Olivier Rousteing creating a global #HMBalmaination

“I want to talk to my generation: this is my main purpose as a designer.” Olivier Rousteing about HMBalmaination The Parisian fashion house of Balmain is H&M’s 2015 autumn guest collaboration. On May 17, 2015, Rousteing and his friends Kendall Jenner and Jourdan Dunn walked the red carpet at the Billboard Music Awards, revealing the … Read more

Miuccia Prada: I hate the idea of being a collector. I really hate it

She’s one of the industry’s biggest names but thinks life is about ideas, not frocks. Armani described her designs as ‘ugly’ but they remain hugely desired. She has opened a giant gallery in Milan but doesn’t like being called a collector. So exactly who is Miuccia Prada?

Ethical jewels just for oneself: Chopard’s first jewellery line in Fairmined gold

Chopard Palme Verte symbolises a quintessential object of desire, marrying ethics and aesthetics.

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Chopard’s journey to Sustainable Luxury continues. Inspired by the design of the Cannes Palme d’Or, which has been manufactured in Chopard workshops since 1998, French jewellery house unveiled Palme Verte Collection, its first jewellery line in Fairmined gold. The Fairmined label guarantees that gold is produced with due respect for social, environmental and ethical standards.

The gold used to craft the Palme Verte collection is extracted by artisanal and small-scale miners certified under the Fairmined standard created by the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM).

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Earrings, a pendant, a ring and a bracelet are part of this refined collection. Palme Verte matches every style including that which is daring.

The world’s first watch created from Fairmined gold was a Chopard presented last year at BASELWORLD – the World Watch and Jewellery Show. Chopard L.U.C Tourbillon QF Fairmined is an elegant tourbillon model with a nine-day power reserve. The main parts of this watch (case-back, case and bezel) were entirely made of ‘Fairmined’ gold.

Since 2013, Chopard began supporting the development of the Coodmilla cooperative, located in the Nariño region of Colombia. They began the process to achieve ‘Fairmined’ certification thereby enabling it to provide training, source materials and deliver best practice procedures.

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Donatella Versace on Britpop, Instagram and why elitist fashion is over

The Milan fashion queen loves London – host city for the launch of her latest diffusion line. But is she really a fan of 90s indie pinups Suede?

Fine and solar: the Monogram Sun

Radiant pieces from the Monogram Sun fine jewellery collection. A luminous aura of joy, enhanced by sparkling diamonds and guilloche engraving. How to bring radiance to any look? Fine and solar accessories & jewellery will do the job for you. Today, Louis Vuitton’s Monogram adds talismanic quality to a jewellery collection. Pink gold and four scintillating … Read more

Does wearing red really make you dominant, charismatic and sexy?

A new study claims it does. Stuart Heritage puts the theory to the test in his local town centre