Louis Vuitton Monogram Idylle

Louis Vuitton presents an urban, casual chic collection of city bags, luggage and small leather goods in new Monogram Idylle canvas. A study in understated elegance, this vintage-inspired canvas is a remarkably souple, lightweight and hard-wearing blend of cotton and synthetic fibres.

Available in three shades: Sepia, Encre and Fusain.

Prices from $210

The Louis Vuitton Monogram Idylle line of handbags and small leather goods are available in stores and online via louisvuitton.com

Photos by Patrick Demarchelier

Gucci For Unicef – Special Edition Gucci Sukey Bag

After last year’s successful  Gucci Snowman to Aid Unicef charity bag campaign, the famed Italian fashion house partnered with UNICEF again, this time offering an all-too-lust-worthy “Sukey” grey shoulder-bag. Looking chic never felt so good, as Gucci sends 25% of the bag’s sale price straight to UNICEF’s “School’s for Africa” program.

The story of the best selling Sukey bag already has its roots in Gucci’s activities in support of UNICEF.  On February 6, 2008, Gucci presented a major fundraising event in New York, co-chaired by Gucci’s Creative Director, Frida Giannini. Through ticket sales and a live auction, the event successfully raised US $2.7 million to benefit UNICEF’s “Schools for Africa” program. The winner of the auction lot “Gucci Experience, Milan” received the opportunity to name a Gucci bag and chose the name “Sukey”. It has subsequently gone on to be one of Gucci’s best selling handbags around the world.

Frida Giannini said, “It seemed fitting to dedicate a special edition Sukey bag to our ongoing efforts for UNICEF’s Schools for Africa program since it was christened at our UNICEF fundraising event in 2008.”

The “Gucci for UNICEF” Sukey will be available in Gucci stores in over 20 countries and at Gucci.com from April 15th, 2010 until February 28th, 2011 with a retail price of US$1,295.

For more information, please visit Gucci.com/unicef

You can get the Gucci Sukey bag online via Gucci.com

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Jennifer Lopez Wearing Paule Ka in Paris

Jennifer Lopez was in Paris today to promote the “Back-up plan”. She is posing here on the Hotel Crillon Terrasse glowing in a Paul Ka suit.

Paule Ka will be sold online starting september 2010. The Paris and the London store do charge send.

Paris Paule Ka Store
223 rue Saint-Honore
75001 Paris
Tel: 0142975706

London Paule Ka Store
13 A Grafton Street
London W1S 4ES
Tel: (44) 207 647 4455

Stockist in the US:

GREGORYS - Dallas TX – Tel: 972-490-1285
MITCHELLS -Westport CT – Tel: 203-227-5165
WILKES BASHFORD -  San Francisco CA – Tel: 415-986-4380
ESTIS - Brooklyn NY -  Tel: 718-645-2600

Sienna Miller Vivienne Westwood Suede pirate boots

Both Kate Moss and Sienna Miller were spotted in Vivienne Westwood pirate boots which they gave their own unique twist. The flat boots are perfect for the cooler months and so easy to wear with skinny jeans. See below to get some of this footwear for yourself!

Get the Vivienne Westwood Suede pirate boots via Net-a-Porter.com

Gucci Icon Temporary London Store Opening Party

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 – 37 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden

After making stops in New York and Miami, Frida Gianini launched her Gucci ‘Icon’ pop up shop in Covent Garden, London. The Gucci Icon London store is offering the limited edition Gucci x Ronson sneakers , created by award winning music producer and artist Mark Ronson. The store will exclusively carry the 17 limited edition Gucci Ronson sneaker styles – 15 for men and 2 for women.

Frida decided to push the unique”ness” enveloppe to the edge by offering customers the option to have their initials embossed onto leather tags and the sneakers’ laces, in-store.

For those who couldn’t make it to the London event but are still itching for a pair of Gucci kicks; fret not, Frida’s got you covered. Gianini added a technological twist to the event by offerring two of the newest Gucci Ronson sneakers for online order via Gucci iphone app.

The cocktail party for VIP guests featured music by The Misshapes Geordon Nicol & Leigh Lezark. The event saw a long list of fashionrati in attendance, including Simon and Yasmin Le Bon,John Taylor & Nick Rhodes, Dominic Cooper, Ben Hudson, Idris Elba, Bryan Ferry, Johnny Borrell, Jamie Campbell Bower, Bonnie Wright, Natalie Press, Julia Restoin, Poppy Delevigne, & Jefferson Hack.

Post-opening, Giannini kept the party going at Ronnie Scott’s Soho Club where she & close friend Jefferson Hack welcomed over 400 guests to the renowned jazz club.  Music was provided by DJs Seb Chew,Mathew Stone, Uffie and Pipa & Iwan with performances by Friendly Fires, Patrick Wolf & Chauffeur.

The Gucci Icon Temporary London store will be open for one month.

Next stop for the Gucci Icon Temporary Store is Tokyo in June 20, 2010.

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Pictures via Gucci

Donna’s a fan of baseball!

Donna Karan on the field during batting practice before the New York Yankees game on Friday, April 16.

The designer, who’s DKNY brand recently inked a long term sponsorship deal, was scene mingling with friend Alex Rodriguez, Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Joba Chamberlin on the field before the game. AJ Burnett was overheard talking to Donna about the players passion for tattoos and her interest in a Zen lifestyle.

Can we expect to see Donna’s influences at the stadium?

We think a juice bar in the DKNY Lounge would be a nice alternative for baseball fans!

