2013年7月31日星期三

Louis Vuitton "buy" to upgrade to at UBS AG (LVMUY)

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2013年7月30日星期二

Why CEO of J. Crew turned to my wife for fashion tips

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2013年7月29日星期一

boys are not fashionably late

Who says that only girls are conscious about their appearance? Patna boy not to delay in the implementation of new looks and latest fashion trends. Months before the start of the new academic session, the boys were in town with their new style of planning for the year 2013. Now that the new session began in colleges and universities, the boys are ready revised with fitted wardrobes. Miu Miu bag While girls this year are shades of aqua blue, green, yellow and pink, boys are "up" for difficult colors such as gray, black, dark blue and brown. However, white is a "favorite of all time." The boys are not only their clothes but also on the type of shoes, belts, sunglasses, scarves, hats, watches, bags, bracelets and accessories they wear neck. "The college is not only the classes, studies and notes limited," said Avinash Kumar, a fresh BN College, and added: "It's much more than that this is the right time for the total care of a person personality.. "Vikram Anand, a freshman at NIFT, had planned his new look for the last six months before joining the university. "I am different from my classmates because my mustache" Dabangg "and long" hair, says a proud Anand. Many students are inspired by Bollywood. Trigunayat Samarth, a second year student of Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), said: "We plan for the appearance of Abhay Deol to go in the movie" Ranjhanaa '. " Cricket fever seems to have been replaced by football fever this year. Boys who are into sports usually go for products approved by their favorite soccer player instead of cricket. Hemant Verma, a second year student of Patna College, speaks Accessories said: "accessories decorated with boys mainly depend on their physical boy with bulky thick and heavy go for bracelets watches body while the guy with the decent look for watches. the chain to go. " Miu Miu outlet Boys in the city are very intelligent when it comes to money for their clothing and accessories. Devang Narayan, a college student, said: "The watches, shoes, jeans and shades we wear need not be labeled We usually buy things like flea markets, because they are available at cheaper prices.." Apart from the boys that colleges and universities are also the students are eager to follow the latest trends. You get to splurge with friends than in classes and coaching during meeting.

2013年7月26日星期五

Queen Street lures luxury brands


  Work began on the redevelopment of the center town hall tower and the ground floor at 45 Queen Street in Auckland CBD in the preparation of the first New Zealand flagship stores of Prada and Christian Dior.

Add them to the road of office tower 15 floors property AMP Capital property portfolio and sits on the corner of Queen and Customs Sts roads will open a Swarovski Boutique to strengthen Add Queen Street lower as a magnet for luxury brands.

Open retailer of high-end products, their new stores in the second half of next year and become the world's Louis Vuitton and Gucci in defining the bottom of the first shopping street of Auckland.

Reach Realty director Georgie Clatworthy said the agency has helped luxury brands to attract top-down Queen Street, he also received leases for Louis Vuitton and Gucci in imperial buildings number 48 Queen Street

The imperial buildings have been renovated and partially contained by AMP Capital company until they are sold Phillimore properties a few years ago. Last month, the property has won a prize Heritage Board Real Property.

Clatworthy said, there are still high-end retailers who want to come to New Zealand. "We could hire shops in the imperial building repeatedly Prada and was eager to take the space, but misses. I worked with the brand for seven years in order to ensure a place for a Queen St flagship store."

She said the new flagship store will be to appease to some extent the buyers preference for luxury brands. "She flew to Sydney, Melbourne, London and Paris for the likes of Prada, Christian Dior and Chanel."

Clatworthy and broker James Kermode, in a joint agency with Nilesh Patel CB Richard Ellis, spent 12 months working with the team at AMP Capital Property Portfolio in the room for three new shops and negotiate leases to lock.

"Prada and Christian Dior concessions in DFS Galleria on Customs St and waited a long time for the right place to go to open stores," says Clatworthy.

"Swarovski moved ANZ Centre Building at the corner of Queen Street and Victoria St. around the world, with clusters of luxury brands and this is an ideal opportunity for the specialist crystal to continue this trend. This is a reflection of where his customers are so far as the realization of a luxury commercial area on Queen Street Victoria Street, is now a field of youth. "

Clatworthy said AMP Capital Property Portfolio with proactive asset management and is always looking for opportunities. "He has a lot of preparatory work for this project, when we approached them with Prada as a possible tenant.

"A number of lease expiries are in turn AMP Capital enabled to view plans for the rehabilitation of roads and commercial podium on the ground floor in a new lobby with developing a coffee." As part of the ANZ bank resolution will also be open to new premises at corner of Queen and Customs Streets Sts.

"Managing the philosophy of AMP Capital property portfolio and develop capacity for sustainable long-term performance and relevance.

"The position of the tour between DFS Galleria Centre and Louis Vuitton and Gucci stores meant the side is willing to do something extraordinary in the context of retail Auckland" Clatworthy said.

The recovery plan by Ignite Architects on the historical significance of the site, sitting on the edge of the original Harbour foreshore. Natural stone and detailed glassware were woven into the design and Clatworthy said AMP Capital has good use of what made a mild outdoor space.

Stores of luxury brands are more than 300sq m and is in each case outside the scope of the fronts on Queen Street Kermode affect said Prada and Christian Dior each have about 120sq m frontage to customize their own showcase the creation of an identity and brand image, the significant Add value to Queen St detail.

"Internally, the business international level will be matching quality outputs, including specific products from around the world. 'S Most luxury brands are smart about how they, in structure and product lines that will be reflected in these stores., The amount of money they spend is a significant investment in New Zealand. "

During the refurbishment of a new entrance to the office building lobby will be created between Christian Dior and Swarovski on Queen Street escalators tenants and visitors on the first floor, overlooking the busy intersection has full height glass. Coffee is included in the new design, but an operator has yet to be found.

Although play is specialized in international brands to gain a foothold in the retail market in New Zealand, Clatworthy said the biggest challenge in the treatment of high-end fashion houses is to group their preference and then find the 300sq m floor area 400sq m who for the stores.

"It is difficult, the large footprint on the ground Queen St you create to reconstruct a luxury area, but we are on the right way to create a sales area of ​​destination, pregnant with Britomart, similar to other major cities of the world the wealthiest buyers. "



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2013年7月25日星期四

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2013年7月23日星期二

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2013年7月22日星期一

Forget Milan - Fashion Centre emerging countries in sub-Saharan Africa


  Shoppers willing to spend generously on the elite clothing designers sipped champagne in a store is discreet that only those in the know-the-know exists.

Maybe this is not an unusual scene in Manhattan or Milan but in Lagos, the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa, stores are a novelty such as Temple Muse. A growing number of boutique owners and fashion designers, however, are working to change this situation.

Most of the approximately 160 million people in Nigeria living in extreme poverty, but the upper classes are among the richest in Africa, including those who took advantage of the continent's largest oil industry.

Nigerian sense of style is also well known, and the country has several fashion designers who have made their mark internationally.

Just ask Michelle Obama, who wore a dress from Maki Oh Nigeria during a recent trip to South Africa.

Or take the Wadhwani brothers, the Indians, but were raised in Lagos. She saw that there was a gap in the luxury market of the city.

The brothers opened a business that for the consumer the ultra-upscale Nigeria usually hop on planes to Europe during their wardrobe will need to upgrade to.

"I found a niche in the market," said Avinash Wadhwani, co-owner of Temple Muse boutique in the upscale Victoria Iceland Lagos.

Previously, he worked as a buyer for the London department store Selfridges, learning first-hand the call first European fashion lines. But he insisted rich Nigeria also try a local look.

Some Nigerians "travel by plane every two weeks and shop in the best stores around the world, but they still have the feeling of pride and everyone wants something from [their] own heritage," he said.

