Thursday May 6, at 1:45 pm Strabello was invited by Chanel Italy to attend a preview presentation of the new Chanel women’s wear collection named Coco Cocoon in Milan.
“A staff composed by friendly Chanel PR ladies guided us on a tour through the Milanese Chanel headquarters, ending in the Chanel Showroom. A selection of the new Coco Cocoon collection was presented with the explanation that the Chanel stylists created the collection in line with the style and design of the previous Chanel prêt-a-porter collection.”
French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, personally selected by Karl Lagerfeld as one of the Chanel faces, …

Nowadays Christian Louboutin is definitely a girl’s best friend!

Not only he creates the most exquisite and comfortable high-heels but he also made one of our dream come true: to put his magical shoes on Barbie.
Because deep down inside, every girl has wished even for 1 second to dress her Barbie with designer clothes. The iconic blond hair doll has inspired so many fashionistas, young girls, designers… well pretty much everyone.
So to honor his muse, Christian Louboutin has conceived 3 dolls with each a different personality, looks and shoes of course! The best part is that each doll comes with a …

LVMH, the number one luxury group in the world, has announced in an April press release, that it was entering the hotel business with the opening in 2012 of two hotels; of course in the high-end luxury category!

In 2012 LVMH is opening two “5 plus stars” hotels in the Middle-East through his new branch “LVMH Hotel Management”.
The conglomerate is no stranger to the business because in 2006 it launched “Cheval Blanc” (FYI White Horse), a five stars hotel located in one of the most luxurious ski resort in the French Alps. To add even more cachet to the hotel, the …

After three years at the helm of Menswear, Franck Boclet is leaving Ungaro.

It couldn’t come at a worst time because Ungaro has just lost its chief designer (see ELB past article here).
Boclet was recruited in 2007 at the same time as Esteban Cortazar after working at Smalto for more than 15 years! He is considered as Francesco Smalto’s spiritual son.
Franck Boclet begun his career at renowned fashion houses: Kenzo, Arrow and Courrège. In 1991 he joins Smalto and works alongside Francesco Smalto himself, then 5 years later he flies solo and becomes Smalto only Artistic Director.
Franck Boclet has his own …

French designers are high on our wish list for the on-going 2010 spring-summer collection, so add a French twist to your spring days!
It’s easy, you just need to combine the right pieces together.
First, take the season most wanted, a floral print dress from Cacharel.
This multicolored short sleeves dress made of cotton and linen is perfect for the sunny days as well as your wild spring nights. You can shop it at Matches for only £320.
Combine it with Vanessa Bruno best-seller bag for a glamorous look with the silver sequins (£248)
And for the final touch that will make you look like …

Ungaro’s owner Asim Abdullah is looking for a new talent since Estrella Archs, the Spanish designer who joined the French House last year, is leaving her position as Head of Design to concentrate on her own label she created in 2007.

Since Emanuel Ungaro sold his brand in 2005, the fashion house has experienced difficulties in finding the right designer. Entrepreneur Asim Abdullah and president of the company, Mounir Moufarrige, tried their best to replace the legendary designer and also to give great visibility to the aging brand.
Who was Ungaro?
Emanuel Ungaro was born in the south of France from Italian …

The fashion house was founded in 1945 by Madame Carven in Paris on a very high-end location, le Rond point des Champs-Elysées. The Parisian designer at first dedicated her craft to petite women, being petite herself, and then became famous among royalties and most American post war movie stars that she used to dress.

Only two seasons ago, Guillaume Henry – who used to work for the likes of Givenchy and Paul ka – was named Creative director of the Couture House. He transformed it into a ready-to wear House and has since, experienced a striking success. Even Net-A-Porter founder, Natalie …

The Italian designer has launched a limited edition of Andy Warhol “creation” Brogue.

Back in the eighties Warhol wore Salvatore Ferragamo’s Brogues and of course the pop art icon was working and painting in them at his studio; hence they became speckled and splattered in paint.
These classical brown shoes for men were the only ones that the designer created before passing away in 1960.
The Brogue shoes worn by Warhol became the property of the Ferragamo family when the members won the auction organized by Christie’s almost 20 years after the artist’s death, in 2006.
The Italian brand is now re-issuing the iconic …

Swiss luxury goods group Richemont has bid to acquire Net-a-Porter in a deal which values the UK online fashion retailer at about £350 million ($531 million).

Richemont already owns a 29% stake in the British company and is looking to acquire the remainder of the company from other shareholders. It includes Natalie Massenet, a former fashion journalist and the founder of the retail website who holds a 18.2% share.
Up to now, neither Richemont nor Net-a-Porter have commented on the subject. But if the deal was to be closed, Net-a-Porter, one of the fastest-growing private companies in Britain, will be part of …

If you are lucky enough to be in Paris from March 11th till August 29th, you HAVE to go to the Yves Saint-Laurent exhibition at Le Petit Palais.

In one of Paris’s most beautiful museum, the exhibition is the first retrospective ever made about Yves Saint-Laurent which presents the couturier achievements and contribution to High Fashion.
There are 15 thematic rooms each showing a different aspect of the couturier’s life and career.
Yves Saint-Laurent is considered one of the most influential designers in Fashion.
After Christian Dior died, at only 21 years old YSL took the reins of the couture house and later made …