Among the numerous costumes that Madonna will be wearing throughout her MDNA World Tour is a masculine-inspired look by Jean Paul Gaultier featuring a corset-style top.
For the pop star's ninth world tour, the French designer drew upon a now-iconic costume he'd designed for her in the past.
'We played with the ideas of a suit and a corset. But the corset is now like a cage,' Jean Paul Gaultier outlined. 'What I have done this time is a nod to the conical bra corset of the Blond Ambition tour but reinterpreted in 3D, in patent leather on the outside with metallic leather on the inside. It's all about masculine and feminine, Madonna and Jean Paul Gaultier classics reinterpreted for 2012.
Madonna will also be wearing costumes by Dolce & Gabbana, Jeremy Scott and Alexander Wang.
The MDNA world tour kicks off Thursday in Tel Aviv.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Carven launches flip-up retro-styled sunglasses
Collaborating with eyewear brand L'Amy, French luxury house Carven is launching an eyewear line with a collection of round frame flip-up sunglasses. The Anastasie model comes in a variety of playful colors and brow bar shapes.
Carven's Anastasie glasses feature round lenses with gold metal rims, with clip-on solar lenses that can be flipped down.
As for the colors, fashionistas will be able to choose from a selection of summery neon tones like yellow, green, pink and red.
The glasses are priced at ?290.
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Carven's Anastasie glasses feature round lenses with gold metal rims, with clip-on solar lenses that can be flipped down.
As for the colors, fashionistas will be able to choose from a selection of summery neon tones like yellow, green, pink and red.
The glasses are priced at ?290.
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'Martian Pink' diamond fetches $17m in Hong Kong
The 'Martian Pink' diamond fetched $17.4 million at auction in Hong Kong this week when it went on sale for the first time in 36 years, more than double the estimated price.
Billed as the 'largest round fancy intense pink diamond' ever to come up for auction, the stunning gem was the highlight of a Christies' jewellery auction that raised $80 million on Tuesday, the auction house said.
'Having appeared on the market for the first time in 36 years, The Martian Pink sold by Harry Winston in 1976 created a sensation during its worldwide exhibition tour and achieved a staggering US$17.4m after a 10-minute bidding war,' said Vickie Sek of Christie's Asia.
The diamond was bought by an anonymous buyer, the auction house said.
'The US$80m auction was highlighted with top prices across the board, culminating in a world record price of US$551,000 per carat for a perfect Burmese ruby of 6.04 carats,' Sek said.
Hong Kong has emerged as the world's third biggest auction centre after New York and London, thanks largely to the growing luxury market in mainland China.
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Billed as the 'largest round fancy intense pink diamond' ever to come up for auction, the stunning gem was the highlight of a Christies' jewellery auction that raised $80 million on Tuesday, the auction house said.
'Having appeared on the market for the first time in 36 years, The Martian Pink sold by Harry Winston in 1976 created a sensation during its worldwide exhibition tour and achieved a staggering US$17.4m after a 10-minute bidding war,' said Vickie Sek of Christie's Asia.
The diamond was bought by an anonymous buyer, the auction house said.
'The US$80m auction was highlighted with top prices across the board, culminating in a world record price of US$551,000 per carat for a perfect Burmese ruby of 6.04 carats,' Sek said.
Hong Kong has emerged as the world's third biggest auction centre after New York and London, thanks largely to the growing luxury market in mainland China.
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French luxury brands fight back against fakes
French luxury brands from Chanel to Vuitton on Wednesday launch a campaign with several European countries to fight back against the increasingly lucrative and damaging flood of counterfeit goods.
The global market for luxury fakes has exploded, fed by Asia where 85 percent of articles seized in Europe are produced and the increasing popularity of on-line shops that give the buyer a sense of anonymity and impunity.
To fight the scourge, the Comite Colbert grouping 75 French luxury goods makers including Dior, Cartier and Remy Martin, is launching a poster campaign in French airports ahead of the summer to dissuade travellers from buying fakes.
'You can call your lawyer with this telephone,' reads one of the posters, above a picture of a counterfeit Chanel mobile.
France has the toughest anti-counterfeit legislation in the world, explains Comite Colbert boss Elisabeth Ponsolle des Portes, with simply possessing a counterfeit good here considered a crime since 1994.
'In France you can be fined up to 300,000 euros and jailed for three years' if you own counterfeit goods, the posters say.
The Comite Colbert has staged campaigns every two years since 1995, but this time Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Croatia are getting involved, with their customs officers able to use the posters for free.
Ponsolle des Portes hopes that more countries will get on board.
'This is important for Europe, in terms of jobs,' she said.
Counterfeit seizures doubled in Europe between 2009 and 2010, reaching 103 million items worth 1.1 billion euros ($1.37 billion), with customs officers themselves often unable to tell the fake from the real.
And according to 2009 Eurobarometer statistics, 22 percent of EU citizens have unknowingly bought counterfeit goods.
As home to many of the world's best known luxury brands, France is particularly exposed. Fake goods cost the economy 30,000 jobs and six billion euros in lost revenues every year, according to the Comite Colbert.
Clothes, sunglasses, perfume, cosmetics, leather goods, half the 8.9 million counterfeit articles seized in France in 2011 were luxury goods, with Louis Vuitton products the most copied.
Globally the underground fake goods economy is booming thanks to Internet shopping, as testified to by the increasing number of items seized in postal sorting offices.
Which is why the Comite Colbert now wants to get the cooperation of banking groups and payment handlers, such as Mastercard, Visa, American Express and PayPal, to track the illegal trade online.
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The global market for luxury fakes has exploded, fed by Asia where 85 percent of articles seized in Europe are produced and the increasing popularity of on-line shops that give the buyer a sense of anonymity and impunity.
