Archive for July, 2007

A market for luxury goods on eBay ?

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Teamed with six young German fashion designers just in time for Fashion week in Berlin, e-Bay Germany, branching out to a more stabilized shopping experience, is creating exclusive online stores for each of them. The platform “Exklusiv auf eBay: Junge Designer” offers these designers a chance to present themselves and their collection without the investment of [...]

Samsung & BMW

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Another example for branding power issus: to promote the product of both sides, Samsung and BMW setted into partnership for their sales in Korea. Model poses with the Samsung SCH-B750 mobile phone in front of one of the BMW 5 series at a showroom in Seoul. This should result in better connections between Samsung products and the BMW on [...]

Ang Lee: Lust, Caution / 李安:色,戒

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

The “Lust, Caution” trailer is out: Apple or Youtube… for those who are not only interested in luxury stuff ;) “Lust, Caution / 色,戒” is the latest from Ang Lee 李安, the Chinese director best known for turning cowboys gay (Brokeback Mountain) and Ziyi Zhang 章子怡 (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Geisha) into an international superstar. Based on a novella of the same name by [...]

A Louis Vuitton restaurant in Guangzhou ?

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Just found out an interesting post from famous fashion blog: Diane, A shaded view on fashion. Mario Canal, who travels to China at the moment, experienced a fake LV restaurant on his first night in Guangzhou (reputed for its productivity of fake luxury brands in China). Here’s the reason why he calls the place the fake [...]

Mikimoto: Day and night

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Mikimoto Ginza 2 Architecture: Jan 7, 2006 The latest addition to Tokyo’s recent string of successful partnering of renowned architects and luxury brands arrives in the shape of the Mikimoto Ginza 2 store, designed by Toyo Ito. The pink building offers up some irregularly shaped (and placed) windows, which certainly stands out (but in a good way). [...]

Cartier in Shanghai: Grand gala opening of their boutique

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Expecting to open as many as 10 jewelery boutiques in the Mainland by next year, Cartier is expanding fast in China, responding to the rise of the super-rich. LUXE.TV turns the Spotlight on Cartier‘s newest Shanghai boutique (Plaza 66, Bund 18), inviting you to attend the gala banquet opening. Music: Air/Moon Safari/Talisman  

Du Juan: the cover girl for Bazaar Singapore August 2007

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Du Juan 杜鹃, a chinese model “à la mode” at the moment, walks for all most “défilés” on the fashion weeks in Paris. A second Lü Yan?

Live shooting for the new campaign YSL on July 15th

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Come and attend to the shooting of the new collection ‘Edition 24′ of YSL!

YSL Men's S/S 08 Fashion show

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

The 30th of June took place YSL men’s fashion Spring Summer show at Ateliers Berthier in Paris. I am very proud to introduce you the new Homme Yves Saint Laurent made by Stefano Pilati, our Directeur artistique. Ok let’s switch in french. It will be easier for me to describe the new style. L’homme YSL est [...]