Tastes of luxury in China are changing, Keeping Up LVMH

  According to an article in the Financial Times several experts believe it's LVMH PINK: LVMUY, PA: MC Q-1 slows growth numbers are because the company underestimated the speed at which the Chinese taste away logo-heavy designs to sobriety.

If the luxury retailer recently reported its Q-1 growth of 3%, fueled the small number of industry concerns that the slowdown in China can meet more difficult than expected, to luxury. But as the results of other luxury brands is entered, it became clear that LVMH achieved worse than others.

The article cites several reasons for the slow growth in China LVMH, which relate to the changing tastes of Chinese consumers.

The status of Louis Vuitton as "mega-brand" may be that it is bad move to another niche tastes labels.

According to the article: "The risk of mega-brands, analysts said HSBC is" ubiquity - the idea that the consumer can see the same products in the world to be "too often" perceive a brand begins. In our opinion, the main victims of this topic Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Burberry as customers in developed countries and even major Chinese cities are less likely Products "logo to buy.

Complication was the fact that LVMH has not to this trend very quickly to compensate introduced in contrast to rival PPR, the successful Bottega Veneta in the Chinese market Gucci PINK replied: slow growth GUCG.

An analyst at Exane BNP Paribas, PA: BNP, PINK: BNPQY, compares the movement of the multi-layer of Mercedes, who pursued introduced around his car mainstream e-class strategy high-end and low-end models.

The question is "informed consumers will prefer to buy high-end versions of the mega-brands such as LV in the future, or will they buy instead of niche brands" pure "premium such as Hermes," he asks.

Niche brands are strong, including increased Goyard, Bottega Veneta Celine PPR and LVMH.

Mr. Arnault told shareholders that Celine was not joking on the "radar" 5 years ago, but now that her daughter Delphine, often wore the brand, despite their alleged affiliation to Christian Dior LVMH, which is an administrator.

The problem is that LVMH's Celine previously held about Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, unlike PPR, which has grown rapidly for a number of years, as an alternative high-end brand Gucci groom.

LVMH responded by limiting the number of branches and the introduction of free logo designs.

In January, commissioned Louis Vuitton Fan Bingbing brand ambassador for a new set of leather "China-exclusive" No Logo handbags that radically logo of the unique style and fabric of the society are to promote and reduced the number of new openings to obtain exclusivity.

Under Article FT, the company is confident that the new strategy will pay off.

"At the risk of shocking the whole world, [a growth rate of sales of Louis Vuitton is not a problem," said Bernard Arnault, LVMH CEO at the general meeting of shareholders, stating that the slow growth was part of the "deliberate strategy" of the company exclusively to more.

Get'fast fashion "of South Korea, Singapore

  In Japanese "fast fashion" competitive market two new Asian brands have recently come to challenge their national and western rivals.

Charles & Keith based Mixxo South Korea and Singapore have called both stores here in recent months to life.

Big names in their country and beyond, but new in Japan, both are confident that they will win to differentiate themselves from their competitors, the heart of Japanese women.

The operating company Mixxo, eland, based in Seoul, opened its first store in Japan in March in Yokohama Sogo department store and the second in April, Sendai.

Eland, over 150 brands and 10,000 stores worldwide, in 2010 launched Mixxo managed.

Targeting mainly women in their 20s to 40s, said that if Mixxo his clothes are designed to Asian women in general in terms of color and size will fit, but also produced exclusively for Japanese customers.

To put out of the way, especially in the Japanese market Mixxo an advantage over competitors in fast fashion, including Gap says from the United States, Spain, Zara, H & M Sweden and Japan The brand Uniqlo.

Other retail clothing manufacturer of private label "play an important role in the creation of fashion brands in the world today, and the Japanese market is the center of this development," said Jang Seong Jong, director of sales Eland Japan Inc., Japan Mixxo operates.

"We studied the Japanese market in the last two or three years and decided that we are now ready to present our products and services in Japan," Jang said in an interview with The Japan Times earlier this month.

Jang said that we specially designed for Japanese customers with products and sizes is important because "people consider the colors and costumes first and then try. Yet the decision to buy items if they fall depends".

Eland has with Seven & I Holdings Co., convenience stores, department stores and shopping centers operating partnership.

The store Sogo Yokohama has 500 square meters of retail space, most of the soil and the atmosphere is much more stylish than the relaxed atmosphere Uniqlo and H & M.

Prices range 12900-5990 ¥ for jackets, up ¥ 2,990 ¥ 5,990 and ¥ 2.990 ¥ 6.990 for blouses for skirts and pants.

Eland Japan said that it plans 20-30 stores in 2015, and open letters to ¥ 20 billion euros in sales. The company is also planning another brand, imagine SPCA in July.

Headquartered in Singapore, has fast fashion brand Charles & Keith's first flagship store in the Japanese Harajuku district of Tokyo on 6 April opened.

The store is located near the center of the legendary fashion district, in front of the building La Foret Fashion Business H & M.

"I'm thrilled thrilled by the whole thing. Harajuku is one of the most famous shopping streets in the world," Fong Shee Beng, Executive Director of Charles & Keith, said shortly after the inauguration.

Fong said the strength of the Charles & Keith is a "good mix" of luxury and affordability.