"Where did you get that? '

Temple Museum, which opened five years ago, is protected by the mega-city excitement in front of a door made of thick metal and has a champagne bar and a café. Some dresses come with price tags of $ 3,000 (€ 2.300), and there are fashion gurus ready to snatch some of them.

Odun Ogunbiyi, a customer who claims a lot of experience of shopping abroad, told the AFP news agency the outfits she buys in Nigeria are admired wherever she goes.

"I travel a lot I go to Miami, I'm going to London to visit friends and family and they ask me .." Where did you get it, "said Ogunbiyi, a TV presenter.

When she tells people holding Nigeria, they say they "can not believe it," she said.

"It got to the point where we are the norm with international brands, which is great!"

Wadhwani agreed that Nigerian designers increasingly respected abroad.

Recent emergence of the first American woman in a blouse Oh Maki was seen as evidence of increasing stress for designers here.

But Wadhwani know that local customers will also carry high-end European names, so it saves Nigerian designer Lanre Da Silva Ajayi embroidered next to Givenchy and Emilio Pucci dresses from Italy.

Tope Edu is another supplier of fashion in the hope that rich Nigerians will be more in Lagos shop. It manages the Ermenegildo Zegna store on Victoria's first and only release of the Italian line in sub-Saharan Africa, which opened in April island.

But in a reminder of the dangers of doing business in Nigeria, Edu said it took seven years for the franchise open to luxury.

Zegna first need to be sure that there is a customer base to support the store, but is faced with a lack of reliable data on consumers.

A number of custom events Zegna have confidence are for full-time store ready-to-wear was able to survive.

Company CEO Gildo Zegna also had faith in the buying power of super-rich Africa.

He told the Financial Times that the customers of the continent have an average of 50 percent spent more in stores Zegna that buyers from other regions.

The next challenge was the place, and to ensure, as Edu explained that the Lagos "Zegna Zegna shop just looked like a business elsewhere in the world."

"This is a very difficult process," she admitted, citing bureaucratic nightmare Nigeria.

The independent shop is on a street of office buildings that hardly offers the majestic Champs-Elysées in Paris street, but inside business seems to be booming.

Especially on more casual things like polo shirts, which are picked up at just under $ 500 each, Edu told AFP.

It debunks the idea that the elite of the Nigerian shops are obliged exclusively abroad.

"If [they] know that it is available, I think that the same customer will buy from here," she said.

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How Zegna, Folake Folarin Cocker growing belief in the wider Nigerian and African market.

Tiffany Amber line, launched in 1998 and launched the first prêt-à-porter brand Nigeria, four freestanding stores in the country.

His creations are also sold in Ghana and South Africa and will soon be available in oil-rich Angola.

Shoppers in Milan and London can also article by Tiffany Amber but Folarin Cocker, European and American markets are mainly for advertising.

These "markets are saturated. Unused Africa," she said.

Although his work is currently Luxury interest, prepares a series of lower costs because it believes that the continent is thirsty for affordable, ready-to-wear.

H & M or "Zara with an African accent," she said, referring to European popular clothing stores.

As the owner and buyer Temple Muse Folarin Cocker takes pride in the growing respect and exposure given designers Nigeria and said the talent in the fashion industry can help change the perception of the continent.

"Fashion is one of the ways that we be able to rebrand Africa," she said. "It's not" We Are The World, we are the children "more."


2013年7月20日星期六

The rise of the young buyers


  Two years ago, when he was 26, Matt Winter paid a little over $ 1 million for four-bedroom, Mediterranean-style, in Culver City, the artistic section, formerly industrial Los Angeles. This month, the now 28-year-old Mr. Winter, who runs her own business interior design, paid about $ 1.7 million for his second home, a three bedroom, Spanish-revival in Westwood, a neighborhood near UCLA.

"I always thought that with your money in real estate is the safest thing to do and the best if you want to grow your personal wealth," says Winter, who founded his design company on 23rd Goods M. No winter in the stock market are, he said the market Spooks "" him, and he prefers to invest in real estate.

Mr. Winter is part of a growing group of young affluent buyers who have never seen in the world of high-end real estate, the purchase of real estate prices and a rate proceeding that brokers will tell you that they are n. Real estate brokers say that young people are more expensive to buy houses than before. They are also more likely to buy multiple properties, and use it as an investment. Real estate has increased more attractive, say young buyers, compared to the equity markets, which has entered the workforce during a market correction to riskier one generation.

In recent years, low interest rates back home at lower prices also made it easier for people in their 20s and early 30s, the demographers call "Generation Y" or coupled to Buy "Generation Y".

"In the past two months, half of the people I sold houses were young entrepreneurial types, and they were to buy all households to more than a million dollars," said Michael Rankin, Managing Partner of TTR Sotheby's International Realty in Washington , DC "A few years ago this type of buyer was invisible. We have young people buy condos start for a few hundred thousand dollars., but this new wave will skip this step and go directly for the upscale home."

In March, Mr. Rankin helped negotiate a grant Allen, a 34-year-old, in the venture capital works and paid $ 1.1 million for a three bedroom town house with 2,400 square feet of space in Logan Circle DC. His 28-year-old girlfriend also owns an apartment in the city, but in part because of the opinion of Mr. Rankin, the couple decided to keep it as an investment and rent it out now for $ 3250 per month. "The stock market has emerged in recent times, but I usually with a lot of skepticism," said Allen, who said that he had recently reduced its commitment to public action for about two-thirds of its assets taken from three quarters. "These days I feel like you should be in something that is more of a sure thing set your money."

While the homeownership rate fell last year in the Middle Ages, the rate has actually increased dramatically among young people aged 25 to 34 years, according to data from the Census Bureau. And while the average age of first time home buyers remained relatively constant at 31 in the last decade, brokers and analysts also say that the richest 10% of Generation Y have a profound effect on the future of the property market. Spending 10% of which represent one-fifth of all U.S. dollar on primary residence purchases and spent over the next three years so that, according to the 2013 survey of ease and wealth in America, which annually carried out by American Express Publishing and Harrison Group, a market research company.

And according to a new report released by the National Association of Realtors, Generation Y now make up the second largest group of recent home buyers, 28% of the pool. ("Generation X", the slightly older age group, in the first place.)


2013年7月19日星期五

Miami Heat waive Mike Miller with the amnesty provision luxury tax bill cut


  The Miami Heat announced Tuesday that Mike Miller was waived with the amnesty clause in the collective agreement in 2011. The decision ends an injury plagued, but undeniably successful return to the Sunshine State of Florida for the Orlando Magic and former Gator star. It was a three-year stint in which he played a reduced team of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh led, but it proved to be in a pair of NBA titles running essential.

Ethan J. Skolnick of the Palm Beach Post reported Tuesday afternoon, the first set would come in advance of 23:59 ET deadline of 16 July for NBA teams use the amnesty clause to throw to shrink their balance sheets. And he did, despite the public statement from team president Pat Riley three days earlier, that the heat was not planning to use the amnesty. Obviously, further consultation with team owner Micky Arison has clearly changed things.

"It was a very difficult decision for me personally, the Arison family, [coach] Erik [Spoelstra] and the entire Miami Heat organization," Riley said in a statement on the club. "Mike was one of the best we have ever had here and will be greatly missed. We wish Mike and his wife Jennifer and his family only the best."

After the announcement, Miller shared her gratitude for his time in South Florida:

The Treaty of Miami Miller is zapped not really a shock - the 33-year-old gunman was discussed as a possible candidate for amnesty before the new collective agreement was even developed to go with stories of his house on the market with water to the rumor mill. As was the case when the Los Angeles Lakers recently used the amnesty covered Metta World Peace, the main motivation behind the Heat waived Miller is down on the tab luxury tax team in the NBA next summer.

