One of the Italian fashion designer Pierre Cardin closest associates, Jean-Pascal Hesse, has just released a book celebrating the contribution of the designer not only to the fashion world but also to the art world.
While we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Pierre Cardin couture house, this book comes as a retrospective of his work.
The Italian born Cardin is famous for his avant-garde style and his innovative designs (like the “bubble dress” in 1954). He introduced an architectural fashion with a futurist sensibility through his geometric shapes and motifs. The avant-garde designer advanced into unisex fashions, and was a …

Don’t miss out on a great occasion to own some of the most desired and desirable accessories in high fashion.

Matches has collected real Chanel antiques and is selling it as a capsule capsule collection now.
Sourced by a licensed vintage Chanel specialist, the latest Chanel beauties are a great representation of Coco’s design. The 13 pieces showed are mostly bags whether quilted or with a gold chain, necklaces and a belt. Each piece is unique and waiting for its new lucky owner.
You can buy the classic re-issue black quilted and gold chain bag for $2′702 (£1′668) exclusively at Matches.
The other products …

In an interview to the Wall Street Journal last November, François Pinault – PPR’s CEO – re-asserted his will to strengthen the group’s luxury brands by selling La Fnac and Conforama “the sooner the better”.

PPR is a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands.
The group’s main activity is the retailing business thanks to La Fnac which is the leader of cultural and technological products in southern European countries and Conforama, which is a major player in European home furnishings. Moreover the company owns Redcats Group, a B-to-C (business to consumer) home shopping market in fashion and …

To introduce the 2010 Spring/ Summer collection, the famous Dutch designers duo are launching the “Viktor & Rolf Black Dress Collection”, a capsule collection of 5 timeless and iconic little black dresses (LBD).
The duo decided to play with the star of all women’s wardrobe by reinventing the Little Black Dress and creating a capsule collection, alongside the main Spring/Summer 2010 collection.
The pieces combine classic designs with original chic details, clearly inspired from vintage clothes.
Viktor & Rolf propose soft shapes, silhouettes and fabrics, which make the looks very chic, with a relaxed attitude.
The feminine references found in the design of the …

The New-York based Luxury Institute has published a list of the most prestigious European luxury brands, « la crème de la crème ».
The study was conducted by the Luxury Institute on wealthy Europeans consumers to select their favorite brands, in 5 different categories, according 4 criteria: quality, exclusivity, customer experience and peer prestige.

And the winners are…
Women’s Fashion: Chanel; Valentino; Louis Vuitton
Women’s Shoes: Christian Louboutin; Manolo Blahnik; Jimmy Choo
Handbags: Hermes; Chanel; Jimmy Choo
Men’s Fashion: Loro Piana; Ermenegildo Zegna; Giorgio Armani
Men’s Shoes: Bottega Veneta; Piaciotti Cesare; Salvatore Ferragamo
Automobiles: Porsche; Mercedes-Benz; Jaguar
Hotels: Small Luxury Hotels of the World; The Luxury Collection; Maybourne Hotels

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