration source, a long slender “blade” and needle-like … Read more
Boucheron is entering a vibrant new chapter with L’Artisan du Reve, a collection that marks the return of the house to the Biennale des Antiquaires after an absence since 2004. A celebration of the Maison’s savoir-faire, L’Artisan du Reve plays with the snake symbols (one the most iconic of Boucheron’s animals), the Delilah woven gold … Read more
The iconic eight-sided case of the Bulgari Octo watch has new looks and high-end mechanical movements called the Bulgari Caliber BVL 193. The luxury house hopes the invention will help the brand to continue to position itself as a movement maker. Designed by the legendary Gerald Genta, who died in 2011, the Bulgari Octo was … Read more
Chinese buying more luxury goods at home: survey Chinese shoppers are increasingly buying luxury goods in mainland China, turning away from high-end stores abroad and in Hong Kong, according to a poll by market research firm Ipsos, cited by AFP. The poll found that Chinese buyers preferred to shop on the mainland for luxury … Read more