Arison has more than $ 13.3 million luxury tax spent the last week, this is a killer piece of change at the top heavy tests for the 2012-13 NBA champions. While Riley repeatedly said he had hoped to the roster the Heat back, he would hate to break a championship team, and Miami did not intend to use the amnesty, he is not n the one to sign the checks. (The decision Tuesday seems to have some connection to the recent statement by Riley that he thought the heat should get a tax break to give.)

Entering Tuesday, Miami was just $ 87.1 million in guaranteed salary of its 2013-14 books. With a list of built top-heavy to big money contracts for the Big Three, the amnesty provision provides a powerful way to dramatically reduce a team's salary commitments - and that additional penalties are stiff - with an ax.

Six players on the list were entitled to the sole amnesty heat - James, Bosh, Wade, Miller, Joel Anthony and Udonis Haslem. The first three, of course, led nowhere. Haslem had 59 starts at power forward last season and made less money than Miller. Anthony - an important reserve center on 2011 Finals in Miami 2012 championship team - was a viable option, since it hardly played last season, but blacken the $ 7.6 million he had no decrease in the next two seasons would the tax liability almost as much as Miller $ 12.8 million, which set the 2000-01 Rookie of the Year on the chopping block.

League rules used to require teams pay $ 1 of tax for every dollar spent on the luxury tax line. Under the new conditions of the 2011 CBA, but the tax rate gradually with the distance to the road crews - $ 1.50 in taxes for every dollar over the line until you reach $ 5 million, then $ 1.75 for each dollar between $ 5 million and $ 10 million net of tax $ 2.5 million for each dollar between $ 10 million and $ 15 and $ 3.25 tax for each dollar between $ 15 million and $ 20 million spent online. The control line '13-'14 Deluxe was discontinued brought in $ 71.7 million, which the heat (Tuesday morning) in the second, super-high tax bracket.

Pay the $ 6.2 million by 2013-14 Miller that is on this support and Miami to save somewhere between $ 15 million and $ 17 million in taxes this year to an estimated savings was $ 40 million increase in the next two seasons. But the heat still to pay $ 12.8 million by Miller during the last two years of his contract, and the loss of Miami Miller still leaves around 9 million euros via the control line with a pair of alignment slots to be filled.

Keeps in mind that Miami online to pay the luxury tax in three consecutive years of massive tax repeater in 2014-15 to save money where and when you can make a lot of sense, and as a significant reduction in '13-'14 tax payments is safe, rest a little easier Arison. Amnesty Miller is a movement that allows for a little financial flexibility, ignoring the doom-and-dark, the blow-it-up scenario, which hovered around the discussion of the heat for at least eight months.

It does not seem a big difference in Miami on the ground, where, as John Schuhmann of NBA.com points, the team are still making almost 95 percent of the minutes of its second straight championship campaign. Miller was the 10th Man on the bench in Miami after the team brought Chris Andersen the middle of the season, and again appeared slot behind James, Wade, Mario Chalmers, Ray Allen, Shane Battier and Norris Cole in Miami next revolution wing season. While Riley, coach Erik Spoelstra and Miller teammates loved him, he is an interchangeable set. And if you do not believe me, ask the man himself:

In addition, beats Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel that lowering the tax burden of prospective luxury farewell Miller could open the door to Miami with all or a portion of the $ 3,182,000 taxpayer midlevel exception - the same instrument the Brooklyn Nets for Andrei Kirilenko signed last Thursday - to add to the list this year.

When Miller signed to go into operation a five-year, $ 29 million into heat in the summer of 2010, he was thought to be the perfect game addition to the Big Three roll - a great wing, could help on the glass and several positions defend a clever way that does not mind helping others, and a deadly 3-point shooter, which require the attention of the opponent's defense and to use make room for James, Wade and Bosh. Injuries, unfortunately, largely sunk that vision.

Miller missed 91 of 230 possible regular season games during his three seasons with injuries to his right thumb, left knee, left ankle and right eye, maintaining several blows to the head and require intervention surgery to repair his right shoulder and a sports hernia, and struggling with a back injury that has hampered him greatly at the end of the 2012 season. (And that's just the things we know.) Inability Miller will stay on the ground and leads to frequent speculation when he finally decided to hang 'em up for good.

If he was able to play, he looked like rarely do anything super-sub Riley and company had hoped Miller. Sometimes, however, things clicked - and with Miller, who usually tend to come in the playoffs, when Miami needed him most.

His best moments in the uniform heat came playoff time, so clumsy (barefoot domination, he showed in the following years) or gravel (also a contribution to the mid complications surrounding the birth of their daughter, September 3rd-point nail through burning back pain and scored 23 points in 23 minutes against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the title game crimping 5, 2012, grabbed the offensive rebound, the grand finale of 3 minutes played running back James final Game 6 in Miami against the San Antonio Spurs). He delivered the shooting promised ground-distance moves ball and hustling defense in the context of a unit of five men in the finals destroyed the Spurs in 2013, combined with James Allen, Andersen and Chalmers accrued San Antonio 29 points in only 16 minutes of floor time shared.

Miller has spent much of the three regular seasons along the promenade, averaging just 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 18 minutes per game as a member of the heat. When his number in securities mentioned in the balance sheet, but it was ready in two consecutive years, and it will show at the end with a pair of rings for them. Not too bad.

Now Miller has a waiver for period of 48 hours, during which the team can provide you with enough space to absorb his cap for his services full salary of $ 6.2 million waiting - the list of Nick Silva ESPN to the Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings limited. These teams can enter, rather than to pay only part of the full salary, the full amount of the highest bid would win. (The whole process is here. Put)

If no team cap space made an offer in the next two days, Miller is clearly to sign waivers and be free where he wants. It is not yet clear which teams might have interest in his services - to watch two teams to Skolnick (Miller from 2003 to 2008 played) are the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder, both of which can use a versatile floor distance shooter on the bench.



2013年7月17日星期三

Katie Grand of Miuccia Prada: "I have worked with a few that are so comfortable"


  The public image of Miuccia Prada is a very strict and cold. So, what surprised me most when I met and worked with her that she was very warm.

The first style I show in 2002 was Miuccia would put George Michael at 3 clock in the morning and masculine design team on the show grounds and strut shoes backstage before heard. It was a much easier task than I imagined place. Miuccia is very funny and I've always thought she is incredibly sexy. That's the thing that people do not always see, especially not at the time. I remember she was wearing underwear of bright color in the white robes of the time. I'm not sure anyone really expect.

I was originally asked to Miu Miu to work. I have a few samples with me in Milan, used things from my shelf at home, some military parts, nothing particularly designer-y. After about an hour of my being is Miuccia asked if I wanted to work on Prada. The first show with a designer tends to set the tone. If you do it right away, and the atmosphere is happy, then you have a lot of freedom. But any final decision is Miuccia. I have worked with very few people who are quite so out of hand. I style shows six consecutive women's fashion after the first for the fall / winter of 2002, and I worked with him on many projects since.

Ten years later, the functionality of the opening of the 10th Anniversary issue of love represented by a series of four photos with Miuccia modeling. We talked about doing something she has never done before and it has never modeled. We went through the entire archive Prada, and had specially made parts. We set all Rem Koolhaas Men Fall / Winter 2013 Prada in Milan and in space. It was a tremendous effort.

Each image has a theme. There are "Coquette" - Miuccia wearing a coat glazed autumn / winter collection and gloves from the autumn / winter 2003 Prada 2010. Then there is the "religion" - it is held and scarf her mother in a 2008 Autumn / Winter collection. For "glamor", she wears a dress luster Prada Spring / Summer 2010. The last picture shows her standing in a bar I went to Japan with Prada, even in this table (above), it is print cotton dress spring / summer 2003 in Hawaii Miu Miu. This is straight out of Lost in Translation. Looks like it is 04.00 clock. Of course it is very clear what it looks like. Like everyone else, she knows better what it looks good.

