BERNARD ARNAULT IMPRESSED

MYRTILLEToday, we met Bernard Arnault at the new Trade show “Mes Créateurs Joailliers” in Paris downtown. After having lunched at “Le Coste” place St-Germain des Près, with his family he decided to have a glance at the fine Jewellery exhibition held at the Palais de l’Industrie.

Myrtille Mousson, who is the organiser, was quite impressed for the first edition of her show to meet the Magna of the Luxe. After an instant of panic she guided Monsieur Arnauld and explained to him why it lead her to organise such a show.

Monsieur Arnault found that some of the jellewery designers were very Continue reading

LE STUDIO

YSLstudio2“Mirror and Secrets” could have been called the new book of the fashion historian, Jéromine Savignon, who tells the story of the process behind the designer’s couture collections.

Published by Actes Sud, the book is published in both French and English, and contains around 40 unreleased images — including sketches and photographs of the designer at work in various studios — along with quotes from Pierre Bergé. Photographers include Marc Riboud, Jeanloup Sieff and François-Marie Banier.

The author divides the designer’s creation process into five acts. “The process is a dogged pursuit of perfection in an almost mute effervescence,”. Continue reading

BOTKIER

BotkierIn 2003, Monica Botkier introduced the Trigger Bag, which became incredibly popular on both the strength of its rock-n-roll-luxury design and its accessible, mid-three-figures price tag. Over the next decade, the contemporary market exploded, and Botkier’s bags were carried by everyone from Rihanna to Angelina Jolie. For Fall 2014, the brand is debuting a newly expanded line, which looks to the future while playing on Botkier’s well-loved classics.

The Leroy satchel is the new season’s marquee bag, with clean details and a luxurious finish Continue reading

JP GAULTIER AND MUSEUM

GAULTIERThe Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier at the Grand Palais in Paris. From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk is a phenomenon that has wowed over a million visitors on its international tour. In its tenth stop here in Paris, after Montréal, Dallas, San Francisco, Madrid, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Brooklyn, London and Australia, the show is a high point in Jean Paul Gaultier’s career.

An exhibition organised by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts with the Réunion des musées nationaux

Initiated by Nathalie Bondil, Director and Chief Curator of the Montreal Museum of  Arts and curated by Thierry-Maxime Loriot, curator at Montreal Museum of Continue reading

H & WANG

wangThe moment we’ve all been waiting for is almost here: Alexander Wang’s H&M collaboration is this close to being released (the 61-piece collection officially hits stores on Nov. 6), and in in his typical, teasing fashion, the designer has now released an interactive video, showing his stylish clothes in action.

In the video-game-inspired ad, we’re able to spot a few of our favorite models — Joan Smalls, Natasha Poly, Raquel Zimmermann, and Isabeli Fontana — along with soccer player Andy Carroll — run, jump, and ball their way through a blizzard. Watch them all do their thing in the minifilm below, then scroll through to see the line, set to retail between $10 to $350, in full.

We have to say, with all this excitement and buildup to the big day, our wallets might be in for a workout, too. Karl Lagerfeld go out throught this body.

VICTORIA NOT SECRET

candice2Victoria’s Secret revealed this year’s Fantasy Bra. We can wonder who will wear it on the company’s Facebook page on Wednesday.

The leading lingerie brand shared a photo of supermodel Candice Swanepoel wearing the stunning bra that is valued at $10 million. Swanepoel, 24, was chosen to wear this year’s decadent bra, dubbed, “The Royal Fantasy Bra” because it features major bling.

Designed by jeweler Mouawad, it comes with a bow and belt. It features over 4,200 gems including rubies, diamonds and yellow sapphires set in 18 carat gold and in the center there is a huge 52-carat ruby.

AN EXCLUSIVE 60 MINUTES

SORBIERFranck Sorbier’s fashion shows are always exceptional and magic moments. Haute Couture is a land of imagination. Many will speak of it as a legend, as a fantasy or even more as a mythology. That is perfectly true. However, Haute Couture is a real exclusive instant to experience and share at least once in your life. We really wonder what Franck Sorbier will imagine for the next collection. Never forget that Franck Sorbier is only “fashion designer” to be recognised as Master of Art.

And, as you cross the “Bridge of Belief”, you can already imagine yourself lifting out of logic and out of reality, moving beyond time and space and beyond time-space, your imagination crosses Frank Sorbier’s imagination land.

Come and pay  a ticket to the Foundation to discover the magic land of Franck Sorbier, his mystic land of dreams at his next Haute Couture show in July. We can ensure you that you will spend an unforgettable moment in the Haute Couture world.  See you then! click here

ART JEWELRY IN PARIS

mescréateurThis morning I was having a coffee in the café around the corner ‘Les deux Magots’ Paris downtown when I saw the French blogueuse Dgena passing her way. She saw me but she wanted to take the French leave. It was too late !

