Rihanna is not repping Chanel ...

  Chanel refused last week that Rihanna the new face of the House of upscale fashion. Although they often seen sporting double C logo of the brand and shared a sexy picture of a top-secret filming earlier this year, suggesting that it might be Chanel, rumors were denied.

First question - is not it?

Second question - do you think that Rihanna would be a good Chanel muse? It's edgy, but it's also risky, shows a large number of bare breasts and smoking weed pictures of yourself.

Want to see Rihanna in Chanel ads? If this is not Chanel, fashion brand that her beautiful face and hot body, which is the best?

Louis Vuitton has a new collection of travel books

  Louis Vuitton has to expand a new collection of travel books their existing range of over 100 Louis Vuitton City Guide.

The "Stranger in the City" themed books were developed to study cities and cultures through the eyes of artists who are not familiar with them. For example, Paris has been seen by the Congolese artist Cheri Samba, while Easter Island was researched by the American artist Daniel Arsham.

Each year, new goals and new titles will be added to the collection. We are particularly excited to offer the 2014 Venice through the eyes of Jiro Taniguchi manga artist!

The books are available in a choice of selected Louis Vuitton stores worldwide, in France and 45 Euros for louisvuitton.com in bookstores.

PPR add two luxury brands fold3

  PPR, the French behind Gucci and Bottega Veneta group is in the process of adding two other

Italian luxury brands into the fold, highlighting its transformation into a specialized

supplier of high-end goods.

The group, which is changing its name Kering in June, announced on Tuesday the acquisition of

Gucci Richard Ginori, a Tuscan ceramic manufacturers, who saved him from bankruptcy.

PPR is too soon to confirm the purchase of jeweler Pomellato, after he confided expected from

luxury group Prada and investment of state funds in talks to Italian Milanese brand, according

to people familiar with the matter.

Movements emphasize the transformation of PPR under François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO,

sold most of its retail mass market, including spring and Redcats Group Catalog focus on

higher margin, faster growing luxury.

It also highlights the way in Italy, in the throes of a long economic crisis has become a

hunting ground for international investors, rich luxury brands ripe for expansion in Asia and

beyond.

Richard Ginori, a 300 year old company Gucci cost € 13m to save the bankruptcy court covered.

Gucci CEO Patrizio di Marco says he is planning large investments in the brand, including its

plant Tuscan.

"It had to be rescued. Gucci is a huge This is a giant of a brand like, but [Richard Ginori]

by the erroneous policy decisions more than 20 years, was injured," said Mr. di Marco.

He said that while preserving the Gucci Richard Ginori brand would also be the manufacturer of

ceramic porcelain luxury brand Gucci, a movement that consumer demand in Asia and the Middle

East leads to buy goods create luxury brand in every aspect of the house.

Cheuvreux analysts believe Pomellato with which the PPR talks for over a year, has an

enterprise value of € 270 million to € 300 million, in relatively small beer for the French

group, which recorded an annual turnover of € 9.7 billion in 2012.

But the acquisition, analysts expect in the coming days announced would be a big step forward

by PPR in the branded jewelery segment, one of the most dynamic regions of the luxury goods.

LVMH's rival PPR has started a race to acquire the group of luxury goods, jewelry houses after

staging a takeover of the Roman jeweler Bulgari in 2011.

Coco Chanel: Rebel in a black dress

  As head designer and creative director Karl Lagerfeld took his bow at the end of the Chanel fashion show in Paris last month, he paid tribute to the legacy of Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, which opened its first branch 100 years ago.

Many celebrations will take place this year, as a film directed by Lagerfeld and starring unlikely Keira Knightley as Madame herself.

Even if you have anything with a lock 'C' (bar maybe a nail polish), it is worth to try, many happy returns to make, especially for the fact that Coco - how she wanted to be called (it was a nickname its short career as a singer) - has changed the way women dress forever changed. It has us believe from the constricting corset S-curve and made us, we could find business empires.

She refused to change for dinner, wearing the same clothes she had the whole day, maybe with another scarf. You would not be embellished over-represented the day like a hat shaped meringue dominant modes. She cut her long hair, refused to get married and never had children.

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They invented many things: minimalism, simple tweed cardigan jacket, the little black dress, sportswear worn as daywear, androgynous fashion, jersey, quilting and jewelry.

In fact, it is almost impossible to list all the things that Coco Chanel made fashionable list.

Born in 1883, Chanel started her career in 1910 as a milliner in Paris, and was soon so great financial success on April 11.1913, she was able to start his own fashion house. The store was not in the chic streets of Paris, but only 500 meters from the beach in the French Riviera resort of Deauville fashion.

Chanel was a feminist before the word could really believe was fashion free women from the constraints of convention.

She has even changed the way we feel by introducing her perfume No. 5 in 1921. It was the first perfume to bear the name of a fashion designer on the label, and sold 10 million bottles worldwide last year, it remains the best-selling fragrance ever created.

Coco understand what was going to carry the masses, and that "it is to be for low mode, it must be first.

Chanel: More importantly, it was an empire that still bears his name forged. Coco worked hard all his life, often six days a week, immersed himself in his career. She died in his apartment in the Hotel Ritz in Paris in 1971, at the age of 87, after he designed almost to the end.

Lagerfeld, who took over the house in 1983, a silly vain man can be considered, but he has a new life in a house that had been languishing is undeniable. Under his leadership, Chanel was a fashion event.