The 230-square-foot store evokes the atmosphere of a luxury business, while objects, especially shoes and bags are valued at about ¥ 3,000 to ¥ 8,000.

To differentiate its brand Charles & Keith fast fashion rivals focused on shoes and accessories such as handbags and purses.

"When you talk about Uniqlo, H & M and Zara, they are mainly clothing .... For us, we have shoes and accessories. This is a little different," Fong said.

He added that the Japanese market for new entrants to be large enough successful, and there are not many players with a focus on specialty Charles & Keith, said: "We are very confident."

Charles & Keith, who has more than 300 stores worldwide, already has two other stores in Japan opened in a Yokohama and Osaka. It is planned to open 40 over the next three years.

June Kagaya, the Japanese branch of Charles & Keith leads, said the brand saw steady sales since its debut here.

"We believe that not too many people know our brand, our plan was to increase sales, we gradually improve brand awareness," he said.

The company has had a good start, especially in the flagship store in Harajuku, where turnover is about 1.5 times higher than expected, although it may be only one opening, said Kagaya bladder.

In Singapore, Charles & Keith stores located in malls, but the company decided to open the Harajuku store independently to increase brand awareness, Kagaya said.

The opening of other stores like this to be an option if it is proved can to win the first customer as Harajuku, but the company is introducing new stores primarily in shopping centers and buildings store mode, he said.

Although both newcomers believe they can gain a foothold in the Japanese market, some industry observers say it is a big challenge for them to grow to the size of the giants of fashion as Uniqlo Japan, which is already seeing fierce competition from fast Fashion designers and other clothing manufacturers.

However, because the market of Japanese fashion is so diverse, it is possible to carve out a new niche player, an analyst who wished to remain anonymous said.

start of the French fashion raises $ 1.5 million for the ineffable French touch "global spread

  Paris is one of the four fashion capitals of the world, and today, a start-up based in Paris, has received investment to expand the fashion market to accelerate online known.

Carnet de Mode is described as a "temple of Parisian fashion." The company combines up-and-coming fashion designers in Paris "unpronounceable French touch." With stylish consumers around the world in search of the

The company consists of two parts. First, the e-shop offers a curated collection of ready-to-wear and accessories, consumers can search and buy. The "pre-collection 'section of the website is a crowdfunding platform where emerging designers can raise funds for their next collection. Most of the selection is" avant-garde "and avant-garde, and will remain devoted in the development appeal and find unique clothing people.

Since its introduction, Carnet de Mode has sales and customers in more than 50% increased every month, according to a statement, and published over 30 new designers each month. The market currently offers 200 designers and 6,000 fashion items.

Elaia Partners led the first round of $ 1.5 million in angel investors. Elaia Partners is a company based in Paris, concentrates its investments in early-stage startups in the "digital economy". It will expand the market for designer Carnet de Mode, to support the launch of its multi-brand store segment, the growth of the team and invest in marketing and international business development.

Mario Testino creates MATE fashion collection for Net-a-Porter

  A Mario Testino MATE T-shirt, clutch and necklace.

 Peruvian fashion photographer Mario Testino has partnered with online luxury retailer Net-a-Porter for a new capsule collection.

Net-a-Porter, designed with Testino on an exclusive new 'Mario Testino MATE "capsule collection, worked to benefit the non-profit cultural institution in the capital of Peru, Lima based photographer.

The inspiration came opened "Alta Moda" Testino exhibition, the Peruvian mountain in costumes and clothing in the region Cusco traditional festivals, shows dressed shot over a period of five years recently.

The collection includes silk and cotton blend kaftan, scarves, bags and clutch, topped with pulled prints of his photographs abstract representation, while jeweler Vicki Beamon Erickson Beamon provided a touch of modernity, the traditional Peruvian handicrafts for accessories.

"We are big fans of photography Mario and we are excited to bring our customers the opportunity to make his art," said Holli Rogers, fashion director of Net-a-Porter. "The colors and details in the Peruvian costumes are incredible, which paved the way for an entertaining range of clothing, bags and jewelry," she added.

Available from June to buy online, the collection will be 20% of profits donated to mate.

Fashion Tips Kim Kardashian needs

  Kim Kardashian is creatively inspired friend Kanye West style.

The mother-to-be widely experimenting with his wardrobe of pregnancy, but not yet found a formula that they feel confident in.

The 32-year-old is expecting her first child with her boyfriend Kanye West and tried fitted kitchen flowing robes and dresses to flatter her stomach more.

Bit unfair, Kim came under public scrutiny for their maternity fashion choices.

"I'm open to new things, so if anyone has one I need. I need them," the brunette beauty joked with British magazine Now. "I make connections and try things at home all the time and there are so many things that do not work. I think you're really curvy and opt for baggier look, it does not work., It helps if you have things that closely, you show your new curves are to wear. "

Kim also gets style inspiration from the father of her unborn child, Kanye.

The reality TV star is traveling around the world with the rapper-and-fashion-designer made clothes they see from a different perspective.

Kanye, who launched his fashion line Dw by Kanye West launched in 2011, is for the grant of its input when it comes to their fashion choices known Kim.

"I like his style and I love her advice. I'm thrilled when we shop together and also when I travel with it and see what happens in the fashion went to other parts of the world. I of colors and shapes that we integrate into our own [clothes Kardashian] collection'm thrilled, "she said.

