As a follow-up to a previous post, Marks and Spencer have announced that the new Parisian flagship store for the British brand will reopen on November 24, 2011 at 100, Avenue des Champs Elysées just in time for the Holidays...
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Wrap Rally in NYC Now to Launch Diane by Diane Von Furstenberg {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses} {Fashion Notes}
Fragrance and Fashion meet today on the streets of New York. More concretely speaking, there is currently a Wrap Rally taking place in New York City to call attention to the launch of the new perfume by Diane Von Furstenberg,...
Barney's Transforms Santa's Workshop into Gaga's Workshop for Winter 2011 {Fashion Notes}
Barney's New York is dedicating an entire floor at their Madison Avenue store to Lady Gaga's universe. The makeover will take place from mid-November 2011. "Barneys New York announces today its Holiday 2011 campaign: GAGA’S WORKSHOP. A unique collaboration between...
Stella McCartney Stella The Print Collection (2011) {Fragrance News - New Flacon} {Fashion Notes}
Stella by Stella McCartney is available from this summer 2011 in a limited-edition trio called The Print Collection. The look was inspired by the Spring-Summer 2011 fashion collection of the designer which saw magnifying use of antique botanical prints rendered...
Royal Wedding Tweets {Fashion Notes}
The latest styles and news bites from the Royal Wedding:8:29 amSecond kiss breached with tradition of a unique kiss for the nation. Let's face it, this is right now the greatest peep-show on earth. 8:27 amThe kiss happened! Very brief!......
So, What's Your Bet on the Color of the Queen's Hat? {Fashion Notes}
Hats are all-important in British culture (and in my book too) and the Queen's hats have always been a prime focus of debate on taste, the destinies of look and the stability of the monarchy in the UK. On the...
Chanel Team Up with Colette for Giant Pop-Up Store, March 1st-10th 2011 {Fashion Notes}
Fashion likes to mix styles, they say. Chanel together with Parisian concept store Colette are illustrating this adage from March 1st to March 10th 2011 with the temporary set-up of a creative space of expression within the walls of a...
Dior To Let Go of John Galliano: When Provocation Goes Way Too Far {Fashion Notes}
Dior hired John Galliano in 1996 for a reason, because they wanted to rejuvenate their image with a huge dose of eccentricity and provocation. On March 1st, 2011, they decided it just went too far and did a disservice to...
John Galliano Suspended by Dior for Café Altercation: What He Said, What The Couple Said {Fashion Notes}
The media reported yesterday that designer John Galliano had been suspended by Dior at a crucial time for the collections for allegedly verbally abusing a couple sitting at the terrace of the Café La Perle in the Marais district of...
H & M Team Up with Hasbeens for a Springfest of Swedish Shoes from the Past & Present {Fashion Notes}
H & M have announced a new collaboration, this time with shoe brand Hasbeens. Expect to see a shoe galore brought back from the 70s. Hasbeens love wooden clogs and natural leather which they twist, color and squeeze around to...
Fashion Derived from Perfume: Carry a Night Fetiche Signed By Kilian {Fashion Notes}
Fragrance label By Kilian founded by Kilian Hennessy in 2007 is venturing into fashion waters with a novel line of minaudières inspired directly from the chic lacquered boxes housing the By Kilian perfumes. They are titled Night Fetiches, adding to...
Anne Wintour & Karl Lagerfeld Grace T-Shirt {Fashion Notes}
Spied in a window store in a street in Paris is this t-shirt reproducing the infernal duo of fashion, Anne Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld.......
Maison Martin Margiela to Launch E-Commerce on October 1st, 2010 {Fragrance News} {Fashion Notes}
Designer brand Martin Margiela will launch their e-commerce site tomorrow on October 1st, 2010. A visit to the website today leaves room for speculation: is it still under construction although the landing page states "This site is not under construction."...
Calvin Klein CK One Label Soon on your Jeanswear, Underwear & Swimwear {Fragrance News} {Fashion Notes}
Advertising campaigns for CK One by Calvin Klein (1994) are some of the most look-conscious - you want to say rather than fashion-conscious because the models seem so under-dressed all the time. It's been said that the "new freshness" perfume...
Paquin Ever After, 9 X 9 (2010): The Comeback of Paquin Fashion & Perfumes {New Fragrances} {Fashion Notes}
The house of Paquin which was established in 1891 by ex-model and model-maker Jeanne Paquin née Jeanne Beckers and closed its doors in 1956 despite having bought Worth just a few years before, is preparing for its comeback to take...