To fight the scourge, the Comite Colbert grouping 75 French luxury goods makers including Dior, Cartier and Remy Martin, is launching a poster campaign in French airports ahead of the summer to dissuade travellers from buying fakes.
'You can call your lawyer with this telephone,' reads one of the posters, above a picture of a counterfeit Chanel mobile.
France has the toughest anti-counterfeit legislation in the world, explains Comite Colbert boss Elisabeth Ponsolle des Portes, with simply possessing a counterfeit good here considered a crime since 1994.
'In France you can be fined up to 300,000 euros and jailed for three years' if you own counterfeit goods, the posters say.
The Comite Colbert has staged campaigns every two years since 1995, but this time Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Croatia are getting involved, with their customs officers able to use the posters for free.
Ponsolle des Portes hopes that more countries will get on board.
'This is important for Europe, in terms of jobs,' she said.
Counterfeit seizures doubled in Europe between 2009 and 2010, reaching 103 million items worth 1.1 billion euros ($1.37 billion), with customs officers themselves often unable to tell the fake from the real.
And according to 2009 Eurobarometer statistics, 22 percent of EU citizens have unknowingly bought counterfeit goods.
As home to many of the world's best known luxury brands, France is particularly exposed. Fake goods cost the economy 30,000 jobs and six billion euros in lost revenues every year, according to the Comite Colbert.
Clothes, sunglasses, perfume, cosmetics, leather goods, half the 8.9 million counterfeit articles seized in France in 2011 were luxury goods, with Louis Vuitton products the most copied.
Globally the underground fake goods economy is booming thanks to Internet shopping, as testified to by the increasing number of items seized in postal sorting offices.
Which is why the Comite Colbert now wants to get the cooperation of banking groups and payment handlers, such as Mastercard, Visa, American Express and PayPal, to track the illegal trade online.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Adidas by Stella McCartney shop opens in London
With the impending London Olympics, 'tis the season for getting in shape. For Londoners, getting fit just got a bit more fashionable with the opening of the first standalone Adidas by Stella McCartney shop this past weekend.
The 800-square-foot (75 sq m), two-story shop is located next to the Adidas flagship store on Fulham Road in the Brompton Cross area and features McCartney's luxury performance line of yoga and tennis outfits, fashion-forward running ensembles, swimwear, gym bags, and outerwear.
Along with the Stella McCartney for Adidas line, the store will also carry replicas of the McCartney-designed Olympic uniforms for Team Great Britain.
Earlier this year, Adidas expanded its reach by opening a massive, five-story flagship store in Shanghai, making it the largest store specializing in sports good in the city, according to reports.
See the latest collection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS_Ok_0mMRU
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The 800-square-foot (75 sq m), two-story shop is located next to the Adidas flagship store on Fulham Road in the Brompton Cross area and features McCartney's luxury performance line of yoga and tennis outfits, fashion-forward running ensembles, swimwear, gym bags, and outerwear.
Along with the Stella McCartney for Adidas line, the store will also carry replicas of the McCartney-designed Olympic uniforms for Team Great Britain.
Earlier this year, Adidas expanded its reach by opening a massive, five-story flagship store in Shanghai, making it the largest store specializing in sports good in the city, according to reports.
See the latest collection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS_Ok_0mMRU
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Gustavo Kuerten new face of Lacoste
French brand Lacoste has chosen retired Brazilian tennis player Gustavo Kuerten as the new face for its 'Unconventional Chic' campaign.
The three-time champion of the French Open (between 1997-2001) appears in the company's new ads, some of which were shot in black and white.
When the choice was announced by the brand behind the crocodile logo, the tennis player described the French Open and Lacoste as being part of his childhood dreams, now 'become reality.'
Kuerten, nicknamed 'Guga,' is also involved with an institute designed to help disabled and underprivileged children take part in sports activities.
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The three-time champion of the French Open (between 1997-2001) appears in the company's new ads, some of which were shot in black and white.
When the choice was announced by the brand behind the crocodile logo, the tennis player described the French Open and Lacoste as being part of his childhood dreams, now 'become reality.'
Kuerten, nicknamed 'Guga,' is also involved with an institute designed to help disabled and underprivileged children take part in sports activities.
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Missoni designs sandals for Havaianas
Italian brand Missoni, which specializes in original printed knitwear, is collaborating with Brazilian brand Havaianas for a high-end capsule collection of thong sandals.
Sporting iconic Missoni motifs, the thong sandals are composed of leftover pieces of the Brazilian brand's multicolored rubber flip flops, which are then put together to create various forms of zigzag patchwork.
One of the new models for 2012, the 'Missoni Loves Havaianas Slim,' is adorned with several jewel-style lucky charms and will be available in select retail outlets in mid-June for a price of 90 euros.
The strap, available in purple or black, is decorated with charms in the form of four-leaf clovers and ladybugs.
Last year, Missoni collaborated with another mass-market brand, US retailer Target, creating a 400-piece range with its signature zigzag patterns. The collaboration line, with many items priced at under $50, was so popular that it sold out almost immediately from retailers across the US.
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Sporting iconic Missoni motifs, the thong sandals are composed of leftover pieces of the Brazilian brand's multicolored rubber flip flops, which are then put together to create various forms of zigzag patchwork.
One of the new models for 2012, the 'Missoni Loves Havaianas Slim,' is adorned with several jewel-style lucky charms and will be available in select retail outlets in mid-June for a price of 90 euros.
The strap, available in purple or black, is decorated with charms in the form of four-leaf clovers and ladybugs.
Last year, Missoni collaborated with another mass-market brand, US retailer Target, creating a 400-piece range with its signature zigzag patterns. The collaboration line, with many items priced at under $50, was so popular that it sold out almost immediately from retailers across the US.
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