Archive for June, 2007

Winner of Festival de Dinard: 28 years old korean designer

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

The fourteenth international young designers festival in Dinard took place from the May 11 to 17 2007, and South Korean designer Jae Hwan Lee was awarded first prize for Women Collection. Graduated from Esmod, trained in Berçot and former new-yorker painter, he created a very feminine collection with silk, chiffon, and lace in cream tones contrasting [...]

John Galliano: Dix ans chez Dior

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Japanese inspired haute couture collection Spring-Summer 2007, designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior.

Les Chinois rêvent de la France et de Dior

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

法国成为中国人最想去的旅游目的地, 其次是瑞士和文明古国希腊.  著名的奢侈品牌迪奥也成为中国人最喜爱的三大品牌之一, 另为两个品牌是日本的索尼和芬兰的诺基亚. Selon un sondage publié par TNS Hong Kong la semaine dernière, la France est la première destination de rêve des Chinois devant la Suisse et la Grèce. Néanmoins, la France n’est qu’à la septième position des destinations prévues dans les douze prochains mois derrière, des pays d’Asie et d’Océanie. Coté activités, [...]

Chinese dynasty shines up its Paris jewel, Lanvin

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

FT WEEKEND – STYLE: Chinese dynasty shines up its Paris jewel By Kitty Go, Financial Times Published: Jan 29, 2005 It was, by anyone’s stan-dards, an odd match: Wang Xiao Lan, head of Taiwan’s biggest publishing company, United Daily News Group, and Lanvin, France’s oldest fashion house. And yet since “Madame Wang”, as everyone calls [...]

Fj Benjamin : Celine in South-East Asia

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

FJ Benjamin gets exclusive rights to sell French brand in SE Asia. By Tung Shing Yi, Channel NewsAsia. Posted: 19 March 2007 SINGAPORE : Singapore fashion retailer FJ Benjamin is returning to luxury goods retailing, after a decade of selling mass market brands. The company has acquired the exclusive rights from French luxury group LVMH [...]

Hediard opens its first Café-Boutique concept in Singapore

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

SINGAPORE, April 24th 2007: HEDIARD Singapore Pte. Ltd. announced today the opening of its first Café on Tanglin road on May 8th 2007. With now more than 1,600 sq ft, the Tudor Court fine food Café-Boutique will not only offer its customers a delightful shopping experience but also a place to rest and enjoy unique [...]

Ken Goh and asian beauty

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Ken Goh is an old friend from Singapore. He took the road less travelled and opened an advertising/ communication agency in Shanghai. The road less travelled was pretty bleak for the first year but now he is getting some solid clients, including luxury brands such as Valentino and Trussardi. Here are some of his works, the [...]

Raffles Hotel in Singapore

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

I just love this hotel. They ‘redone’ it a while ago and they managed to retain the old colonial charm while modernising it. I wish they had ‘air-conditioned’ the walkways … Check out their site for more details…

Shanghai 3 on the Bund

Friday, June 1st, 2007

The Bund 外滩, lining the Huangpu River 黄浦江, was the historic center of the foreign presence in Shanghai. Dozens of historical, magnificent occidental style buildings consist this recognizable architectural symbol of Shanghai. Located on the corner of the Bund and Guangdong Road, 3 on the Bund, stunningly renovated and transformed neo-classical 1916 building (designed by [...]