Now this is what happens when overdosing with Photoshop. Bunny eared Madonna (I guess the Met was a spoiler) looks completely plastic made in her aerial, ethereal, immaterial pose by Steven Meisel ft countless digital enhancements. Not to argue with gravitation and so many other basic physics principles, but shouldn’t this campaign be about Louis [...]
June 25th, 2009 by kpriss — Ad Break, Bags, Celebrities, Featured, Photoshop Courtesy
Worrying about misplacing and/or damaging your luggage when airtraveling (and not only) is the main concern when using Bottega Veneta’s alligator skin luggage set! Complete six pack with different sizes suitcases, beauty case and duffle bag, this Bottega Veneta alligator skin wonder costs only $157,000. Buy them together or separately (from $23,000-$47,000 a piece), it’ll [...]
June 22nd, 2009 by kpriss — Bags, Luxury
Fashion doesn’t stop when you’re pregnant! And Gisele Bundchen is one of the proud mothers-to-be who’s gonna be teaching us some serious pregnant fashion lessons this year. (rumor has it she’s due early next year) Loewe’s Fall 2009 ad campaign starring Gisele looks as luxurious as Loewe-possible, featuring classic leather purses and an awkwardly positioned [...]
June 21st, 2009 by kpriss — Ad Break, Bags, Featured
Starring under director extraordinaire Ashton Kutcher looks like a sure ticket to her once glamorous spotlight in celeb world. But why would anyone buy those tacky, cheap handbags Mischa Barton “designs” and advertises for (she’s just as bad actor in this ad campaign like in any of her acting gigs)! Heavily embroided and so-last-season-animal-printed, Mischa [...]
June 17th, 2009 by kpriss — Ad Break, Bags, Celebrities
Special collaborations call for special celebrations! Takashi Murakami and Louis Vuitton fete six years of fruitful collaboration. A special movie was made: the Superflat First Love manga anime (remember Superflat Monogram?) in which we find out that the young Louis Vuitton was time traveled by a Murakami representation and an asian schoolgirl with a camera [...]
June 11th, 2009 by kpriss — Art & Deco, Bags, Designers, Luxury
Recession, what? Hermès challenges the young designers for $4,000-worth first prize while they’ve initiated a breeding crocodiles campaign in Australian farms. Because it’s really hard to make 3,000 crocodile bags/year (it takes 4 crocodiles per handbag), bags that end up costing around $48,000/piece! Let’s see: that’s about $144,000,000/year in crocodile bags and just $4,000 for [...]
June 10th, 2009 by kpriss — Bags, Issues, Luxury
Whether that’s an economy appealing bag or it strikes purely our conscience’s cords, it’s up to us. Fanny Descary, a packaging French student imagined a pyramidal consumer trap bag that’ll make everyone think twice before making the next purchase. (ok, maybe not Paris Hilton, but every intention counts!) While needing far less than we actually [...]
June 10th, 2009 by kpriss — Art & Deco, Bags, Issues
Designers team up for noble causes. Jimmy Choo has formed an artistic allegiance with Elton John Foundation against AIDS. Together they issued a collection that will be included in Jimmy Choo’s next catalogue. The collection glams up from flip flops to more exclusive pieces, everything spiced in the most amazing mixed prints you could come [...]
June 6th, 2009 by kpriss — Bags, Designers, Luxury, Shoes