Visit dkny.com to discover & shop the the DKNY Spring Summer 2010 Collection

Loomstate Earth Day Celebration

Wednesday April 14th, 2010 – Good Units – Hudson Hotel

Its no shock that Earth Day events often attract hipsters in droves, but when eco-friendly Loomstate Organic hosted its event at the Hudson Hotel last night, even the lowest common denominator was an UES-sider-cum-Bleeker-Boho. Purple lighting, dimmed hallways, and graffitied walls tagged with “Good Units” and “Loomstate” logos made the event feel all-the-more ‘underground’. After making a round or two at the open bar (well, five really), I headed to ‘the pit’. 40 drummers surrounded a giant hovering, luminescent pyramid, which beamed projections of horses running across plains and people frolicking in fields (it’s Earth Day, what’d you expect?). Led by drummer Hisham Akira Bharoocha, syncopated melodies gave way to tribal beats, transforming rythymically challenged folks into a dance crazed mob. The beats reverberated across one’s body as the phalanx of drummers pounded, in unson, beat after beat. Toward the end of the concert, Pamela Love was spotted dragging her girlfriend toward the music booth. “Just say Hi!” she said, as they approached the Swedish looking DJ. After a brief conversation and an exchange of hugs, they scurried out giggling, Pamela reassuring her girlfriend, “He looooves you! Told you!”.

Check out Loomstate’s Organics latest collection – at the very least it’ll assuage any guilt about your carbon footprint while still letting you look eco-chic just in time for Spring.

Story by CB in ny.

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First Look: Louis Vuitton Monogram Empreinte Collection

Thursday March 7th, 2010 – Louis Vuitton Headquarter – Paris

Louis Vuitton introduced the Louis Vuitton Monogram Empreinte Collection to the press in Paris yesterday. The new permanent line will be launched alongside the Fall 2010 collection. ‘Luxury with an edge’ defines this amazing new line of bags and accessories. The Louis Vuitton Monogram is reinvented, this time embossed on grained leather which has never been made before. It’s the successor to the Monogram Mat, Glace and Embossed lines. The rich grained leather is paired with a shiny gold hardware, featuring a string of leather. The line offers a hobo, very practical tote bags with additional shoulder straps, handbags, wallets and some very appealing clutches . The Louis Vuitton Empreinte line will be available in five colors: Blue, Taupe, Bordeaux, Navy Blue (false black) and Off-White.

Prices:

Tote GM 1700 euro, Tote PM 1350 euro, Artsy MM 1450 euro, Bowling 1100 euro, Clutch 800 euro, Portefeuille Long 500 euro, Portefeuille compact 430 euro.

Prices are subject to change.

Visit louisvuitton.com

Louis Vuitton Monogram Empreinte Handbags Collection Video

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Karl lagerfeld gives Coca Cola Light bottles a makeover

Following Kenzo, Castelbajac, and Rykiel, Coca-Cola’s latest fashion mashup has Karl Lagerfeld redesigning the famous beverage’s bottle. Karl was eager to work on the project since it’s well known that the ‘always dieting designer’ only drinks Coca Light in a crystal glass (Light, the french name for Diet coke). The new Karl Lagerfeld Coca-Cola bottle is a limited edition item (naturally) and will only be available in France starting on April 28, 2010. Bert’s, Lafayette Gourmet, La Grande Epicerie du Bon Marché. and also Colette will carry the new bottle starting as of April 24. A special kit will also be available, which features a unique bottle opener.
Coco Rocha, who shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon and whom scored this year’s Rimmel ad campaign, has cheekily been chosen by Karl Lagerfeld to present the most fashionable Coca Cola bottle ever. The ad features her in a Karl Lagerfeld Spring Summer 2010 look. look, posing alongside Baptiste Giabiconi, with a jovial smile and a lalique glass-full of Coca Light.

Get yours via Colette.fr

Rick Owens Fall Winter 2010 Collection

Thursday March 4, 2010 – Palais de Chaillot

Rick Owens is one of the few designer’s whose work is easily recognizable. His unique esthetic has been reinterpreted in many young designer’s collections but none ever come close to the original. For his Fall 2010 collection, Rick presented an army of tribal nuns, “an army in a disciplined way” said the designer backstage. The designer took organic elements and draped it around the woman’s body. We imagine pre-historic lands around these tribal nuns but can just as easily imagine them in a futuristic jungle.

Albeit intended for winter, arms were exposed and hands were covered by lambskin gloves with fur trims. A circular brown rigid belt looked like a piece of wood while a similar black belt resembled sculptured lava.  Bicolor tights were paired with the brand’s signature boots, which were declined in open toe leather or crocodile. A knit sweater was incorporated into a metallic asymmetrical jacket while skirts were given texture through layering. Tops were pleated while ‘stitched geometric armor’ was added to reinforce the tribal inspiration. Handsome leather jackets were so desirable that we could overhear the models asking to keep them. Luigi Murenu created a sculptural hairstyle, with hair being pulled back, making it seem like a constant wind was blowing it back. Aaron de Mey’s striking dark eye patches makeup made the models appear as if they were part of a fashionable tribe, one we would love to join.

Shop Rick Owens via Net-a-Porter.com

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Pictures & Video by J.T stylerumor.com
Angus Munro for AM Casting – Casting Director
Luigi Murenu – Hair Stylist
Aaron de Mey – Makeup Artist
Noah Shelley for AM Casting – Casting Director