When working with Miuccia Prada, you get very quickly with a black laceup shoe flat and a bit of a dress. From the beginning I have absolutely loved the clothes. I spent more on clothes they paid me. Even now there is a running gag with Verde Visconti, director of public relations for Prada and Prada of which carries best, I have to stop shopping. I would say I have six racks of Prada and Miu Miu two plus a few clothes for men pajamas for men, jacquard jackets, coats for men modeled Gary Oldman (season I have two of them above). And I men's shoes. My feet are big enough for shoes.

The first piece that I bought was the Prada Fall / Winter of 1999. Before that I have the beige Prada shoes Luella Bartley borrow. They had a clear plastic plate that makes your feet look really ugly. But they were Prada. I especially like the clothes on the bottle spring / summer 2007. I have more than one of them. I have maybe 1,000 pairs of Prada shoes. My Archive of Prada shoes is better than Milan. Miuccia the error to say once, when I was made a style for them, and when we were done making all eyes, I could make shoes. I took a couple. She said, "Do not be polite" After I was out of control. I come home with boxes and boxes of shoes in the catalog of Schiaparelli and Prada:. Impossible Conversations Met last year - I was creative director of the book and shooting style and images - most of my shoes are the pair of Prada shoes that I like the most is with a pink raffia heel sugar you are rich .. perhaps 9cms. But it is really a very old-fashioned wrong shoe.

I think if you asked Miuccia she loved me, she told me how much gossip. It's always the first thing they told me. "What is the talk?" And of course there is sympathy. I have worked with Marc Jacobs on the emissions of men and advertising when I Miuccia style. Marc respect and admire Miuccia much as I do. When I'm not working with him, he would much rather I work with her than anyone else. Both are exceptionally talented. Marc I dressed head to toe in Fall / Winter 2013 Prada men for another function in the magazine. He Wears Prada all the time.

We always talk about the intelligence of Miuccia and her phenomenal taste. But ultimately, both women and men's collections, it is what they want to wear. It's much easier than it on to many other designers, that the things that work so hard to reinvent the wheel. Ultimately have a Prada dress does not wear you, you wear the dress, even if it is covered with bottle caps and glitter everywhere you can, when you dance. Prada can conceptually, but it never feels that way. Some of the shows I have style Miuccia among the favorite shows I've ever seen. To stand on the sidelines and a part of it, rather than sitting in the audience watching, makes me very proud.



2013年7月16日星期二

fashion industry and the latest scalp ALH Google Enterprise



      Specialty Fashion Group, the largest retailer of women's fashion, and the Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Australia, the largest pokie operator in the country, begins with online tools from Google today.

Fashion specialty has 900 stores across the country, and ALH joint venture Woolworths operates more than 300 licensed locations and 460 points from the sale of alcohol, including Dan Murphy and BWS.

Google remains tight-lipped about how much revenue it generates from its Google Enterprise activity, but it already has major clients such as Woolworths, Dick Smith, Fairfax Media and former real estate agent, Ray landed whiteand REA group.

"We are going to see real momentum here in Australia," the president of Google Enterprise Amit Singh says.

"In the United States using 58 percent of the Fortune 500 companies, Google Enterprise services around our products across the board -. Google Apps, Google Maps and Google Search"

Google Australia will not break the market share of the company, but Singh said in terms of global market share, the company has 5 million businesses use Google Apps.

In May, Google announced was now 900 million Android devices in the world that have been activated, up to 500 million last year, and that 48 billion apps have been installed from the store digitally.

Australia is a very important market for most Australians get mobile. The country could also be a major growth market for Google as the United States and France, Singh said.

"We have expanded the team here," he said. "We have 700 or more employees in Australia on Google. Thousands of them work on a Google enterprise products and our intention is to grow this team."

A report by Deloitte Access Economics, commissioned by Google Australia has linked the use of technology with the war for talent. Connected to work - The War for Talent in the report on the digital economy, based on a survey of more than 500 employees across Australia and New Zealand, suggests flexible IT strategies - so that the employees to work at home, bring their own devices to work , with social media and work together - affect the likelihood that employees consider leaving their current employer.

ALH Group National IT Manager Ian McLeod said the launch of Google Enterprise allows the company to engage its 12,000 employees online, giving them the opportunity to collaborate with their colleagues and contribute to the company.

"It will also simplify IT support, reducing support costs, while hiring more employees and provide them with modern tools ... work on any device, anytime, anywhere."




2013年7月15日星期一

Max Azria cede control of Guggenheim Partners


       Max Azria Employees say it is a bad morning, when the fashion designer always has his sunglasses on, when he in the work. There may be many in the coming days.

The chain-smoking, Tunisia-born designer is in the final stages of hammering an agreement that will ease the debt burden of the company, but will probably cost him control of the fashion house he took a quarter century to build.

The talks are likely the investment firm Guggenheim Partners LLC, which owns about $ 475 million of BCBG Max Azria Group Inc. nearly $ 685 million in debt with a majority stake in the company, people familiar with the talks told to leave.

Mr. Azria is to remain in an advisory role, perhaps as president, and receive a "significant amount" of equity, if the conditions are not completed, and Mr. Azria may have other options to other people familiar with the talks said. An agreement in the coming weeks could be achieved, the people said.

Guggenheim said he assigned an investment in BCBG with a new class of preferred shares. Mr. Azria was a list of questions about this article by e-mail, but declined to comment.

Mr. Azria have strappy dresses for celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Selena Gomez with his colorful personality and lavish lifestyle it a presence in the fashion world for over two decades. But BCBG, which he founded in 1989, was to develop highly indebted left after unsuccessful trials.

The negotiations to reduce the debt to highlight the dilemma investors in many companies fashion glossy: The creative genius, the house may not run on the skills to run a business in modern clothes, but his departure would risk damage to the brand .

The dilemma has become even more urgent, given the rapid changes that are transforming the once clubby world of fashion. To be successful, brands Global Tech have been warned and have the ability to communicate well with Wall Street skills are often not strong suits for the fashion gurus.

"It's more complex environment that the industry is facing," said Arnold Aronson, general manager of retail strategies at consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates. "No one is big enough to have a comprehensive understanding of all these problems."

The clock is ticking on BCBG closely held, hired the investment bank Blackstone Group LP BX +0.87%, and the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, to advise the company on its restructuring clothing.

About a third of the debt BCBG mature in each of the three years from 2014 after Standard & Poor's, which assesses the debt deep into what. Called the land of junk food Guggenheim Partners, whose CEO recently three other investors to buy the baseball team the Los Angeles Dodgers, has first privilege of the company and second loans, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Guggenheim is advised by the law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

BCBG is on the block for at least the last year and held talks with private equity firms TPG and Sycamore Partners in this year have been, said people familiar with the situation.

Mr. Azria has courted a reputation for tough negotiator and he sometimes upset the financial. When a banker asked to smoke during a meeting in Los Angeles BCBG headquarters, refrain from discussing the financing for several years, Mr. Azria ignored and began to light a cigarette after the other, according to a person who gave it.

Now at the age of 64, Mr. Azria began designing clothes in the early 20s, after he moved to Paris from Tunisia. Later, he moved to Los Angeles-based BCBG send link Paris term bon, bon genre, which means "good style, good attitude." The company has since grown to a half-dozen brands are the 500 retail stores.

