It is not only Louis Vuitton, who held a fashion show last Wednesday in Shanghai to commemorate their latest store opening, that has taken notice of China’s newfound fashion presence. According to Huang Hung, fashion contributor at WWD, Chanel and Christian Dior recently paid for “A-list [Chinese] stars” to come to their shows. Furthermore, she recently reported that more Chinese models will be featured in advertisements: “As brands become more focused on the China market, this would be a natural development.”Have you ever wondered what all went into making your favorite bag, scarf, or bracelet?
I did! I was so excited to have the opportunity to experience the Festival des Métiers at Hermès in Houston, Texas. Under one big top Hermès exhibited the various craft techniques that went into making their highly sought after fashionable masterpieces such as the Birkin Bag. Multiple stations of product demonstrations were featured in the festival. In the gem setting station, gem setter Maud Laville adds nearly 1000 pavé diamonds to a Collier de Chien bracelet. The piece was expected to be finished by now. But after seeing how much work went into the construction of such a magnificent bracket you wouldn’t mid it being behind schedule a bit. For those of you who missed it browse the photos and video below.Despite a profit warning released last month, popular label Burberry has reportedly found itself back in the good graces of investors and shoppers as its recent sales slowdown had not affected its highest-spending customers, according to an October 10 story by The Times.
Burberry, U.K.’s largest luxury-goods maker, believes its upscale buyers have remained loyal, crediting them with keeping the label’s retail power strong.
Web site invezz.com quoted Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts as saying the following: “Against record prior year comparatives, Burberry delivered 8 per cent total revenue growth and 10 per cent retail growth in the first half, albeit slowing in the second quarter. In a more challenging external environment, footfall declined but brand momentum remained strong, particularly with our higher spending luxury consumer.”
Looking toward the future, Burberry plans to build upon its London presence , and that, although the recent Summer Games attributed to a slow sales quarter, sales are expected to thanks to the holiday season
.Things get real when YSL’s creative director decides he’s had enough of the press picking on his weirdness.
I’ll be honest: I’m not entirely sure what “Gangnam Style,” the title of an insanely popular song by South Korean artist PSY, actually means. But I like the song, I like the video, and so I refer to anyone experiencing a meltdown as going “Gangnam Style.”
Hey — I’m pretty sure I’m totally misusing the term, but I’ve never been great at detecting context clues.With that said, Hedi Slimane, creative director for Saint Laurent Paris has remained relatively silent throughout the onslaught of criticism regarding his rebranding, retooling and re-imagining of the YSL brand, but apparently enough was enough; the 44-year-old offered critics a lesson on style .
Gangnam Style.
