Chanel reopens at la Mistralée in Saint-Tropez for the summer
Chanel has opened its ephemeral boutique in Saint-Tropez at la Mistralée (1, avenue du Général Leclerc, 83990 Saint-Tropez) for the fifth year, with a colourful décor inspired by the December 2013 Métiers d’Art Paris–Dallas collection. On entry, Chanel shows off its prêt-à-porter, with the ceiling featuring a millefeuille of translucent paper. Reflecting the Paris–Dallas […]
Original 1960s Karl Lagerfeld sketches for Tiziani to be auctioned
Above Lots 173 and 174: an original Karl Lagerfeld sketch, and the corresponding Tiziani coral gown with feathered cape. Fashion sketchbooks and drawings by Karl Lagerfeld will be auctioned on January 11 by Palm Beach Modern Auctions in West Palm Beach, Fla. The drawings were done for Tiziani, which was set up by American […]
Chanel’s new flagship boutique in Melbourne, with limited-edition handbag commemorating opening
Chanel has opened a new Melbourne flagship boutique at 140 Flinders Lane, replacing an earlier location. The new 620 m² boutique features a full Chanel range of ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, accessories, fine jewellery, watches and fragrance. A limited-edition Boy Chanel handbag has been especially created by Karl Lagerfeld to commemorate the opening. It […]
Jean Paul Gaultier kicks off World Luxury Fashion Week in Abu Dhabi
World Luxury Fashion Week opened yesterday at Jumeirah at Etihad Tower, Abu Dhabi, with Jean Paul Gaultier kicking the event off. The two Gaultier collections were followed by a Garrard jewellery show on the first night, dubbed Haute Couture 2012 presented by BMW. MC Mona Ibellini wore an Amato Couture evening dress with Garrard […]
New York Fashion Week spring–summer 2013, day five: elegant and glamorous
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Above Norisol Ferrari. If you’ve been following Lucire’s Twitter feed, you’ll know our Angela Gilltrap had a fantastic time at Norisol Ferrari, whose collection based itself on blacks, whites, greys and caramel—a consequence of the designer’s upbringing around black-and-white television. The collection, which Ferrari says is best embodied by Eartha Kitt because […]
Jason Merritt Top Johnny Depp giving his thoughts on playing Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows.Above Bella Heathcote in a Chanel white chiffon dress from the spring–summer 2012 prêt-à-porter collection. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Bella Heathcote, Steven Tyler and Alice Cooper all attended the “black carpet” première for the big-screen remake of Dark Shadows, […]
Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton triumphs at Paris Fashion Week with autumn–winter 2012–13
Sarah Burton triumphed in Paris in her fourth collection for Alexander McQueen. The McQueen brand has been about blending the fantastic with elegance, taking fashion beyond its accepted boundaries without losing mainstream appeal. It’s meant to be a challenge to our expectations, and the autumn–winter 2012–13 collection was no exception, with Burton building on […]
Paris Fashion Week, autumn–winter 2012–13: Giambattista Valli, Chloé, Pedro Lourenço
Our latest Paris Fashion Week autumn–winter 2012–13 videos feature Giambattista Valli, Chloé and Pedro Lourenço, as well as a new highlight reel. Giambattista Valli also took a geometric approach for autumn–winter 2012–13, with prints for dresses, tops and trousers. He also adopted plaid and a tweed look, and wasn’t afraid of injecting colour—red, usually […]
Our latest three videos from Paris Fashion Week’s autumn–winter 2012–13 shows are from Haider Ackermann, Viktor & Rolf and Vivienne Westwood Gold Label. Haider Ackermann showed one of the best collections at Paris this season: a dramatic, stylish affair with an ingenious use of folds and flaps in his jackets, high-waisted trousers, curved panelled […]
Paris Fashion Week, autumn–winter 2012–13: Carven, Balmain, Nina Ricci
On day two of Paris Fashion Week, we feature videos from Carven, Balmain and Nina Ricci, plus our first highlight reel from la semaine de la mode. Guillaume Henry at Carven continued to make the house more chic by the season. Once nearly dormant, in six seasons, Henry has made Carven the darling of […]
