“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 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: 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
Pure Chromatics Devoted To Fans: YSL’s Eye Shadow Palette Inspired by Facebook YSL mixes social media and make-up and transfers the Facebook colors on the new Eye Shadow Palette, the first luxury beauty product inspired by Facebook itself. Starting July 19, YSL’s Facebook fans will compete for one of the “Pure Chromatics Devoted To Fans” … Read more
The first of its kind, the inaugural L2’s Digital IQ Index: Fragrance report benchmarks the digital competence of global fragrance brands, looking at 350 data points across four dimensions: Site, Digital Marketing, Social Media, and Mobile. L2’s Digital IQ Index: Fragrance study attempts to quantify the digital competence of 63 fragrance brands, and, as always, … Read more
Yves Saint Laurent is set for name change. When Hedi Slimane was appointed Yves Saint Laurent creative director a statement explained that the designer had been given “total creative responsibility for the brand image and all of its collections.” But the move of the new Creative Director raise eyebrows. Slimane hopes to bring Yves Saint … Read more