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Elle Fanning Poses For Marc Jacobs Campaign
Elle Fanning has stepped in front of the camera for Marc by Marc Jacobs’ Fall 2011 campaign.
Shot by Jacobs favorite Juergen Teller, the images feature the 13-year-old staring moodily into the lens wearing lots of muted Marc by Marc Jacobs outfits for autumn.
Hailee Steinfeld, who giggled away in girlish ensembles for Miu Miu, Elle dons some quite grown-up pieces, including wide-legged wool pants, a glamorous full-length fur coat and several instances of granny-socks that, together with Elle’s blonde hair.
Camilla Belle, The Cartier Cutie
Camilla Belle was spotted shopping at Cartier in Beverly Hills, California in order to add an extra spark in her life.
The 24-year-old brunette stunner looked simple yet chic as she took to the famed jewelry store, wearing a pair of black sunglasses, purple and gray dress, and black ballet flats.
Meanwhile, Camilla continues work on her latest project – the action/thriller flick “Open Road.”
Cartier’s extravagant timepieces in Riyadh
Both movements and shape have been a forte of Cartier. The first watch ever made by Cartier was in 1853 with the appearance of the first pocket and pendant watch; and ever since Cartier is responding to the quest of precision and offers to its male clientele highly sophisticated watch creations.
The watchmaker has come up with an exceptional opportunity for its valued Riyadh based clientele to examine Cartier’s unique movements and complexity of art, in a fascinating set reflecting Cartier’s spirit of boldness, innovation and attention to details, with decorative movement backgrounds and the majestic arrangement of the Fine Watchmaking collection on display.
From Cartier Skeleton watches where function merges with form and aesthetic based on solids and voids to Cartier Complications equipped with its very own calibres, such as the Rotonde de Cartier Astrotourbillon Calibre 9451 MC watch and the Calibre de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Calibre 9452 MC Geneva Hallmark watch. The Fine Watchmaking Collection demonstrated is all creations from the Cartier Manufacture, one of the few watchmaking Manufactures with the capacity to design, produce and service its own watches and movements.
Glashutte Original Senator Diary
To celebrate the arrival of the first Senator Diary timekeepers in Hong Kong on July 14, Glash¼tte Original held a press conference. As the world’s first mechanical timekeeper with the ability to set an alarm up to 30 days ahead of time, Senator Diary combines the Caliber 100-03 with a new diary appointment module for a total of 600 components, resulting in the magnificent in-house manufactured Glash¼tte Original Caliber 100-13.
VP Sales of Glash¼tte Original Dieter Pachner gave an exclusive presentation of Senator Diary to a room of media representations from Hong Kong and China while local celebrities Andy On and Race Wong took turns modeling Senator Diary and other Glash¼tte Original pieces.
Prada’s Miu Miu to entice the young luxury lovers
Prada in collaboration with Miu Miu is all set to make his presence felt in China. It has come up with an IPO of US$2.15 billion in June, the brand was unveiled in “a dinner runway show” at Shanghai, that saw European, Russian, and Chinese models strutting in Miu Miu’s fall and winter 2011/2012 collection. Hong Kong stars actress Cecilia Cheung and pop singer Sammi Cheng also arrived at the fair.
The brand original setup in 1993 by Prada designer Miuccia Prada, targets China’s young luxury fashion lovers, who like their wardrobes with frilly lace and shimmering sequins. Considering its popularity in the region, Prada plans to launch 55 outlets by 2014, with the current number of outlets positioned at 27.
Pierre Cardin redesigns the Lacoste village
A very well known fashion designer Pierre Cardin of Provencal village of Lacoste has bought 40 buildings along with Marquis de Sade’s former chateau in the quaint French village and wants to make it bright. Cardin also plans to mod Lacoste just like St. Tropez, full of “galleries, a cafe, stores, a market, and guest houses for vacationers, all done up in his signature bold, colorful aesthetic”. One of the plans that eventually got squashed was a weird golf course tagged “Le golf” that was described as something which “was to be organically maintained and dotted with monumental modern sculptures, to attract year-round tourist traffic. But farmers accused Cardin of robbing the Lubron of agricultural lands.