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Fashion Face-Off: Liberty Ross vs. Zoe Saldana in Balmain

  It's basically the ultimate face-off: Two identical in two different color combinations of two actresses worn as stunning looks.

We must give credit to Zoe Saldana in Balmain separates this bold first. His choice of pink on pink is also much bolder than black and blue combo Ross freedom.

But here is where we are torn: We think that dark colors possession of the freedom to make it look more sophisticated. In comparison, all flirty fuschia Zoe more like a sexy Bollywood costume and less like a first glance looks reasonable.

We need to solve the riddle of color. What is your opinion?

Tudor Fashion: Pretty but did not think best about the smell

  A new exhibition at the Queen's Gallery in London is in fine style called: The Art of the Tudor and Stuart fashion. Tudors and Stuarts, but also Italians, Spaniards and Germans - He has portraits in the 16th and 17 Century painted.

When Brian Sewell writes for the London Evening Standard, while the garment is mind-bogglingly above and flowers - thick, rich fabrics, skirted dresses, lace collar, intricate embroidery - it is important to remember that hygiene was different, and this people probably felt really, really bad:

It was certainly not as good as clothes, make the man (or woman or child), at least have told us clearly and his status in court circles and the Tudors earlier Stuarts were not only ruinously expensive, but to put the time and to remove, hard, heavy, hot, never comfortable, never really clean and probably never of the accumulated body odors and perfumes to disguise them free. Model with decorative stitching, heavy embroidery, jewelry and trinkets, was tracksuits upon layer upon layer corsets, travel, blouses and other garments, some exaggeration natural shape of the body, other camouflage. For decades, women have found it virtually impossible to sit, and men and boys have a great panties to enhance the buttocks - in the early 17th Century with "many bumbastings padded and upholstered ... seem full thighed we are" - made Men's ridiculous, and God knows how, without slip (they returned the shirt tail between their legs) they kept the inevitable growth of fungi in the step under such circumstances tirelessly wet. It is not surprising that, when Charles II was restored in 1660, the court was less formal and it was possible to take off without deliberate be seen in the comfort.

Gross. Think they are going to tackle the step in the new red CW show on Mary, Queen of Scots?

Find an artistic home for fashion

  Almost everything is clear in the room. From the ceiling hanging two layers of transparent plastic.

Against the glass walls are empty glass windows. Historical jackets on the opposite side of the room, four

flat-screen TVs to static electricity.

The room is decorated with decorations made of synthetic packaging materials and flowers. Transparent glass,

plastic, and an abundance of colorful petals - these are the most important elements of the room. Thus the

two jackets.

Each jacket is covered with a zipper, and each bag is filled with flowers - an appropriate load for the

spring. In summer, these bags can be better yet to expose bare skin and a bathing suit under. In the fall,

perhaps a mixture of leaves and plants make a mobile crown. And in winter, it could also be down, newspapers

or other materials that can trap the heat.

With 44 pockets, there is space for a variety of products to keep you filled with air after an earthquake or

alive, it could keep you afloat at sea, the possibilities are endless.

The purpose of the dress depends on the person who wears it and where it is worn: it is utilitarian, it is

aesthetically pleasing, it is personal, it may be meaningless or meaning. And because it is philosophical.

At least, that is the principle of "fashion philosophy", a three-part series of installations in the salon

at the Museum of the 21st Century Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.

The first part of the series, "Final Home," highlights the transparent jackets, which were developed in 1994

by Kosuke Tsumura to their final home fashion line, whose philosophy is "start Urbanwear survival."

"With a range of products such as Final Home (designer Tsumura) the way in which we interviewed wearing

clothes," says gallery owner Megumi Hirabayashi. From our perspective as an art museum, fashion more than

just a cyclical seasonal product is consumed. There are values. Behind the works of each brand, and we want

to present their ideas to the public "

The design gallery of the museum, which has two fashion designers in the next year, the museum offers a

channel to discuss topics explored not only in the institutional art, but from the private and industrial

products as well.

"This gallery is free for anyone to visit. It is in a very open place. When we conceived the idea of ​​a" we

to make design gallery ", a space to want to appreciate the quality of ideas and items that we often take

for granted. Not only the art, but the fashion. Though fashion has a very fast cycle of consumption, the

people who design these are not only interested in the manufacture of products intended for human

consumption. "

In Hirabayashi, the process is something as important as the work itself.

"We wanted to bring people the joy of creating goods and crafts," she says, when it organized a series of

craft it in 2011. It is this "joy of creating," she said, which plays an important role in his philosophy of

art and their approach to curation.

"People leave their entourage has to decide Value This is often a problem with contemporary art -.. Humans,

why a particular song is considered good are confused," she said, explaining a problem often associated with

contemporary art.

"It may be a long time, there was more freedom in the appreciation of works of art, but now, we tend to let

the appreciation of art for others and accept whatever their critical evaluation of this work. Then the mass

media takes a story and reinforced this view. And the art museum or gallery, when a new exhibition curated

maybe this consensus takes into account, "she says. "- Even if it would be better if they made work for

their own pleasure - Meanwhile, the people that create things. Increasingly are concerned about how their

work will be evaluated by others"

Hirabayashi made a conscious effort to present the arts in this context removed. "There is no wear and buy

products that are celebrated by the critics," she said. "These are people wearing free things that are to

designers, the less worried about criticism and more focused on the presentation of new ideas and concepts

reception."

