New book steers readers through the world of haute and luxury brands
Already named one of the top branding books of 2021 by The Branding Journal, Philippe Mihailovich and Caroline Taylor’s Haute ‘Luxury’ Branding: the High Luxury Pyramid has appeared in a US English edition, fresh for 2022. Lucire publisher Jack Yan authored the foreword. Mihailovich had been a long-time member of Medinge Group, which Yan […]
Fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier dead at 78
Above, from top: Princess Diana, London, 1990. Nadja, New York, 1995. Nude, St Barthélemy, 1994. Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé at the Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 2002. Gisèle Bündchen for Chanel, 2014. Celebrated fashion photographer, Patrick Demarchelier, died Thursday aged 78. No cause of death was given as news of his […]
Kylian Mbappé is Hublot’s newest ambassador
Ezra Petronio French footballer Kylian Mbappé has been named Hublot’s ambassador, promoting its new, simpler design æsthetic. The campaign has been shot by Ezra Petronio. ‘It was an honour to pose for Ezra as he worked to capture the person I really am. I love simplicity, and the beauty of lasting things that have […]
Naersi teams up with Madame Figaro Mode for editorial on woman power
Chinese brand Naersi has teamed up with Madame Figaro Mode to promote women and their influence, and to explore issues of identity and female power. The five women include Li Jing, TV host and producer; Tang Limei, marine geology scientist who reached 2,774 m underwater in a submarine; Xu Lingling, lawyer and blogger; He […]
Romeo Beckham and Mia Regan front Puma–AMI capsule collection campaign
Eddie Wrey Alexandre Mattiussi’s AMI label and Puma have collaborated on a sportswear collection with premium materials. With simple, bold colours and subtle branding, the unisex collection is said to celebrate family and friends. Red, green, blue, black, and white form the foundational colours for the collection comprising caps, hats, shoes, T-shirts, hoodies, pants, […]
NGV hosts The Picasso Century, with over 170 works by Picasso and contemporaries
Header image: Tim Carrafa; above image: Getty Picasso artworks appearing in The Picasso Century. Above: Portrait de femme, 1938 (Centre Pompidou, Paris, Musée national d’art moderne–Centre de création industrielle; gift of the artist, copyright ©1947 Succession Picasso/Copyright Agency; photo © 2022 Centre Pompidou, MNAMCCI/Georges Meguerditchian/Dist. RMN-GP). Mère et enfant, 1907 (Musée national Picasso–Paris; donated in […]
SMoss’s third Capt Blackpool book, The Jade Lion, out now
As many of you know, our travel editor Stanley Moss has penned a number of fiction titles, among them two novels starring Capt Harry Blackpool, a veteran of His Majesty’s Guards and a secret agent, and storylines that take you on a grand tour of 19th-century society (and a little of the 18th in […]
Eternal Nineties exhibition pays homage to the era of the supermodel
Above, from top: Sylvie Castioni: Dans les draps de Léa Seydoux, 2010. Jacques Burga: Valentina Hites, 2021. Pierre-Alban Hüe de Fontenay: Margot, rue de la Croix Nivert, 2019. Jacques Burga: Charlotte Lawrence, 2021. Running from February 26 to March 9, 2022, Galerie Duret in Paris (7bis rue des Saints-Pères, 75006) is paying tribute to […]
House of Sillage releases limited-edition Ruby Reign fragrance for Valentine’s Day
House of Sillage has released a limited-edition Ruby Reign fragrance for Valentine’s Day 2022, available exclusively at its website, www.houseofsillage.com. ‘All ingredients were specially sourced from around the world and provide a unique essence,’ said House of Sillage CEO and founder Nicole Mather. The fragrance features the 18 ct yellow gold Siberian tiger cap […]
French designer Thierry Mugler has died, aged 73
Mugler Above: Thierry Mugler, as pictured in the house’s official announcement of his passing. Header image: Mugler at le cirque d’hiver 20th anniversary autumn–winter 1995–6 finalé. Mere days after the death of André Leon Talley came news that French designer Thierry Mugler, 73, passed away Sunday. The cause of death was not given. […]