Mr. Azria BCBG went as a family, the people who worked with him. He met his second wife, Lubov, when they occurred in 1991 in the company as an associate designer. She is now creative director. Her daughter Joyce, from a previous marriage, also works for the company.

On Friday evening, Mr. Azria would someone working late in his Beverly Hills, California, home for Shabbat dinner invite, the former employee said. He has been a manor house dating from the 1930s, Holmby Hills Los Angeles, he moved bought the author and producer Sidney Sheldon. Tens of thousands of crystals along the front door hung, and the house has a Moroccan house pool and a Japanese garden, according to a person who has it.

Over the years, he began new rows based on the brand BCBG, BCBGeneration including low online prices called for younger customers. He has developed exclusive lines for large retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT 0.00% -0.98% and CA.FR Carrefour SA. And it has made acquisitions including Max Rave chain teen-oriented 488-unit and the French brand Herve Leger and Manoukian.

To pay company, Mr. Azria, loans, and if these loans came due, he refinanced more debt, often trusts at a higher price, according to people familiar with the situation. If some of the new company BCBG was pulverized forced to repair a growing pile of debt with lower incomes.

A spokesman said the company BCBG has managed its capital structure on the appropriate market rate.

A 2009 agreement, Wal-Mart to sell clothes by Mr. Azria and singer Miley Cyrus designed fell flat when the line does not connect with young people. Wal-Mart has been selling a small line after it was introduced.

BCBG Max Rave recently closed, who bought the company in 2006 from a unit of Guggenheim Partners. Mr. Azria and struggled to build a U.S. customer for Manoukian, which was acquired in 2005.

While an agreement to solve the financial problems of BCBG seems close, there may be some difficult days of the coming negotiations. Mr. Azria has a reputation as someone who has the angle of an agreement to continue working even after the conditions have been agreed, the people who know him say.

2013年7月12日星期五

Louis Vuitton pay $ 3 million less for sponsoring the Cup

  SAN FRANCISCO Louis Vuitton pays the America's Cup three million less than originally agreed to sponsor studies challenger for the big regatta, because only three teams registered.

Cup of America CEO Stephen Barclay said the contract was amended in April. Louis Vuitton would have the full amount of the account specified in the contract, if at least five reported challenger.

Barclay was to reveal what the French luxury goods manufacturer pays to determine the series, which is the opponent for the defending champion Oracle Team USA during the 34th America's Cup begins on 7 To sponsor September.

But he said the sponsorship of this kind are usually tens of millions of dollars.

Barclay said the sponsorship reduction does not affect the veil.

Sponsored the Louis Vuitton Challenger Series since 1983.







2013年7月11日星期四

Analysis - advice from more than fad for central banks


       "Look at what we do, not what we say," was the mantra of the central bank for generations. But not anymore.

Within a few hours last week, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of England has made a big change, moving to the present interest rate outlook, the Federal Reserve is already a response to the crisis could become a permanent fixture.

Market turmoil after the Fed has a plan to its program of money creation forced to leave "the alignment of the front" on the prices for the first time to try to mitigate the rising cost end floated bond loan.

While the bank is his plan out in detail next month, he said that markets were too aggressive in pricing in rate hikes. The ECB said simply would be the lowest prices for an "extended period" to stay and could fall further.

ECB President Mario Draghi as the move "unprecedented," showing that the tradition of ditching was not pre-commitment difficult. Code words so far the ECB as "strong vigilance" to a rate moves or relate at most two months in advance.

"No pre-commitment was the Bible of the ECB for many years," the Graduate Institute in Geneva Professor Charles Wyplosz said. "The new leadership of the ECB has already rewritten the Bible in many ways, in a good way."

Directions Central Bank has come a long way.

Looking back a generation, some do not even publish their decisions on interest rates, but we understand markets. This included the Fed, which started published in 1994.

Since then, the central banks have increased the flow of market information, including the post-rate decision press conferences and councils now forward. The first plant to start periodic distribution that is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in June 1997, followed by Norway and Sweden followed bank.

Graeme Wheeler, director of the Central Bank of New Zealand, the first March rate path gives consumers more confidence with the form of inflation and policy responses likely expectations and smoothing excessive volatility.

"If the market smoothly and efficiently adapt, it may have to reduce the need for major adjustments," he said.

This argument is supported by most economists support the orientation of the split to the front, while before them that they could refuse to undermine the credibility of the central bank, when they give up the policy provided.

The Fed started giving directions to the front there is a decade and has recently expanded its approach to other, more specific developed where it now says that prices only rise in price U.S. unemployment rate, which currently stands at 7.6 percent 6 , 5 percent.

However, the latest tactics of the U.S. central bank - shows the clarity is not always easy to find - an issue of printing money might show until mid-2014.

Markets sold after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke announced the plan, but have since been thrown here and there by a subsequent statement. Thus, the stocks rose across the globe on Thursday after Bernanke's comments minimize the strength of the U.S. labor market has to understand that reversing the stimulus was beyond what was expected.

For central bankers can count every word.

Convoluted messages about what the ECB is through an "extended period," said, dass

Board member Joerg Asmussen told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday that the promise was good for 12 months "beyond", but the ECB was a declaration that he did not intend to give an indication on the exact time.

Jens Weidmann, the head of the Federal Bank of Germany Hawks said on Thursday that the ECB is not "bound himself to the mast" and could raise rates if inflationary pressures emerge.

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The main reason central banks are now rushing is to provide more information on rate expectations that reduce the short term, after exhausting its ability to interest rates in order to reduce the policy they try lowering long-term aspects.

"This could be interpreted as further monetary stimulus ... which helps to reduce the long-term yields, and thus stimulates economic performance", according to a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, who said that the decline added it could be called "New revealing about the negative state of the economy. " will

Well, the positives outweigh the negatives are not meant to last back in shape since slow political progress on getting public finances central bankers are de facto run economic policy.

But as they were pushed through counseling before, central banks may well find that the intensification of the crisis communication is a useful feature is permanent.

"The ECB started on this path., This is only the first step, but the first step is crucial," Wyplosz said.

In the UK, the new Governor of the Bank, Mark Carney, widely expected to be the case for the lead forward something that he drove during responsible for the Bank of Canada back. This might encourage, for example, homeowners spend more money when they are convinced that their mortgage payments will not increase.

This could initially operate more efficiently when the guide was based rather than an economic objective, such as growth or unemployment forward to a period of time.

But some politicians are skeptical that they could be packed in fear and the mandate was to adapt a lid on inflation to weaken. Delays can also change too often to provide more security to the public.

Both Swedish and Norwegian central banks provide avenues for future rate unable to show good shake for next year. But these paths may change at any monetary policy meeting.

Permanent function

The Fed has tried both ways.

The first experiments were begun under Alan Greenspan, as the central bank is committed to leave interest rates low for a considerable period in 2003.

During the financial crisis, the Central Bank interest rates to zero quickly, he first promised to rates low for "some time", and then, finally, for an "extended period" - exactly where the ECB is now.

In 2011, the Fed has assumed civilian leadership, saying it would keep interest rates low until at least 2013. Due to concerns among politicians that this orientation a pessimistic news on the economic outlook, the mood was an additional burden on the Fed has a new emerging system in December last year.

Then he promised to leave his family of zero interest rates until the unemployment rate drops to 6.5 percent, as inflation are not expected to increase about 2, 5 percent over a period of one to two years.

Alignment of the data is probably the way for most central banks, because it is the case, the hands tied while increasing the visibility avoided in the future.

"You know what needs to be done, it will take years to advance the related orientation," Wyplosz said, adding that an agreement on the thresholds could extremely difficult for the ECB as a single measure has less weight in the entire Euro- zone.

However, it is struggling with the countries to happened revive growth after a brutal attack, leadership is front probably here to stay.