The next installation of the series of work 12 July - 24 November will feature label Anrealage first stir

for his clothing line that were adjustable in size and shape designer Kunihiko Morinaga. His recent

experience spring collection with fabrics that seem to change color under different lighting conditions. The

current exhibition from December, featuring intricate patterns and bright Pop Art MintDesigns fashion design

group. The three fashion brands are in Tokyo.

Meet new fashion blogger Guardian

  We are on a mission to find the best fashion bloggers in the country - and now they are writing for us.

Meet our new team, writing on everything from style to older men fashion, more fashion size and irreverent

look at beauty products

At the end of 2012, we are a call to all those who wish to join the network of bloggers fashion Guardian. As

is often the case with these things, we were not clear what exactly we wanted, but we knew it would be

obvious if we found the right people.

Six months and hundreds of applications later, the Guardian fashion team is ready to reveal the man at the

center of the new platform blogs. Before presenting them a little reminder of what to expect. As the network

of bloggers Guardian science, we provide a platform for people with existing blogs inspire, entertain and

inspire us. You might already know some of these blogs is our hope that you will get to the people who know

them behind a little better in the coming months.

Before the network officially launched in June to life, we asked each of the bloggers write a little about

what they do by you. Introduction in the In the next two weeks you will hear from the Facegoop behind

stupidest blog beauty of the world, Grey Fox, the blog of style for older men, and have you done this?, Blog

craft that shows you how to make your own clothes . Kittel & Frou Frou offers tips and advice on the way to

a fuller figure, then Costume & Culture raises an academic look at why we wear what we wear. Street View

photography Russ McClintock collect stylish people you see around you every day, while the numbers mode

provides an indicative allocation of designer collections to try to understand what makes the look. And

finally brings the sharp run up the prospect of obsessive style of the best men's fashion.

We hope that you appreciate their contribution to the network of fashion bloggers. Keep your eyes peeled for

the official launch next month. In the meantime, here is the first message of beauty bloggers Facegoop.

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd: Michael Kors Holdings Limited Announces Date of report for the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2013 results

   Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE: KORS) today announced that its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013

results for the year on Wednesday, 29 Report in May 2013, before the market opens plans. The company also

plans to host a conference call to discuss its financial results the same day at 08.00 clock et al.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company

website, www.michaelkors.com available.

In addition, a recording of the call shortly after the completion of the call and will remain available

until the 5th Be available in June 2013. In order to access the telephone replay, listeners should choose

(877) 870-5176 or (858) 384-5517 for international calls. The access code for the replay is 5780735th A

replay of the webcast will also be two hours after the conclusion of the conference call will remain on the

website for 90 days.

About Michael Kors Holdings

Michael Kors is ready to wear a world-renowned, award-winning luxury accessories and designer. His namesake

company, established in 1981, currently produces a range of products through his Michael Kors, KORS Michael

Kors and MICHAEL Michael Kors labels, including accessories, shoes, watches, jewelry, men's and women's

ready to wear, and full line of fragrance products . Michael Kors stores are operated, either directly or

through licensing partners, in some of the most prestigious cities in the world, including New York, Beverly

Hills, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, Munich, Istanbul, Dubai, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

From sports to in days really bright fashion retail

  Pinoy pride is at an all time high. There really are so many exciting and joyful events in our country. Our economy is booming and our tourism campaigns bear fruit. Each of us Pinoys are eager to get on better days.

Even in sports, we seem to be flying the flag proudly. I recently attended a rugby match between the volcanoes of the Philippines and a squad of Hong Kong. My husband Dennis and I had no idea how the game was made, and the crowd did not seem to know either. Whatever. Cheers all the Rizal Memorial Stadium was a pride for our kababayan in the field.

Volcanoes have fought hard until the end, but the Hong Kong team was bigger and enforced. I think in sports like this, is the size. The important thing to remember is that, win or lose, the Philippines now have a title for the World Cup rugby team.

The National Rugby Union Team Philippines, nicknamed the "Volcanoes" our official representative of the International Rugby Union. With numerous gold medals to her name, outperforming the leading countries in international tournaments volcanoes have Philippines are sports stars.

Today volcanoes are the most successful team in the Asian Five Nations competitions, Japan. In the past five years, the team lost only one game, losing to South Korea in the Division One in 2011. Last year, volcanoes broke into the top 5 with an undefeated and surpassed Chinese Taipei, Singapore and Sri Lanka in the series of round-robin.

Fila sponsorship

But there is a column of lifestyle and sports do not, then let me tell you how attracted sponsorship volcanoes that helped the team endless. Fila, the international sports apparel company, is the official sponsor of the volcanoes in the Philippines for the 2013 Rugby World Cup.

Fila is a renowned name in the sport since the days of tennis legends Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker. Today, Fila is a global mega-brand sport with dedicated lines for running, basketball, racquet sports and golf.


Fila Philippines opened in 1983 and today has more than 300 stores across the country in the team of the Central Butch and Cris Albert. Exciting new innovations added to the online sports, such as through Everest from Fila Fila Tiva, outside of Fila Fila Freestyle.

With the sponsorship of volcanoes in their offer world championship in Moscow next month Fila Philippines, Fila team burns with joy and pride as they take volcanoes on the international stage.