The passport must often be demonstrated that the doorman black suit, as if you are about to enter another country - in a way that you are. His sets are strange: a huge iceberg in ready-to-wear show in 2010/11 and the collection presents fashion show last year was in an airplane. Lagerfeld made some mistakes: Fanny and fingerless gloves, for example. But like Chanel defied two world wars and a recession, this is also the case Lagerfeld flies in the face of decency saw its brand rise where others have failed.

His show last month showed that there is nothing new to discover fashion: he had waders on the knee, go to Coco Chanel for fishing in Scotland with the Duke of Westminster. Wire Tweed come to life - as it had in the thirties.

A huge world hovers over the bridge, with small flags showing the location of each memory Chanel covered the globe - in the Far East region, by far the most densely spotted.

When I was an editor, I was once up to the stairs to the office of Ms. Chanel creep - not that positively reeked of Chanel 5, but the loneliness and her couch giant deer.

At that time I also had a dive '2 .55 'black bag with a gold chain, I retreated quickly to PAO. All promotional gifts showered on me, that's the only point I wish I had kept. You know that if you own a piece of Chanel - is only part of the reason why the brand has remained both symbolic and actual.

Lagerfeld could add bling, but what remains are easily man that women of every age and shape can wear lines - but unfortunately not every bank balance.

If you want to immerse themselves in the spirit of Chanel, visit the shop on Rue Cambon in Paris. It opened on 31 square meters in 1919 his first boutique in Paris 21 and just behind the Ritz. A business dedicated to accessories, perfumes and beauty products was soon at his side.

Check out the final six minutes of the film Coco avant Chanel for a parade of the biggest hits of the fashion house downstairs reflection of his fashion house.

You can also watch the black trouser suit in 1937 because of the fish-scale sequins, paired with a chiffon blouse with pearl buttons, currently on display at Badger & A.

Like Chanel herself said: "I gave women the ability to laugh and without a violation to eat.

Oh, were that the current designers so handy so concerned about our comfort, our comfort and happiness!

Immerse yourself in the future of fashion

  A fashion show with creations of native print artist Anne Hanning will be held at Charles Darwin University.

The show takes place in a two-day symposium to take indigenous knowledge in a changing world, from Sunday.

Mrs. Hanning is a local printing designer suits for international bathroom Kooey label, the official swimwear sponsor for Miss Universe.

She said the current range of the brand - Kooey by Scherri Lee Biggs - will feature in the exhibition with pieces from previous collections.

"There are lots of pastels in this new area," she said.

"It's not very often that one with pastel Aboriginal art you usually see strong, earthy tones, so it's quite a contrast. Previously I have many different colors and patterns."

Mrs. Hanning said she had selected six Aboriginal girls modeling swimsuits and kaftans exposure.

Mrs. Hanning said she would "give an overview of the Australian native fashion industry."

"There are not many ways Aboriginal owned and managed, that a statement in the industry," she said.

Mrs. Hanning wants to change that.

"Louis Vuitton monogram bag louis every one knows when they see one," she said.

"My question is where is our national fashion icon?

"I'd like to see someone come on board and to allow this, and more opportunities for Aboriginal artists is ... produce things in the world."

st October important things you need to know before purchasing vintage Hermes, Chanel and Rolex

Lane Crawford department by lightning (a program that is all about unique collaborations) has invited vintage accessories Experts to show their goods in Hong Kong. These experts have more than 1000 vintage Hermes, Chanel, Rolex and Patek Philippe pieces to make collected the Lane Crawford / flash described the experience Vintage Travel. I had the opportunity of what you need to know before buy luxury they speak the commitment, a product of vintage. A. With so many fake around, look at Birkin and Kelly bags from Hermes authenticated. The Atelier Hermès has a record of every piece they produced according to vintage Hermes expert Nicola Robinson Maia. 2 That is, consider buying only really special pieces. Piecewise, it means that something special is no longer in production, only for off VVIP, lizard and ostrich bags like these are rarely produced and made special size as the mini Kelly bag 20cm are very rare. 3 Buyer of Vintage Hermes Bags look at the condition of the bag. Search scratches and stains, check whether the bell lock and key so working on the device, do not hesitate to dry skin, and sniff the bag. Years of use and thrills mints cigarettes in the bag can make all kinds of odors. Although there is a Hermes Spa in Paris that can make discount on bags, it is better to buy something of high quality. 4th Robinson holds Hermes bags that are 10 years and more than vintage. 5th With so many brands of watches, Rolex and Patek Philippe are the ones that really hold their value, according to experts look and Daniel Bourn Eric Ku Vintage DB and 10pastTen. 6th When it comes to watches, blanks say that. No longer in production, like the tiny 1950s and 1960s Rolex Chameleon cocktail and watch Rolex watches with colorful dials lapis lazuli and coral 7 When you buy vintage watches attention the original parts as vintage watch with original parts will be a better value Which has been modified with newer parts. Vintage Rolex for example, will always acrylic crystal (glass, the face of the clock) of sapphire, was introduced in the 80s, is still considered relatively new. 8th According to Seth Weisser of What Goes Around Comes Around, Chanel bags have Hologram ID cards to help determine when they were produced. If a card is missing, you should be able to find another hologram inside the bag. This hologram with a 7-digit code was introduced in the 1980s. In the year 2006, 7-digit code was missed and the system led to 8 digits. That is, Weisser, deals only with Chanel pieces from the 80s and 90s with a 7-digit code. 9th More often than not thought Chanel bags are cheaper than new bags. 10th The vintage market, especially in the luxury segment is a success because it is timeless. There is something to say, the 80 years and have always tried messages. As White is concerned with the vintage market. These vintage pieces are exhibited and sold in Lane Crawford Hong Kong until early June.