Search results for: “art market”
-
Menswear designer John Varvatos to receive the 2012 Spirit of Design Award
John Varvatos, acclaimed menswear designer and fashion mentor on NBC’s new fashion reality show “Fashion Star,” will receive the 2012 Spirit of Design Award at the Philadelphia University Fashion Show. The Spirit of Design Award is presented at the Philadelphia University Fashion Show to a prominent and influential designer. This prestigious award, first given in…
-
Aviation Week’s 55th Annual Laureate Awards
Boeing 787 team, Virgin Australia, Antarctic rescuers, and military cadets among honorees Aviation Week Laureate Awards honor extraordinary accomplishments in exploration, innovation, and heroism Aviation, aerospace and defense leaders in 10 categories were honored last night at Aviation Week’s 55th Annual Laureate Awards, a black tie awards gala recognizing the year’s most remarkable individuals and…
-
Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs exhibit: They’re both visionaries, though they would be the last to admit it
Louis Vuitton: The Exhibition “Whatever you try, clothes never really can live in the past. They are worn now so they are modern, with a modern take. I’m not nostalgic,” designer Marc Jacobs said backstage of the fall-winter Louis Vuitton runway show that featured models in Edwardian hats and a reconstructed Orient-Express. The show completed…
-
New iPad features Retina display, A5X Chip, 5 Megapixel iSight camera & ultrafast 4G LTE
Apple unveiled ‘new iPad’ with sharper screen Apple introduced the third generation of iPad featuring new Retina display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics. Apple’s new iPad model, with a sharper screen and a faster processor, will go on sale in the U.S. and six…
-
Yves Saint Laurent and PPR appoints Hedi Slimane as creative director
Yves Saint Laurent and PPR luxury group announced the appointment of Hedi Slimane as Creative Director of the maison Yves Saint Laurent. Slimane will assume total creative responsibility for the brand image and all its collections. In parallel with this new position, the designer will continue to pursue his career in photography. Hedi Slimane thus…
-
Tiffany & Co Paris flagship up for sale for more than £25 million
The building that holds Tiffany & Co’s flagship Paris store is up for sale with a price tag of more than £25 million. As well as housing Tiffany & Co, the building on 6 Rue de la Paix is also home to Kornmesser, an Austrian luxury jewellery and porcelain retailer. Both jewellery retailers have recently…