Luxury increases in irony even when trying out for morality. At least that’s my point of view about “Orient Sans Frontières” (Orient Without Borders), the Louis Vuitton exhibit.
We’re talking about the Champs Elysées LV store, the very one attended by hundreds of tourists daily (I wonder if they won’t make a fortune by selling tickets [...]
February 14th, 2008 by kpriss — Luxury
I wrote about the advertising campaign from Gucci involving a heart message (Gucci Loves NY) and the products that came along with it.
I’m writing to inform you now that the feedback is not a joyful one. It seems that, as reported by the NY Post:
The only problem is that the company did not get permission [...]
February 13th, 2008 by kpriss — Designers
UPDATE: The new Spring Summer 2009 Collection from Melissa and Vivienne Westwood Anglomania is out! Don’t miss it!
“Life in plastic, is fantastic” spoke a song years ago. I guess they must have been familiar with the Brazilian ways.
Melissa is a well known brand in the shoes industry (at least in Brazil) and if you take [...]
February 8th, 2008 by kpriss — Designers, Featured, Shoes
Now, now, you must be intrigued! I know I was, when first hearing about this! Now imagine this: Irina Lazareanu, Angelina Jolie, Global Action for Children!
Still haven’t got a clue? Well, then imagine this: Irina Lazareanu was spotted backstage at the New Work Fashion Week wearing a t-shirt tagged with “Global Action for Children” when [...]
February 8th, 2008 by kpriss — Celebrities
This is truly amazing! No designer involved but it’s all about design, nevertheless!
Eliphante was created near Sedona, inover 28 years by Michael Kahn and his wife, Leda Livant. The Residence that drew my attention through its originality was built until a progressive brain disease killed Mr. Kahn this December (71years old).
Eliphante, The Handmade Home has [...]
February 5th, 2008 by kpriss — Art & Deco
Why all this fascination around fur coats? Can it be reminiscence from our “savage” years? A way to show our hunting prizes without the mess of the actual hunt?
I always found myself on the other side of the barricade when natural fur involved: never understood why women (especially after a certain age) fall for those [...]
February 5th, 2008 by kpriss — Celebrities
The world wide renowned French retailer Groupe Galeries Lafayette is one of the most important fighters in the internationalization trend war. Tendency criticized in France as invasive and stealing away French individualism. But France itself pales in comparison to the ambitious Lafayette Groupe.
Whether it’s about les Galeries Lafayette, les Monoprix, the Groupe had a fabulous [...]
February 4th, 2008 by kpriss — Luxury
Fin January, the Marketing department over at Donna Karan New York decided to take the streets by two wheels. The New York City Department of Transportation and DKNY partnered in trying to promote biking as alternative mode of transportation.
Spotted in New York were the chained orange bikes with DKNY.com logos on. The locals reaction was, [...]
February 4th, 2008 by kpriss — Designers, Issues, Sports
