Hermès scarves metamorphosed in stamps

Hermès French luxury house joins Chanel, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Ungaro, Lanvin and Adeline André in creating a heart stamp for La Poste, France’s national postal service. The heart edition of stamps is issued each year in France to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Zoé Pauwels‘ design “De tout coeur” with images of swans, hearts, shooting stars and … Read more

150 of Dior’s most beautiful dresses in the Sixtieth Anniversary Book

“While we have always loved the brand, after flipping through the books we can confidently say, “J’Adore Dior” 150 of its most beautiful haute couture dresses by Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferre and John Galliano illuminate a 400-page bookDior’s Sixtieth Anniversary Book, a definitive anthology of one of the world’s foremost … Read more

PPR’s third-quarter 2012 results: luxury division revenue jumps 12%

PPR luxury group third-quarter 2012 revenue PPR continue to boast strong performances even as growth cools in the luxury and high-end market PPR posted third-quarter 2012 revenue of €2.6 billion, up 6.6% versus the same 2011 period on a comparable basis. PPR’s Luxury division posted an 11.9% leap in revenue in the third quarter of the … Read more

Chanel Spring-Summer 2013 powered by renewable energy

Chanel Spring-Summer 2013: renewable energy is powering the classic house. Karl Lagerfeld matched oversized pearls, cotton blends of the highest quality and wind turbines for Chanel new Spring-Summer show at the Grand Palais in Paris. The airy feel was achieved with a giant blue solar-panel pattern. “Its all about volume and lightness, which normally don’t … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Mark Alary – High Jewelry Designer

Marc Alary is a French born , New York based jewelry designer who launched his first fine jewelry collection in November 2009.Marc has enjoyed continued attention from the fashion press and is primed to develop further with his latest collection , which will arrive in autumn 2012. Marc Alary studied Graphic Design & Illustration at … Read more