An official farewell dinner is. Onto the Prince Albert Rotisserie at the Intercontinental Hotel next month We have our Philippine volcanoes in our small way by supporting positive vibes and happy cheering for the crew.

Also in sport many Filipino triathletes are making waves on the international triathlon scene. My coach Ani de Leon-Brown, the first Filipino woman for the prestigious Ironman Kona qualify, once the gold medal for the Philippines in recent Taiwan won Ironman challenge.

Animal trainer is also brand ambassador of Rudy Project. To their cold storage in the Serendra Fort, Ani and I have a billboard in store Rudy Project sunglasses and helmets cycling clothing.

Affordable-luxury watch brand Savoy opens first Asia boutique in Manila

  When fashion tends to be a lack of creativity and individuality today, the same thing could be said with the cookie-cutter appearance watches.

For out of the doldrums design industry, came Pascal Savoie, President and CEO of Savoy collections, with a single case and bracelet with interchangeable inserts.

"As a retailer to make watches in their windows, you can not tell who belongs to which brand watch," said Savoie (pronounced "savWah"). "We have made a mark in the shape of the clock is unique The square barrel with a round face."

The clock is also from the makers of silicon with metal inserts in black or gold, to create a different look. These accessories allow the user to customize the clock to his taste.

"This is completely new to the industry," said Savoy, who came to Manila start the first Boutique Savoy from Asia to the New World Hotel. It is distributed through time-limited negotiations led by banker Arthur "Chito" Bautista.

Figurehead

A figurehead of the watch industry worked Savoie, 45, has for the Richmond Group, the luxury brands such as Cartier, Piaget, Baume & Mercier, Montblanc. He then traveled to Florida to raise the profile of some of the luxury watches and became president of Hublot in America.

In 2004 he created his own brand of watches with his wife Lola as Vice President and Creative Director. The Savoy collection is based is supported by the international luxury group in Switzerland, one of the leading companies in the fashion world.

With prices ranging from $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 (P50 ,000-P100, 000, tax included) Savoy is positioned as an affordable luxury.

Prompts observed two types of buyers who made $ 10,000 buy watches, but are of overspending and younger consumers who want to give the bank the luxury market, without getting tired.

"People who want to buy high-end watches do not wear often., You want to be safe on the roads carefully. When traveling, the clock is stored in the safe of the hotel. At the end of the day, you do not want to carry the clock . We want to see a quality that you can use. $ 1000 for it is neither cheap nor expensive. "

Savoie said many luxury brands because of their high transparency and expensive image.

"The complexity of the case, the movement influence (the mechanism that determines the time), and what you put in the price of the clock When you say, to see Leonardo DiCaprio." I love my Tag Heuer "or James Bond (Daniel Craig) promoting the new Omega, it costs a fortune to pay for these people. Consumers pay for marketing."

Although Savoie uses the same high-end manufacturers that produce watches for other luxury brands, it is advisable, with its advertising.

"That's why I created Savoie., It need not be expensive., You can make a beautiful clock, the various at an affordable price."

Simple elegance

While Savoy is not a fashion clock that follows the trends, it is attractive because of its elegance. The types of watches follow the current trend for big watches 40 to 45 mm in width compared to the standard 35 mm for men.

Although women's watches are 35 mm, they are still great for delicate wrists, but rather as a chic bracelet. The most popular types are metal gun as an option for black. The men also prefer carbon deposits.

On the other hand, women can change their bets depending on the season, such as white for summer and black for fall-winter. Hot pink and turquoise watches sell well a comeback.

Savoie said quality watches are recognized "Swiss Made" at the bottom of the dial. A "Swiss Made" watches have certain criteria. First, it must have Swiss watch. This means that the parts are of Swiss origin and must be at least 50 percent of the total value of motion, and that the mechanism was assembled in Switzerland in a Swiss factory.

In addition, the clock in Switzerland and the Swiss manufacturer (Savoie was born Geneva) must be included.

"If you follow these three legal criteria, then you can put" Swiss Made "," this is something you have to be careful. Many brands in Swiss movement and Swiss design, but it is not "Swiss Made". If they say "Swiss Movement," the movement from Switzerland, but the parts or assemblies may come from China. They lure the customers to think that it's a good show, because it has a Swiss watch. It may be better than others because of the Swiss movement, but it is not a "Swiss Made" clock. For us it is important that we have as a Swiss watch. I am Swiss. It is a Swiss company. Everything is manufactured and assembled in Switzerland. "

Great on the wrist

When asked how to differentiate the clock as well-made accessories, Savoy said. "Even though I do not see it, it feels good on the wrist silicone we use is extremely soft metal, a weight is important to some.. Ladies watches are lightweight because they are made of folded steel., it is empty inside. A good quality clock is made of solid steel. If watch is very light, then something is wrong. "

The Board added that the details are important. "We sell more chronographs (watches with chronograph functions), the counters and pushers.'s Watch industry, we call complication. Here you will learn more than time. In real life, you use a timer? But it looks good on watches . Both men and complex mechanical things. they are being attracted by the chronograph's why. "

Savoie said that men change their watches often today than 10 years ago. Despite mobile phones are now used as watches, are an expression of personal style, especially for men, Savoie said.

