Daily Archives: 1 June 2012

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The Launch of Louis Vuitton’s Haute Maroquinerie Salon Gives the Customer the Power of Customization

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[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or all New Yorker luxury shoppers who have ever wished for what seemed like the impossible, a personalized Louis Vuitton handbag, that wish has become a reality with the launch of the brand’s first U.S. custom Haute Maroquinerie salon. The salon, located within its New York fifth avenue flagship store has provided customers with the service of allowing them to essentially create their own bag with modifications of the interior, exterior, and hardware. There are over 40,000 possible combinations that can be picked to make one of these Louis Vuitton bags. The salon offers five handbag shapes including two newer shapes the Milaris and the Neo steamer, as well as its classic shapes, the classic Noe, Triangle, and Lockit. To make the bag truly personal, customers can have their names or initials embossed within the bag. Customers should be prepared to wait for their creations; each ordered handbag is hand made at the Louis Vuitton workshop in France and takes approximately five months to be delivered after the initial design meeting. All bags come complete with a keepsake box and silk pillow for storage.

 

Images Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304019404577420583060185376.html

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Virtual Initiatives from Armani: ArmaniTweetTalks

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Following  Armani’s “One Night Only in Beijing” event takes place on May 31  at the New Tank in the city’s 798 Art District, the brand will make perhaps its most ambitious foray into the world of social media to date with the launch of its new #ArmaniTweetTalks series on June 1.


Hyped as “a series of open discussions taking place entirely on Twitter,” the series brings together a group of fashion bloggers, editors and industry types to discuss a topic — in the case of the first installment, “China, the New Fashion Superpower” — and answer questions submitted by Twitter users from around the world.

 According to Armani, the first #ArmaniTweetTalks will delve into China’s growing presence on the world fashion stage: “As Chinese models, actors and editors become a staple of Western red carpets, front rows and mastheads, we look at how this will remodel the current fashion panorama.”

Discussing the first topic on June 1 will be Angelica Cheung (Editor-in-Chief, Vogue China), Hung Huang (Publisher, Blogger, TV Commentator and Tastemaker), Godfrey Deeny (Globetrotting Fashion Critic), Federico Marchetti (Founder & CEO, YOOX Group), Susanna Lau (Fashion Writer and Blogger,stylebubble.co.uk) and Tommy Ton (Photographer, jakandjil.com). The virtual discussion will be moderated by fashion editor and author Peter Howarth.

(Via Jingdaily)

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Carven launches flip-up retro-styled sunglasses

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Collaborating with eyewear brand L’Amy, French luxury house Carven is launching an eyewear line with a collection of round frame flip-up sunglasses. The Anastasie model comes in a variety of playful colors and brow bar shapes.

Carven’s Anastasie glasses feature round lenses with gold metal rims, with clip-on solar lenses that can be flipped down.

As for the colors, fashionistas will be able to choose from a selection of summery neon tones like yellow, green, pink and red.

(Via Luxuo)

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Louis Vuitton Infinitely Kusama

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Louis Vuitton has collaborated with Yayoi Kusama on a series of products including leather goods, ready-to-wear, accessories, shoes, watches and jewelry.

Marc Jacobs worked with the Japanese artist on the range, which hits Louis Vuitton boutiques early July. Special windowinstallations are also scheduled.

The artist is best known for her interest in polka dots, which she has famously applied to tree trunks, entire rooms and even people.

The debut of the collection named ‘infinitely kusama’ will be available starting july 10th, 2012 two days prior to the opening of the artist’s retrospective at new york’s whitney museum.

Jacobs has collaborated with contemporary artists such as Richard Prince, Stephen Sprouse and Takashi Murakami in the past.

( Via Luxuo)

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Armani’s Beijing Bash

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A dramatically lit Mary J.Blige shared billing with a wide-ranging fashion show as Giorgio Armani landed in Beijing’s art district for a “One Night Only” fashion and music extravaganza on Thursday.

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Armani’s “One Night Only in Beijing” fashion show and party brought 1,000 people to a massive former water tank in what was once an industrial zone and has, in more recent years, been transformed into the city’s go-to destination for art and performance.

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The Armani gala inspired rock legend Tina Turner to make her first trip to China, where she visited the Forbidden City, didn’t have quite enough time to take in the Great Wall and marveled at the modern heights of skyscraper-filled Beijing.

Tina Turner

The fashion show, which started a bit late after a slight mechanical glitch, included a wide array of Armani’s designs for men and women, with more than 100 looks from three collections. Models strutted around the circular runway, which matched the shape of the water tank in a concept design drawn by Armani himself. Behind their heads, a giant cylindrical video screen scrolled night scenes from Shanghai streets and more abstract graphics as the collections moved past.

In a special nod to this still-fast-growing market, often described as the world’s bright spot for luxury brands, the designer unveiled 15 new looks at the end of the show from the Privé couture collection. At the center was a magnificent black lacquered gown with a gold dragon draping across the body and black feather accents at the shoulder. The centerpiece style in black and gold was surrounded by others in an array of gowns in pale greens, creating stunning contrast and effect for the show’s final moments.

A view of the front row

(via WWD)