Artist Walter Chin is the photographer of Neiman Marcus’ The Art of Fashion campaign for Spring 2013. Other notable photographers of the Art of Fashion campaign have included Richard Avedon , Arthur Elgort , Helmut Newton , Annie Leibovitz , Lillian Bassman and Paolo Roversi. Debuting nearly 20 years ago, The Art of Fashion was … Read more
“It isn’t a buckle or a clasp. It’s the Horsebit. Light and pliable as it is fashionable and luxurious”, says Gucci about its creation celebrating six decades. From the permanent collection of the Costume Institute at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art to the world’s most fashionable streets, Gucci’s Horsebit loafer has inspired legions of … Read more
59 Percent of Top Brands Now Use Instagram, Reaching 90 Million Active Users The world’s top brands continue to grow their presence on photo-sharing site Instagram, adding 1.6 million followers in the past three months and increasing engagement by 35 percent, according to Simply Measured’s Instagram study that evaluates brands and verticals in the Interbrand … Read more
Dior opens first boutique in Australia Following in the footsteps of Louis Vuitton, Prada, Chanel, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Canali, Miu Miu, and Bottega Veneta, French luxury fashion house Christian Dior opened its first boutique in Australia. Designed in the style of a grand Parisian apartment, Dior’s first Australasian flagship boutique set up in Sydney replicates … Read more
The new Maecenas of our days are big fashion houses. After Salvatore Ferragamo, Tod’s, Diesel, and Gucci, now comes the news that Rome’s nearly 300-year-old Trevi Fountain gets $2.9 Million facelift with the help of Italian fashion house Fendi, which was founded in Rome in the 1920s and is now part of LVMH French … Read more
The PPR Group and Christopher Kane enter into a partnership The Scottish young designer, Christopher Kane has seen French luxury group PPR (owner of Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Saint Laurent and Italian brand Gucci) invest in his label. PPR acquires 51% of the luxury designer brand. PPR will enable the Christopher Kane brand to … Read more