Buck is back! Hermes Press & Howard Chaykin restart "Buck Rogers" comic

  After three years of absence from the media comics, returns the original space hero Buck Rogers later this year, thanks to Hermes Press, and the legendary Howard Chaykin comic talent. Seen and published by Dynamite Entertainment recently, in 2010, took the series Buck Rogers thirteen questions that begin with a number # 0 12 by the number But in August this year, Hermes Press brings us a brand new series of four issues, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Buck Rogers gives to his roots and promises to be a thrill.

Here is the press release, courtesy of Hermes Press:
Buck Rogers back!

The revival of the first, the best, and returns the original sci-fi hero in August with four all-new storybook line Howard Chaykin.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Problem No. 1, art and writing by Howard Chaykin, colors, through Jesus Aburto, 4-part series. Question 1 in August, two blankets available to the general release and a special version, 32 pages, $ 3.99, color, 6,625 x 10.25 cm.

Before Star Trek and Star Wars, Buck Rogers has fascinated audiences around the world and made science fiction a national obsession. Now, more than 80 years after the founding of the newspaper strip, has become a household word, Howard Chaykin returned to the character and his universe back to the roots: Buck Rogers, a former World War I ace accidentally suspended in time and only to a new country raise an additional 500 years in the future, fragmented by war and ruled by a powerful force of China. Now Buck with Colonel Wilma Deering, start a new battle for the United States to free!

Long awaited revival of the archetypal character of Chaykin science fiction books will be released in August with Issue # first See previews of June for more information call. "

Prepare for take off in August this year, when Buck Rogers in the 25th Century country in comic shops everywhere! Here's a first look at the cover for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century by Howard Chaykin.

Is good Ginori for Gucci?

  Word that Gucci is the Italian Ginori buy tableware manufacturer, is good news for Ginori. The renowned Tuscan craft was about bankruptcy this year.

Is Gucci - a division of the PPR French - Ginori give a better taste? Ginori already tastes in abundance. What Ginori need - like most other brands, which were the pillars of the company bride transplantation - is relevance.

The numbers speak for themselves. The decline of the people who get married in the United States. Dish is a traditional wedding gift items. But the category has seen its broken in recent years for a variety of compelling reasons stature:

    Unions married life, good or bad, are becoming increasingly rare.
    Tableware settings are not only marriage and traditional families. They are part of a tradition become archaic formal entertaining home.
    The investment in the trappings of luxury, such as large amounts of food and glasses not nomadic mobile lifestyle of today.
    People constantly churn and redo the identities they project in their communities of origin. The idea of ​​a single permanent lifestyle "look" that limits decades resists on the inappropriate for many.

This does not mean that people lost their taste for quality. In fact, their sense of aesthetics to be better than ever. However playful contemporary taste will unify with the utility.

People have developed a sense of drama in the way they play. Maybe it comes from our continuous digestion movies. Many of us go to great lengths to just the right touch for the perfect opportunity. On this occasion, it is less likely to be the same Thanksgiving dinner every year. Instead, it may be fine wine tasting to celebrate the triumph of a new job. . . or informal exquisite Sunday brunch to mark azaleas and cherry blossoms that arrive in full bloom. I call these opportunities "moments of the good life" and each of us have. Everyone expects and deserves a piece of the good life.

Visit many target today, and you will see a Starbucks. According to the Star: "Most of up to 135 Target stores in Canada plans to open in spring 2013, a Starbucks will be made license." A piece CBS MoneyWatch note that Costco "is the largest wine retailer in the country." Consider Starbucks and Costco Sales / wine as indicators of a certain pragmatism that find their way into our understanding of luxury. Each luxury brand committed to celebrating the traffic jams are terminally ill short of oxygen.

Gucci has achieved great success not only because of its quality. Gucci quality forged a symbolic link with the best mobility. It is the mark of the signing of the nomadic culture of today's best. With his mastery of life, Gucci can be just the right brand, not only for Ginori. . . but to rethink modern dishes yourself.

Tailer Boohoo.com Mahmoud Kamani chief defends lower price fashion for Australian buyers

  AUSSIE shoppers live, are torn apart by the retailers, says the head of a major e-tailer.

Mahmoud Kamani, Director General of the British e-tailer Boohoo.com believes that local buyers have paid too much for too long.

The online shopping website celebrates its first birthday in Australia.

Kamani said that local consumers have the offer that 8,000 products available online, with added 100 new items including embraced every day.

The site receives more than 1,000 transactions as day.

"If it so another year goes from now, we will take $ 100ma year in Australia,'' said Kamani.

He attributes his success to a wide selection and low prices, with peaks at $ 6th

"We have in Australia, because we had a huge demand in the market and price levels covered here were just ridiculous,'' he said.

"The prices were so high, retailers have to sell up to 200 percent more than we do.

And he does not care whether the British brands. Tension with the existing Australian retailers

"It must be that they were too good for too long. You do not like competition, they create a great disturbance about online, but what they mean, boo hoo is going away,'' he said.

"Australia has a huge appetite for fashion.

"Your retailer benefited.''

Boohoo.com is the second-largest online-only e-tailers in the UK after ASOS, and he said that the company will grow by 150 percent year on year in the world.

"We started in 2006, our background is a trading company and we provided ASOS, Zara, H & M and everyone on the street,'' said Kamani.

