But how can you expect less fashion from the Olsen twins, even if they’re there for art purposes? (remember that Tim Burton retrospective at MoMa?) Impeccably gypsy in their own manner, Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen were showing off their Hermes Kelly bags.
(in fashion related terms, this article is called: Spot the difference between the [...]
Mary Kate And Ashley Olsen Do MoMa For Tim Burton
November 18th, 2009 by kpriss — Bags, Celebrities
Hermès Into Breeding Crocodiles For More Bags
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 a [...]
June 10th, 2009 by kpriss — Bags, Issues, Luxury
Hermès And Designboom Graphic Design Competition
We live in hard fashion times! Hermès just launched a graphic design competition with Designboom.
Opening up to new prints and ideas is an incredible opportunity for new designers but also a popular maneuver from the French luxury house. With a given theme (animals, flowers, geometric design, horses, marine life) and silk as canvas, the contests’ [...]
June 10th, 2009 by kpriss — Accessories, Art & Deco, Designers, Luxury
Burberry Three Wrap Strap Watch
I really was a fan of Hermes Kelly 2 wristwatches. Simple, elegant, the double wrap strap had that je-ne-sais-quoi that caught my watch-eye indefinitely. (actually, price-definitely – I wouldn’t spend $1,400 on a watch!) Now, however, things have changed. There’s a three-wrap strap watch available now. From Burberry.
The only downside is that it’s for men. [...]
May 26th, 2009 by kpriss — Accessories, Luxury, Watches
Hermès Knows No Recession!
There’s no rest for the luxury market it seems! Regardless of the recent economic worries, Hermès expands and estimates additional 86 work places available by 2011.
The news was first announced in the French media and now is ready to take the internet by storm. Numerous retail and fashion industry giants felt the cold hand of [...]
April 29th, 2009 by kpriss — Bags, Luxury
Hermès Contre Temps, The EAgenda
Hermès is stepping up from leather goods to stylish gadgets. It’s only a concept for the moment, but this slick Hermès Contre-Temps agenda is a heart breaker.
Made by Design student Alexandre Fourn, the electronic design of this Hermès piece could give the Luxury House something to seriously think about! It’s basically an e-paper that you [...]
April 17th, 2009 by kpriss — Stylish Gadgets
Play Some Hermès Cards!
Is this the new It luxury and fashion standard for 2009? Playing the luxury cards game? Because it seems every respected brand out there stars the fashion cards game!
We’ve seen Louis Vuitton, even admired Bruno Frisoni, now let’s see the Hermès winning hand! (the story continues right after the jump!)
March 22nd, 2009 by kpriss — Accessories, Art & Deco, Bags, Luxury
Claudia Schiffer For Vogue UK April 2009
It has been almost a week now since dubious taste headlines implying Claudia Schiffer is still in shape for a Vogue cover even if she’s 38 years old poison the Internet.
Not everyone believes that being in your late 30s, having had two kids also enables one to maintain your figure and justifies showing her beautiful [...]
March 15th, 2009 by kpriss — Celebrities, Featured, Magazines




















