limited edition saris by hermes

finally hermes catches on to the wonders of a global vision. expanding one of their traditional signature pieces, the scarf, into a limited edition line of luxury traditional saris, ranging from $6,100 to $8,200 a piece. luxury brands are slowly finding their way to india, and hermes had opened their second store this fall in mumbai. but in contrast to other brands such as giorgio armani and ermenegildo zegna who are focusing on menswear, hermes turns to the woman. i like the idea of this, and even though from what i’ve see i think they could have gone a little more ‘hermes’ with the patterns, and even though i’m not indian, hopefully this isn’t a one time deal so i can get my own!  by kl

CATEGORIES: fashion

this winter, Something new…

as i look forward to this snowboarding season (maybe one day they’ll add a category for the cold weather freaks one day) i also look forward to seeing this new sport picking up in the industry and on the streeeets! by jr

CATEGORIES: surf-skate

kisses from Camille Bidault Waddington

when life was colorful: camille bidault waddington kissing ex daddy jarvis cocker

camille bidault waddington kissing friend

camille bidault waddington kissing olivier zahn

camille bidault waddington kissing susanne deeken – mercer hotel

camille bidault waddington kissing yaz bukey

 

aaaah camille darling, you know we love you, but 1- how could you leave such an amazing man like jarvis and 2- what is this behavior and debauchery after jarvis? you should know there’s nothing really left to prove especially when you’re hanging out with mister cheese himself, olivier zahn. by dd

CATEGORIES: fashion, music, naughty stuff

THE GENTLEWOMAN – FLORIANE DE SAINT PIERRE

the gentlewoman, beautiful little sister of the fantastic man features a lot of really interesting interviews and articles. one is quite fascinating, it’s the floriane the saint pierre’s interview. premier fashion head hunter (even if she dislikes the appellation) she is responsible for a lot of the latest big mix matching in the fashion world from alber elbaz at lanvin to christopher bailey at burburry among others. the quite surprising thing in this article to me comes right at the beginning when numbers are mentioned. it’s saying that galliano would have made 15 millions euro a year at dior before the he’s breakdown and that dior would have offered 20 millions euros to nicholas gesquierre to move to dior… i don’t know if i’m being really naive but i would never have guessed fashion designers were making that kind of money… by pp.

CATEGORIES: read

that magic touch

calligraphy and penmanship was once a signal to education and social class. this is lost in our now buttonless world, but it has created the next realm of bespoke, which is made-to-measure penmanship. nicolas ouchenir is one of the only serious calligraphers out there, and is developing his craft beyond beautiful writing, and pushing his chirographic talents by creating bespoke alphabets for each of his clients. “calligraphy might be an age-old trade but it follows current trends,” he says. “from gareth pugh’s violent lettering to kanye west’s signature-like alphabet, it’s a craft both timeless and ephemeral.” by kl

CATEGORIES: design