"We closed the company to do. We thought it's time to break the world. We knew what we had to offer and felt it was time to go live.''

Chanel Cruise feathers flying Singapore

  Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld pulled out of Singapore torrid with his entourage of models and muses celebrities presenting Cruise Collection fashion house - the first time, Chanel showed Singapore.

The index sunset found in an abandoned building in black and white, the houses on the island refer to cast, but also reflects the typical colors of the French fashion house.

The people at the top are played in the movie Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky actresses Dakota Fanning and Rinko Kikuchi and Chanel ambassador Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Zhou Xun and Anna Mouglalis, Coco Chanel.

Carine Roitfeld and fashion heavyweights Andre Leon Talley also attended the parade, to be held on Loewen cluster on Dempsey Hill.

The reason for the view in Singapore, Chanel said is that it is "the ultimate cruise destination, it's summer all year round." Collections Cruises - which began as an inter-seasonal injections for the journey to escape the winter - with the pre-fall collections are almost as important as more commercial than in spring-summer and autumn-winter collections more traditional recently for fashion houses.
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The 80-look Chanel Cruise collection had a distinct holiday atmosphere, even including a cricket moment models with oversized cricket jumper, shirts and ties, bats and shin guards with guns. SEO in 1913 opened the year Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel her shop in Deauville, on the northwest coast of France, the selected wide leg trousers and double-breasted jackets and long cardigans online collection of bags for men and women. Short knit dresses worn with sneakers lace-up has a facelift.

Many of the signatures of the house were also included in the collection, including lashings of pearls and tweed, although in summer incarnations light.

The color palette is simple: black, white, cream and indigo, with details that include beaded tulle and feathers.

Many pieces looked deceptively simple: T-Shirts were created from leather and lace, while many hi-tech manufacturing were presented, including painted straw and lace latex bound.

After the show, Lagerfeld told Style.com: "I have a daughter who works with me, the genius behind Chanel all materials - I can tell you, it tortures manufacturer you is a tough one.".

The eve of the presentation of the parade, a short film of 18 minutes, there was a time, was presented in the courtyard of Raffles Hotel Singapore. The film, starring Keira Knightley was "invented" and. Directed by polymath Lagerfeld, Chanel artistic director since 1983, and now in the late 70s The designer has reinvented the first business day of Chanel in Deauville, with proposals largely fictitious as many of his ideas, such as the use of Jersey, was born.

Italian luxury knitwear Missoni search dead at 92

  Italian knitwear impresario Ottavio "Tai" Missoni, an innovator whose unique zigzag colorful dresses have become a global fashion empire, died on Thursday at his home at 92, his family said.
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Missoni co-founder of fashion brand have in 1953 with his wife Rosita Jelmini and her designs have graced the rich and famous by Jackie Kennedy, the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton.

He had been admitted to hospital with heart problems and died peacefully last week of his family at his villa in Sumirago in northern Italy, where he was surrounded, and the company has been established for decades.

"The rainbow that jumped from his creations gave the impression of a happy man who has managed to make its way to be accessible to a global audience," said Mayor Giuliano Pisapia Milan.

"The jumpers and dresses he created gave him eternity," he said, adding that Missoni was "done great brand made in Italy."

The family said there will be a Sunday lie in state in the court of his textile factory in Sumirago and burial will be held on Monday.

Missoni was in the former Yugoslavia in today's Dubrovnik 11 Born February 1921, and after moving to Italy, he began a career in athletics - a sport he continued to old age.

And he was a national champion before the Second World War took part in the Olympic Games in London 1948.

During the war he fought in the Battle of El Alamein, and was held as a prisoner of war.

Olympic Games, he met his future wife, whose family owned a textile company in northern Italy.

The Missoni brand has quickly gained a reputation for testing new boundaries in 1960 and was expelled from the Pitti in Florence during his fashion shows models wearing no bra on the podium.

Missoni was a jovial selfless man, a reporter said that the geometric patterns on their clothes "were so, because we can machines do the straight lines."

He also wrote the reasons for the places in the books he used to conceive.

But the company has maintained a reputation for innovation in recent years and was the first to delve into the mass market through a successful partnership with the goal of the U.S. mega-store chain.

He has also completed other large chain Italian fashion in the development of branded hotels in cities such as Edinburgh and Kuwait.

The company, which exports about 80 percent of production, achieved sales of 150 million euros (197 million dollars) in 2011.
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Missoni has continued to work with the company until his death, although he handed over the responsibility for the administration, both his son and daughter.

He suffered the tragedy earlier this year when a plane with his eldest son, Victor, and five others during a flight from the resort to the Venezuelan islands of Los Roques are gone.

The 58-year-old man is now feared dead and those who are the best of Italian media that his father did not know even then, and refused, were summoned to speak with the family.

Small black jacket Coco Chanel tells the story of a visionary

  Now celebrating 100 years as a luxury brand Chanel is showing no signs of fatigue mode. The president of the fashion brand, Bruno Pavlovsky, talks about the fabric of the house and heir Karl Lagerfeld to leave behind.

You are here for little black Chanel jacket (LBJ) exhibition in Dubai. Have a favorite photo?

There are some that are very nice because they are so natural. I especially like Micheline Chaban-Delmas [the widow of former French Prime Minister Jacques Chaban-Delmas]. His strong personality shines through.