"Forward Facing the New Black seems to be among central bankers," said Nordea analyst Anders Svendsen.

Look & Learn: All in the new collaboration of Gucci Lapo Elkann held


       As one of the most stylish men on the continent of Europe, we wanted to get their hands on the contents of the cabinet Lapo Elkann longer than we want to admit it now. It is clear that we are not the only ones - Frida Giannini took the Italian industrialist for a new custom-made capsule collection Gucci, simply titled "wardrobe Lapo". Having already given you an exclusive look at a sketch for choice, we can now bring all the eyes of the people in their entirety by the Fashion Week regularly Clement Chabernaud modeled. The collection includes 23 costumes for men, all injected with the handwriting of Elkann: luxurious great-looking, suitable for bold patterns, colorful cases, and a number of outstanding shoes. Better yet, each element is designed not only to your taste - from a choice of over 80 178 materials and color combinations possible - but also to your exact measurements for a return of the dedicated team in Italy in four to six weeks. The result is going so well, Lapo give you a run for his money.



2013年7月9日星期二

Mom's the word


       After waking up early in the morning to set her daughter Leah Mulcaire had an idea that has become a major focus of his life.

Last month launched the Brookfield residence stylish Mumma, a fashion blog for pregnant women.

Pregnant with her second child, Ms. Mulcaire said she noticed a gap in the market.

"When I got pregnant with my second child, I spent a lot of time for online information style, mixed and matched with normal pregnancy, maternity clothes," says Mulcaire.
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"It can buy very expensive clothes to be maternity and like most women do not wear them for a period of nine months.

"The idea of ??the style came Mumma by 1 clock in the morning after feeding my daughter - I thought, why not something that would get out of concern for many mothers."



A career in fashion marketing never goes out of fashion


      Dedicated followers of fashion know that is not easy to keep up with the industry. What's this evening will be the breakfast, new innovations appear all the time and all of the fashion world and repelled his skin reinvents itself every season.

This activity is changing means that there is never a bad time to become involved in fashion marketing - it is still an appropriate qualification says Gill Stark, director of the School of Design and Fashion at Regent University. "The industry is fast paced and thus the marketing of fashion is to study exciting and challenging."

The choice to get involved now introduce students to new technologies, she says. "They change the way we market and promote fashion, for example, a consumer can see a fashion product and link through their mobile phone -. Few seconds. - For moving images, parades, that this model of a"

Throw in developing markets such as China and its influence on fashion emerging Europe - as well as the unique location of the transition between sectors of cultural technology, creativity and business - and it's easy to see why the industry continues to attract graduates. It is also clear why the fashion marketing is a popular choice for students from all over the world.

Fortunately, the British students who wish to attend this growing industry can dress their skills in universities up and down the country. Different course, so there are ways to be fair to each student. A four-year program with the placement of an industry year in Falmouth, or a four-year course, a three-year program, with institutions such as the University of Southampton offered: In addition to full-and part-time study, students can choose to integrated foundation year at the Regent.

Course content will vary as always - correctly - it's good to shop around to find the right style for you. At Regent University is more theory than practice, says Amanda Bragg Mollison, program leader on the BA (Hons) in Fashion Marketing. "The students learn to develop skills in strategic marketing and undressing depth global consumer markets," she said.

You will also develop complementary skills, including networking, communication, presentation, negotiation and teamwork, she says. "In the fashion industry it is important to be able, as a team, and this capability is integrated into our work program." The students will also be brought up to help accelerate the latest graphic design software, digital refine their skills and give them an advantage in presenting their work - or when hunting for work at graduation.

Prospective students searching for the best academic fit could also consider a links course with the industry, the type of guest speakers, it pulls specific projects and even the size of the classes. Stark said that the size of the smallest class of the Regent, while not for everyone, "appeals to students who want to have a lot of contact with their teachers and visitors."

Regardless of the size of the class, students are, they are likely to find a wide range of opinions and different ideas - fashion, after all. As a result, they will discuss and practice to learn how to assess and reflect on their work and the other students. It helps with the work, Stark said. "Graduate students in professional informed with an understanding of the moral, ethical and social issues -. Times surrounding fashion and more broadly"

Properly dressed to impress with CV, roles in fashion marketing are the obvious choice for graduates, but they are far from the only option - the industry has many features, retail design. Both Strong and Bragg Mollison graduates have either interview or working with major brands such as H & M and Topman. "Most of our graduates work in fashion, but some have to other areas, the creation of companies and organizations is moving," said Stark.

Whatever graduates in rolls, Stark believes they are part of a fascinating industry. "It's about people and how they express themselves," she said. "It's very complex, is closely associated with art, music, film and other areas of culture, while at the same time very commercial."

Bragg Mollison agrees, adding that since the first day of classes will remain on their toes altar at the end of her career, fashion.

"If you are interested in the culture, people and style, this sector will appeal to you. There is never a dull moment in fashion!"



2013年7月7日星期日

Julie de Libran: the secret weapon of Louis Vuitton

 Fashion people are not like you and me. To begin with, they always look fabulous, and so effortless.

 And Julie de Libran, ladies fashion creative director at Louis Vuitton, is a fashion man par excellence.

The first time we meet in his spacious six-room apartment in the chic sixth arrondissement of Paris, she was on a sofa in dark blue velvet lounging in a part of his pre-fall collection - high non-woven satin style deep red black with a model deconstructed top, paired with casual pants black cotton.

"It is so convenient, she said, looking the fall of the handle and ridged band around its hem, more like a scientist, ego-driven with the results of an experiment of an architect was satisfied obsessed with his own work.

The apartment she shares with her husband, Stephen of Luze and seven Balthazar son is also a tribute to his good taste Parisian wardrobe.

"But you should have seen it before we moved in! Said de Libran, 41, is completed a renovation in the early months before Balthazar was born.

"He belonged to the family of Stephen and was full of flowers and hedges tapestry wallpaper.

Now, with its white walls and floors, it offers a perfect setting for flea market finds and some serious design pieces, including a pair of 1950 library Franco Albini not figure out his place in a museum.

Including a monograph Elizabeth Peyton, a catalog of Versailles copyof Jeff Koons and a book signed by David Bowie's newly acquired V & A show - your shelves are dotted with art books.

"I loved it, she said the show, she went to London especially to see." They just put on the headphones, and remember all of your personal experiences that relate his music. And it was so beautiful and tiny - her waist, hips. I was fascinated.

She stressed that the current Louis Vuitton Bowie door in his latest video "spring / summer jacket for men, she says proudly.

The other game in the room is two Burmese cats fur. "My father got it for my son, they said." It was designed to create, but you can not separate a brother and a sister.

De Libran joined Louis Vuitton, there are nearly five years as director of women's clothing and under the artistic direction of Marc Jacobs, is the designer of symbols, the line of the house of classical pieces as well as cruise pre-fall collections.

These are the (more important) need a fresh fashion update only when regular customers between collections that appear in the shops in London in July and November.

"Women want a little spice to their wardrobe throughout the year," says de Libran. "Something new and desirable.

The current pre-fall collection, they might an orange swing-back mini dress, a skirt thigh scratching tip printed silk twill, or choose double-breasted with long sleeves and shoulders boldly exaggerated: that is pulling Libran punches when it comes to a strong silhouette.

The inspiration for the collection, she said it was the 1968 film by Fran?ois Truffaut's The Bride Wore Black. "I have not seen the movie again - it's more important to work from memory to literal she said.

"So in the collection, there is a black veil over everything, and that makes the colors and creates a gloomy feeling.

There is also a proliferation of bows necklaces, tassels on shoes and jewels heels. "The love to detail is everything. Whether it a key or a silhouette.