It appears more in the style of Dubai than Italy: Triple glass towers are linked by six giant discs and contain 1,200 apartments, restaurants, boutiques, swimming pools and a helicopter landing pad.“
Absolut Celestial Bars in Korean A380 aircraft
The lap of luxury can be felt with A380 aircraft in Korea. Korean Air and The Absolut Co have collaborated in order to bring Absolut Celestial Bars that will be on the airline’s new A380 aircraft.
The Airbus A380 will sport two bars in business class and another one in first class along with a “complete onboard duty-free showcase offering a selection of products”. The collaboration that started way back in 2005, and is said to grow more after another five Korean Air A380 aircraft will be added to the fleet by the end of 2011.
The bars will sport minimal Absolut branding with no visible logos. The bar is inspired by traditional Korean woodcarvings in the shape of the Absolut bottle. You can pick out your drink form the drink folders and cards the offer exclusive cocktails.
Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie Leverages Film to Fight Counterfeiting
The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie engages the arts, to raise awareness of the social impacts of the counterfeit timepiece trade.
Part of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie’s (FHH) raison d’ªtre is a commitment to fighting counterfeiting and raising public awareness of its knock on effects. Counterfeit watch revenue is now estimated at over $400 billion, where counterfeiting siphons off 7% of world trade. The FHH believes that over 40 million fake watches are sold per year, when there were only 26 million genuine Swiss timepieces made in 2010 – a difference they believe raises over $1 billion for counterfeiters.
In January 2009, the Foundation joined forces with the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry to launch an international awareness campaign with visuals and a slogan declaring “Fake Watches are for Fake People.” The FHH also has partnerships with international anti-counterfeiting organisations StopPiracy, Unifab and Indicam.
To reignite the counterfeiting discussion and educate consumers, the FHH launched a short-film competition for the general public and visual communication students at Lausanne University of Art and Design (ECAL), on the theme, Take a true look at fakes. Thirty “infomercials” and short films “” cartoons, fictions and montages “” were selected to be shown in Switzerland and internationally.
The latest campaign aims to inform the public about the peripheral effects of purchasing counterfeit goods. Highlighting the obvious impacts of lost revenue and intellectual property theft, but also exploring ethical and social issues such as child labour, money laundering, job losses and the link between counterfeiting revenues and organised crime.
Gucci’s PPR Acquires Sowind Group
PPR will own 50.1 percent of the group, up from the 23 percent it previously owned, after a reserved capital increase that will be fully subscribed by PPR, it said in a statement.
PPR’s chief executive, Franois-Henri Pinault, will become chairman of Sowind Group, alongside Monica Mailander Macaluso, who will take the post of vice-chairman.
As per Franois-Henri Pinault, this operation strengthens PPR’s Luxury Group in the high-end watchmaking segment, thanks to the potential of such a prestigious brand as Girard-Perregaux. The transaction will support Sowind Group’s international growth regarding as well products development as worldwide distribution.
This agreement is part of a longstanding business project defined with the Macaluso family, with whom we share an ambitious vision regarding the long-term growth prospects of the high-end watchmaking segment. In this regard, I’m glad to be able to count on Stefano Macaluso as General Manager of Girard-Perregaux and on Massimo Macaluso as General Manager of JeanRichard and Industrial development.
Prada’s Fashion Statement in China
Prada SpA is not just listing its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange and opening stores across the mainland. It is also increasingly manufacturing its high-end fashion there.
The temptation to move some production abroad is growing, however. The financial crisis put pressure on the industry’s operating margins. British label Burberry PLC, for instance, came under fire for closing a factory at home and moving production to Asia.
Prada’s “Made in China” items aren’t priced any differently than products made in Italy. A pair of woven wedge shoes was recently available for $455, the same price as Italian-made sandals.
Prada sneakers are made in Vietnam, which has developed specialized know-how in athletic shoes. Many Miu Miu bags bear a “Made in Turkey” label. Clothing such as shirts and dresses often comes from nearby countries like Romania.
Prada, which raised US$2.15 billion from its initial public offering last Friday, fell 2.9% in “gray-market” trading Thursday amid general market weakness.
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