I was there the day of the shooting, and it took all of 30 seconds. There was no preparation and did not want the hair or make-up time - nothing. She turned around and was photographed in only three seconds. You do not need 20,000 visitors, if you catch the right.

Karl Lagerfeld photographed the new pictures of celebrities wearing the LBJ for this show. Additional shoots are planned? Are we more volumes of the book?

I do not know, but these pictures are really friends of the brand, the people who are important to us. ":. We have many requests from people had to say Oh, forget us please shoot us," but it's not really about that. This exhibition has been running for over a year, and each time it is introduced. Cities and buildings selected in the launch party, we pay special attention to all these details.

In this case, why Dubai and the "black box" imposing building next to the Burj Khalifa tower?

There is a very strong and important link between Dubai and Chanel. This is a relatively new market for us, but we have grown our network of shops here a lot. This is the first time that we have organized something that profile in the Middle East and because we wanted a lot of loyal local customers and here we have something special. The location is Dubai, Burj Khalifa shows the importance of the UAE today - for everyone.

The Chanel products surpass the United Arab Emirates?

Ready-to-wear - the DNA of our brand as a fashion house. We had a very good response from local customers in our collections, "the clothing of the past" Chanel and invent the future.

How would the DNA of Chanel?

It is as much about the legend of Mademoiselle Chanel. She was a visionary and his family with artists and writers know, she was able to draw a lot of inspiration. It was a very modern and unique concept in his time, and this is something to preserve what we try.

Take our collaboration with Zaha Hadid, who created a mobile art pavilion for Chanel in 2008. We will continue to feed the various creative fields.

Karl Lagerfeld is the perfect masterpiece to convey this message through collections for the season season. It continues that Mademoiselle Chanel was.

Karl talking about. What happens when he decides to retire?

Well, I can tell you that just before our interview this morning, and although he two hours earlier in Paris, we had a conversation on the phone, and it is in great shape. I'm not even sure that one day he retired. He did a great job and is so excited about Chanel.

Every day he is to strengthen the codes of the brand and what Mademoiselle Chanel has created - as a result of bearing the label field gets stronger and stronger. If something happens, it happens. But today he is very active and we work well together. He did a great job. We are soon to Singapore are in the direction of our cruise collection and we have lined up for next year's non-stop projects.

Despina Siolas Discount Hermes Expo Honor

  Dr. Despina Siolas, MD / PhD Bayside and Mattituck, New York was in the 2013 Hermes Expo Dinner 13 April honored. Stella Kokolis, President of the Federation of Hellenic American Educators and Vasiliki Filiotis, president of the Prometheus Greek Teachers Association awarded him the Aien AristeveinAward. "Ait Excel" is a term derived from the sixth book of Homer's Iliad (en.wikipedia.org / wiki / Ever_to_Excel), in which he offers in a speech Glaucus, Diomedes is used.

It is the honor: "This, the" price Aien Aristevein "Dr. Despina Siolas was to be for your achievements in your life and your ability to be a role model for others and to ensure that the Hellenic cultural heritage and language are awarded cornerstone of your professional success. Greco-American teacher of Greek schools you attended, and everyone in the Greek American community before you stand today with pride and honor. "

Siolas expressed his sincere gratitude by saying, "Thank you for this unique honor I am the fourth generation Greek American Tripoli, Arcadia, Chios, Limnos, and Asia Minor.I pledge to defend the ambitious goals of Hellenism I'm loyal.. to the principles it holds. I will be faithful to my community and country, and I will maintain and promote high standards of character, service and leadership. "

She is currently on an exchange medical oncology at New York University Langone Medical Center. Siolas completed a research track / resident in internal medicine at the same center. His mentor was Dr. Rany Condos, Associate Professor, New York University Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Siolas received the prestigious E-TRADE FINANCIAL grant from the Hellenic Medical Society of New York, in 2010 for her performance in medical school at Stony Brook University.

In addition to his medical degree, she is a recipient of a Ph.D. in genetics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook University for studies they conducted in the laboratory of Dr. Greg Hannon, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The title of his dissertation is RNA screens barcode, a tool for the study of gene function. This research has shown that small RNA hairpins could be used hair to cancer studies will help.
Siolas received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from St. John University summa cum laude in 2001. She was the first student in the history of St. John's University in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Stony Brook University are accepted. His mentor at St. John's University was Rev. Robert Stephanopoulos, Ph.D., former dean of the Holy Trinity of the Greek Archdiocese of America Cathedral and Assistant Professor of Theology at St. John's University. Former University Dean Salvatore Spizziri of St. John, a descendant of Bari in southern Italy (where the relics of St. Nicholas of Myra were interned) was asked to pursue a medical career. Shaped his advice and encouragement during his undergraduate years, his future medical career.
Shirley Strum Kenny, President of Stony Brook University in the 2005-2006 edition of Graduate Student (GSA), Siolas bliss and his supervisor Dr. Hannon for their federal funding Breast Cancer Research Program Idea Award. The price of $ 500,000 was the largest that. A student in 2006 She has presented papers at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting and was a student member of the board of Physicians for Long Range Planning of the American Medical Association (AMA). Siolas is currently a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists and plans for the continuation of research on pancreatic cancer for the rest of her purse.