Even within our clothing is as important as the outside - you could find men striped lining in the sleeves of the jacket. It is so stylish and fun. And then there's the tip - a constant Vuitton.

"This is part of a woman from beginning to end of life," says de Libran. "It's sexy, it's immaculate. We use all possible means, printed, flocked, Tweed and himself, of course.

The world a little singular Fashion, of the designers tends on the label to take all the credit.

But while no one's creative director Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton low ego (see his latest plan breasts naked coke promotions) could accuse it has always been generous to his employees.

Recognized Kim Jones, for example Louis Vuitton men's designer and ownership of the cruise lines before the fall of the Libran is made very public.

"It gave me an incredible space, and we became close through working together," she said. "But it's not like we go out to dinner all the time."

In this world, relationships are forged rather intense work schedules. "The Longest Day? Now, during the performances, we could start at 8:30 clock, work all night and not go to bed at all. Sometimes I get to go home and take a shower before the show starts at 10 clock.

Love and perfectionism she said, holding out his "coffee and plenty of water."

Jacobs de Libran and only met his interview, even if the two were mutual friends of director Sofia Coppola, the de Libran met in Paris on the "baby gym" with Balthazar.

One of the first coins, which he produces at Louis Vuitton the Sofia pocket was wonderful discreetly, the is been seen since on arm of a every celebrities Kate Moss Kirsten haze.

"I have to be myself on the way to meet Mark, who felt like a character in Sofia, she says smiling." But our first conversation, I felt like I had known for so long. We shared so many notes.

While the New York-born Jacobs became a naturalized Paris, the division of time into part-time in his own Marc Jacobs label in America and Vuitton in Paris, the journey of Libran went the other way.

When she was eight years old, his father decided to move the family to America. "He had his moment in the American dream," says de Libran "He sold our entire estate near Aix-en-Provence -. The house was in the family since the 1500s have been.

If that sounds dramatic, it may be due to the fact that he lost his father when he was 14 and his mother when he was 20 years old to be explained. Maybe the family winery runs held too many memories? "Maybe, but it was a culture shock," says de Libran.

First, they moved to New York City - "too cold for my mother" - and then to San Francisco - "too rainy and windy" - and finally to San Diego: "It was like in the south of France, with olive trees, so we stayed. '

But Southern California has proven to be a bit less fashionable destination. "It was only Beachwear, de Libran said." I could find it never, what I liked.

So my mother, who had always worn YSL, Sonia Rykiel and Chanel took me to the fabric store, and I want to design what I wanted, and I did this for all parties, balls and things. "

His father, seeing the signs, they wrote in the school of fashion, Marangoni in Milan. "Milan was difficult at first, especially the time, but I liked the Italians. Did not I go home for a year and a half.

De Libran, it turns out, comes from entrepreneurship, so aristocratic, floor. His father, once settled in California, brought bread and French pastries on the West Coast, with the Champagne Bakery and Figaro in Los Angeles.

His brother, who followed in society, is now with Starbucks, to improve its food offering.

And his sister, a resident of South Kensington is, married with the antiquarian Simon Phillips, one of the founders of Masterpiece, luxury-trade fair London Art and Antiques significant.

His mother runs a successful interior design business in North Carolina. In the meantime, the roots of the balance in the wine were not entirely lost: a product of the renowned Chateau man Briat Armagnac his property near Bordeaux.

When she graduated in 1991, Libran found a seat at Dior before moving to Versace. She was there in 1997 when Gianni Versace was murdered by a stalker in Miami.

. "It was horrible, like a shock My studio was next to his secretaries," and she began to cry, "she said Remembers." I had clients with Miami, we had a suitable one. I can not even explain how bad it was.

With Versace she met Princess Diana, only once. She was so elegant and great - I did not expect that - and incredibly nice.

And then, in 1998 she joined Prada, as you can imagine was a jump from the razzmatazz of Versace. "I led, was to establish a feminine side, she said, laughing.

"And I was for 10 ? years I learned a lot there -. Thats why I'm here today Ms. Prada and Patrizio Bertelli [her husband and the CEO of the company] are like my second parents He told me so much about.. the business side taught -, that it not only the art, it is fitting and lifestyle and everyday life.

You can not overdressed, you can not be in a suit. But she taught me creativity and the whole art. "

Now in its position of power of Louis Vuitton which all this knowledge in the collections show Libran channels the attention to detail and narrative.

"I love the history of the pre-fall collection, she said, the second time we meet at the Mercer Hotel in New York City. (This is the night before the Met Gala, and she has a Vuitton case along the entire length of the Autumn / Winter 13 collection hanging in his room.

Covered with tiny sequins, it looks like a dress Gothic Mermaid.

It also has a fridge full of fruits and vegetables Blueprint Cleanse drinks, the hottest New York is the consumption at the gala, and consumption of green tea bar limit.

In the lobby, Pedro Almodovar's not discuss Noomi Rapace Eddie Redmayne while waiting for a friend.)

"The new collection is this typical French woman with a touch of the left bank, she said, when we asked the surrounding starriness." She's happy, coffee shops, it's strong, she dresses courageous.

I look Libran into his gorgeous color oyster opera raincoat, leather pants and boots inlaid with precious stones. It could be described.

2013年7月6日星期六

A new website aims to be exactly like Louis Vuitton

  Los Angeles, CA - (SBWire) - 07/05/2013 - V is a clothing online store with high-quality, high-end products at an affordable price. The products are cheaper, but the same quality as their counterparts in high class. Jewelery, long sleeves, wallets, jeans, belts, handbags, sunglasses, t-shirts, and men's and women's shoes are available in clothing V.

The products are real and bags Hermes and Dolce & Gabbana belt, there is no reason to worry about their cheap looking and falling apart. They promise the same Chanel Levis feeling and offer the same quality.

The shop sells replicas of Affliction, Armani, Bape, BBC, Burberry, Chanel, Chloe, Christian Audigier, Coogi, Crown Holder, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, Ed Hardy, Evisu, Fendi, G-Star, Gucci, Hermes, Just Cavalli , La Martina, Lacoste, Laguna Beach, Levis, Louis Vuitton, Oakley, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Rayban, Red Monkey, Rock & Republic, and all Versace products.

Clothing V offers a variety of brands and products to choose from. The diversity and variety of counterfeiting brands and products they offer the online shop selling such goods.

There is no reason to go from one store to another or even search online just to buy this garment dream to care. Clothing V has more than 30 brands and more products to choose from. Everything is top notch with a price tag in general.

Following the trend would be just as easy to wear V products sold at cheaper prices. Fashion is more expensive. A dream Louis Vuitton or Gucci Wallet is a loan dream come true.




2013年7月5日星期五

Louis Vuitton start of the America's Cup with pop-up store


  Today, San Francisco officially became a playground of a billionaire with the start of the America's Cup. The 4th festivities July begins with the Louis Vuitton Cup racing series in September sailing the challenger for the America's Cup determined against the current champion, Team USA Oracle Larry Ellison.

In addition to enjoying the sailing action, viewers can enjoy an array of festivities around the event, including Vuitton Cup pop-up store Louis, on the 3rd July opened. Located in the village of America's Cup at the end of Pier 27/29 celebrates the luxury boutique on the 30th Anniversary of the partnership between Louis Vuitton and America's Cup.

Guests of the Louis Vuitton pop-up store enjoy a rare glimpse of the race, with live streaming coverage and behind the scenes video content between the races. An invitation only lounge on the second floor will be the guests an intimate experience for the customers.

Not only that, the stores offer the visitor a view of the finish line sailing on San Francisco Bay, but the pop-up offers the largest selection and exclusive product of the Louis Vuitton collection. The business is new ready-to-wear, leather goods, footwear, accessories and types of watches made to the collection this summer.

