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POPSLagerfeld Says The Internet Makes Luxury Look Cheap Chanel designer--and fashion superstar--Karl Lagerfeld says that the internet does not convey "the unique feel and sophistication of luxury materials," and is aiming to ensure a law that allows brands to control who sells their goods on the internet stays in place after 2009. Here's our story about how luxury lovers shop online: http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/08/shopping-online-spending-forbeslife-cx_ls_1008style.html
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POPSCoco Chanel: mobile Art meets Fashion ... Chanel required all the artists to produce work inspired by the quilted handbag, the "2.55," for "February 1955" when it was designed by Coco Chanel. The container will travel from Hong Kong to Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, London, Moscow and Paris over the course of two years.
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POPSNew France Law: Thin Models Illegal!
The bill reflects concerns about pro-anorexic (so-called pro-ana) websites, said to encourage extreme weight loss. But Boyer said the legislation's impact would be wide-ranging. The bill is the latest in a series of measures to be proposed following the 2006 anorexia-linked death of a Brazilian model prompted efforts to tackle eating disorders within the fashion industry. Didier Grumbach, president of the influential French Federation of Couture, said: "Never will we accept in our profession that a judge decides if a young girl is skinny or not skinny. That doesn't exist in the world, and it will certainly not exist in France." Marleen S Williams, a psychology professor at Brigham Young University in Utah, who researches the media's effect on anorexic women, said it was almost impossible to prove that the media causes eating disorders. She said studies showed fewer eating disorders in "cultures that value full-bodied women". But she added that she fears the new French law,
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POPSThe Best Investment? Chanel Couture Sarah Mower reviews the Chanel couture show, delving into the long-lasting value of the luxury brand's signature piece -- the boxy jacket. Interested in the world of couture? Check out my story: http://www.forbes.com/2006/06/27/haute-couture-fashion_cx_ls_0628feat_ls.html
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POPSLagerfeld-ites all dress the same. She does it slightly better. The look in her eyes tellls me that maybe she understands the coat as a faux pas by now, Maybe she's sneaking in after everyone else... She maybe hid behind a particularly-fabulous palm frond to avoid the embarrassment. The boots are a little crazy-talk for her age, it looks. I really wish at least ONE of the ladies had the smarts to pick themselves a different belt though.
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POPSLagerfeld-ites all dress the same. I really hope they don't think they're THAT cool. There are pictures of like 5 different women wearing that SAME plaid coat, with the SAME belt to the SAME fashion show. Does it become a terrible faux pas when like FIFTEEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE show up in the same coat?!
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POPSFendi & Mass Luxury Conquer the Great Wall Whether or not this audacious fashion show was truly visible from the moon as LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault suggested, it was a palpable spectacle signaling the official arrival of mass luxury in China. More than "positioning Fendi for the next 50 years," it underscores that elite brands have and will continue to double revenues thru emerging markets and mass luxury offerings.
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