“Hello Dgena, What are you doing here? She then told me that there would be soon an event on the best contemporary jewellery designer exhibition “made in France” at the “Palais de l’Industrie” located Place St-Germain des Près from 13th to 16th November and that is the reason why she was around. But I will come at the prefall on the 12 November.”

Rings, brooches, bracelets, earings, necklaces… may be considered as Continue reading

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIKI

NIKINiki de Saint Phalle (born Catherine-Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle 29 October 1930 – 21 May 2002) was a French sculptor, painter, and filmmaker.

Saint Phalle was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, near Paris, to Count André-Marie Fal de Saint Phalle (1906–1967), a French banker, and his American wife, the former Jeanne Jacqueline Harper (1908–1980). She had four siblings, and a double first cousin was French novelist Thérèse de Saint Phalle (Baroness Jehan de Drouas). After being wiped out financially during the Great Depression, the family moved from France Continue reading

SAILING IN PARIS

VUITTONShared between bewilderment and enthusiasm, last Friday visitors flocked to visit the building of the Louis Vuitton Foundation whose access was free for three days. Some 25,000 reservations were recorded for these open days, according to the foundation. A mixed public of retired persons, families, tourists and some architects explored the building with glass walls in the Bois de Boulogne.

Despite plans distributed in the lobby, visitors found sometimes difficult to find their way and were guided by the Foundation staff. “We do not yet know if we like the building. It is strange to have such a convoluted outside and square rooms inside the Continue reading

ERIC TIBUSCH

LOUVRE5Always been attracted by the world of fashion, Eric Tibusch reaches Paris at 18 years old, is comming in Corsica island.

Recognizing the talent that lives the young man, Jean Paul Gaultier clear responsibility of his shows abroad. With eight years alongside a major current masters of haute couture, knowledge that Eric Tibusch continue to develop and refine. When he left Jean-Paul Gaultier, Eric Tibusch was offered the leadership of a new development program for Kopenhagen Fur Company in 2005, during which he collaborates with houses like Karl Lagerfeld, John Galliano … Continue reading

THE “DIANE”

DIANEIt may be a truth universally acknowledged that Diane Kruger is the queen of the red carpet, but until now she’s left all of the designing up to her pals (Jason, Karl, Prabal—you know the ones).

That’s about to change, however, as the actress revealed that she is collaborating with her dressmaker BFF Jason Wu on a handbag called—what else?—the “Diane.”

Kruger told “Elle” about the upcoming project, but didn’t reveal much except that she’s “kind of obsessed with it.” Here’s what we do know, however: Wu has a knack for designing the kind of handbags that could make even the schlubbiest of outfits look sophisticated. Combine that with Kruger’s ability to look impeccable at all times (seriously, it’s uncanny!), and the “Diane” is already miles ahead of the competition.

Other than Chanel bags, Diane is clearly a major fan of designer brands and has carried some of the most beautiful accessories over her years in the spotlight. Come to think of it, she might have the most enviable closet of all the celebrities we talk about.

OSCAR DE LA RENTA IS DEAD

oscar-de-la-rentaLegendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, who spent half a century putting high society in Haute Couture, has died. He was 82. The man — often described as the “sultan of suave” — not only dressed every first lady since Jacqueline Kennedy, but the wedding dresses for many of their children as well, including Jenna Bush and Chelsea Clinton.

“We will always remember him as the man who made women look and feel beautiful,” former first lady Laura Bush said. The cause of his death, announced Monday by close family friends and industry colleagues, was not immediately clear. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, but said last year he was “totally clean.”

“The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die,” he told an audience at New York’s 92Y “Fashion Talks” series in June 2013. “We always think we are going to live forever. The dying aspect we will never accept. The one thing about having this kind of warning is how you appreciate every single day of life.”

Born July 22, 1932, in the Dominican Republic, he was the only son Continue reading

GALLIANO IS BACK

margiellaFinally, John is back, and this time it’s true ! After a pit stop at Oscar de la Renta, John Galliano is back in fashion at Martin Margiela, to everyone’s surprise. In fact since that announcement, the blogger and social media have asked me the coherance of this nomination. I keep repeating the same thinks (a talented designer can do anything, and a talented designer should be pluridisciplinary), like Karl as photograph, Jean Mouclier at Cartier’s, Serge Mansau as the designer of perfumes but also as sculptor, Franck Sorbier as Couturier and Master of Art, but also creator of dreams.

The equation Margiella-Galliano seems at first sight complicated, but finally, several factors suggest that this is a Continue reading