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2013年7月4日星期四

3 Rules Ashley Madekwe for summer fashion


       Summer is here! And while the heat and humidity can present some challenges, interestingly, there is no reason to let your style also suffer from rising temperatures.

Do not know what to wear? Do not worry. We tapped the ultimate fashionista, former actress for revenge, street style star and co-founder of the successful blog, Ring My Bell, Ashley Madekwe, for the three rules on how they look, without effort, while fabulous summer.

1 Wear a breezy High: It can get hot in July, wear something that breathes. "A light cotton cami is always good to stay cool," Ashley says. The best part? Even if a tank is technically a summer top, throw a blazer or cardigan over it to be easy. Duty Double Talk.

2 Try denim cuts: "I love denim thresholds for the summer," she tells Slip into a pair of hit to your outfit instantly on trend this summer is the best way to make cuts it ..? ! .. even take an old pair of jeans (the ones you do not wear a lot) and cut above the knee No need to cut in a straight line, because it will look much cooler than frayed Note: This works best if the jeans a little loose to begin with, so they are not skin tight on the thighs.

3 Rock-eating.?. "When I'm out, I want something flat on my feet," she spreads "Comfort is the key for a barbecue" You do not know what kind of apartments to buy Try ballet flats in a neutral color. They go with everything, and you'll be able to wear over and over throughout the summer.



2013年7月3日星期三

Chanel fell collapse of the old world Paris Fashion


      Chanel Karl Lagerfeld Tuesday spoke of his vision of the future in a theater size dilapidated nature, where the curtain rises to reveal the sparkling silhouette of an imaginary city and a collection of modern haute couture.

At a time when the fashion houses are increasingly looking to Asia, particularly in China, where they gain new customers, deep pockets, Lagerfeld said he wanted to emphasize "the contrast between the old world and the collapse in the new."

To achieve celebrities like pop singer Rihanna, "The Great Gatsby" director Baz Luhrmann and Taiwanese model and actress Lin Chi-ling again their past rubble in their place "old world" batteries path Lagerfeld Theater built specifically for the show Big Big Palace in Paris .

With broken columns, striped walls and peeling plaster mold Twisted Metal all around, the sound of the opera disappeared and torn curtain rose to brave "new world" of Lagerfeld reveal.

Looks for Fall 2014 2013/winter in a palette of mostly gray, black and white come with a lot of tweed suits, woven wire, short skirts with layers of skirts and wide belts. For evening, meanwhile, there were dresses in geometric prints.

On the question of the clothing, the German designer said it was hard to explain. "I had a vision. I have it on paper and made it, you know ...."

But he stressed hair arranged to look as if the top of the head was square, "shoe storage" as stockings with suspenders and jackets set with "shoulders like men's jackets, but as a tight-sleeved gown."

Commenting on the brightness of the collection, he said he was not "matte finish ... more Stardust glitter, I hope."

Styles were comfortable and easy to wear, he added.

"I hate uncomfortable clothing ... but they can be neat, clean, classic (and comfortable)., You do not have to be too sloppy to be comfortable," he said.

Other celebrities at the show included former French Chanel model Inès de la Fressange. American actress Kristen Stewart was also a second show, which will take during the day.

Lagerfeld latest collection comes as the fashion house Chanel is the 100th Anniversary of the opening of the first shop of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in Deauville, in summer, 1913.

Today, the brand whose founder died in 1971, 300 stores, including 185 stores in cities such as Sao Paulo, Calgary, New Delhi, Istanbul and Brisbane.

Haute Couture wins the exclusivity of its protected status with strict criteria for the amount of manual labor and the number of parts produced appellation.

It exists only in Paris and is supported by a small number of the world's richest women.

In recent years, however, the acquisition of customers in countries in which the nouveau riche elites from Brazil to China via Singapore and Russia.

Christian Dior boss Sidney Toledano Monday haute couture AFP continues its recent expansion in many countries.

"Americans strongly back and younger clientele," he said after the Dior Couture show of designer Raf Simons.

Simon's collection was full of multi cultural perspectives that clearly recognized geographical shift customers sewing.

"Haute couture is no longer something for older women. We sell a lot of women in their thirties," Toledano said.

According to recent market research by Digital Luxury Group, recently moved Chanel Louis Vuitton as the most popular brand in China.

Four days of haute couture collections ends on Thursday.




2013年7月1日星期一

Show Beckham Louis Vuitton Paris


       David Beckham was among the VIPs at the latest menswear show for Louis Vuitton in Paris.

Himalayas after last season, it was a pleasure in store for Vuitton Man of the Year 2014 - the sunny West Coast of the United States was the inspiration of the designer Kim Jones for a show that was held appropriately enough in a hot conservatory.

, He said. "We use a lot of these really rich silk for the evening there is a bit spacey theme print shirts and bandanas bandana and of course this is a real pleasure, with some work. Anything like this with such things as the iconic Damier and Monogram. "

The collection ranges from the road trip look - all khaki, bandanas and badges Costumes Evening Gatsby-esque raw silk.

Meanwhile, drummer Cindy Blackman Santana provided the pace and a great atmosphere for the Dries Van Noten show.

The collection was created with flowers in neutral tones of the prints of the 18th and 19 Century inspired covered. Clothes were losing both casual and elegant with silk robes and pajama pants.

Dries Van explains notes, "I wanted something for men embellished this season to do after the last winter collection, with all of Kashmir, I wanted to continue the beautification Also look to see how far the elegance in men's fashion with everyone. to move materials from silk. "

And designer Issey Miyake Yuseke Takahashi explores colors and printing techniques in his first collection for the house of Franco-Japanese.

Although the usual way, adding color by color, Takahashi did the opposite, with the color bleached out and creating random pattern.

Site of Chanel


       The proud smile on the face of mother Deborah Lee said as she 18 the Anniversary of his beloved daughter from friends and supporters celebrating surrounded by his popular single child.

But behind the smiles and yellow balloons is a tragic key than Chanel Lee, a beautiful young girl with her life before her, suddenly and inexplicably died a year and a half before reaching the milestone of 18 years.

One evening in October 2011, after chatting with her mother on their fundraising ideas for a Community initiative for youth, went to bed and Chanel just never woke up. She was a victim of the so-called syndrome of sudden death.

It is impossible to imagine the devastating loss of this young girl apparently healthy, but Mom Deborah comforted Reading Plans Chanel expected tonight and created a charity based on the unrealized ambitions of his daughter.

Chanel Lee Foundation smile a clear goal, young people., In partnership with agencies in the West Midlands, promote to promote their development

Deborah Mom said: "The mood, smiling and laughing among the highest qualities of Chanel you would always wear a smile and was known for his infectious laugh..

"So we decided for his life, creativity and vision in the introduction to honor this foundation. I still feel a huge level of pain and suffering, and to be honest, I'm still happens in disbelief, but I have also a sense of duty to help others to act on behalf of Chanel to promote their values, dreams and sincere desire.

"I hope that the Foundation will honor his vision. Plans they had for the future, on the night before his death, I now see that his will. Chanel helps a passion for people, has.

"She was also very ambitious and determined to make his mark in the world. Chanel had done and had already expressed a desire to study law, professional experience with a lawyer, two months before his death."

Friends and supporters gathered in Chamberlain Square Birmingham 22 May in celebration for the Day of yellow smile, what would be the 18th Have anniversary of Chanel. It marks the day with songs, readings and inspirational speeches.

Deborah is also keen to help charity to families who have experienced the sudden death of a child, while promoting self-esteem of young people.

She added: "Chanel smile was the warmth of his soul is my hope that the Foundation to celebrate his life and work through the realization of his desires to promote and encourage others to smile.".