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 renting a retail place and gives as well eBay the opportunity to test out the luxury market online.
“We are delignted to work with such talented designers, to support them through these new shops and foster their reach. We also expand eBay’s fashion offering and expect it to bring up huge interest”, stated by Patrick Boos, Vice President Auction.
Every designer’s shop displays a handful of clothes from their collection, with some prices exceeding nearly €2,000. As with all other eBay purchases, there is a delivery fee on top of the listed price.
Berlin-based Tulpen Design is on head as favorite. with six elegant pieces in the collection, the range consists of items such as a delicate ivory silk halter-top, €470 to more formal dresses such as the lilac silk chiffon gown with low cut back, €1290.
The other five designers include Majaco, Marcusmattes, Anja Gockel, Ella Deck Hamburg and Peter Krell Modeddesign.
Apparently, critics come all over not only about the designers issus but also on eBay’s core business: lack of brand loyalty as a young new designer, cheaper feeling that brought by eBay image, lack of customer support and quality problems, etc. Nevertheless, the designers have received a huge amount of attention from media, which gives them a hand to enter into the market place.
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 board systems (Connectivity, Navigation…), sounds like an excellent idea for whoever can afford it.
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 grand dame of Shanghai fiction, Eileen Chang 张爱玲, “Lust, Caution” depicts love and betrayal in Japan-occupied and espionage-riddled 1940′s Shanghai. Lee’s crew filmed on location in the Nanhui District, eventually building an 800-meter replica of 40′s-era Nanjing Rd inside Shanghai Film Studio’s lot.
Tony Leung 梁朝伟 (Infernal affairs, In the Mood for Love, 2046) will take the lead as Mr. Yee, a powerful turncoat working for the Japanese, who finds himself increasingly entangled with a young student activist played by Beijing newcomer Tang Wei 汤唯. Twin Peaks star Joan Chen 陈冲(claim to fame: was “discovered” by Chairman Mao’s wife at a riflery club in Beijing, which just might be the most surreal career-launch ever) and A.B.C. singer/songwriter AlexanderLee-Hom Wong 王力宏 also star. Add an original score byAlexandre Desplat (The Queen, The Painted Veil).
“Lust, Caution” will screen at the Venice Film Festival at the end of August, followed by a September 28 American release.
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 LV resto:
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). Oh, and you might actually be interested by the jewelry on sale within.
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.
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 décontracté, élégant et désinvolte. Chaque pièce a été pensée pour pouvoir être portée dans la vie de tous les jours. Les matériaux utilisés sont confortables. Un vrai lifestyle…
Chaque pièce a un vécu. C’est un vêtement qu’on aime porter et reporter : Grand Pull-over reprisé, pantalons larges avec chaussettes apparentes… Les taches de peintures qui ont marqué la collection Croisière reviennent sur la collection SS 08 chez l’Homme. Cela marque un contraste à l’ensemble de la collection qui a une tonalité assez neutre.
Chaque look a été composé soigneusement avec audace. (Il y en a 34 au total) Ce sont des vêtements que l’on porte pour soi, son confort, son bien-être.
Le luxe c’est aussi ça! Merci Stefano!
Voici quelques photos! La dernière veste a entièrement été brodée à la main….
Just a comment regarding, YSL in Asia. I met the chinese and japanese managers during the fashion show. It seems that the House is very famous because of the french image that it represents. YSL for them is the french and rafined woman with all the strong values. There are a lot of stores opened during 2006 in Asia. I hope it will continue…
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 with black, which is based on his own illustrations named “Le rêve des filles”.
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