Nike is on to a far more innovative space shoe. The activewear giant joined forces with industrial designer Marc Newson to create “Zvezdochka,” a sneaker named after the first Russian dog to be sent into orbit in 1961. Newson said he spent several years researching the project with the Russian Space Agency to create the high tech shoe. “ wwd
Get the scoop on Paris Fashion week from WWD:
If ladies could lunch every day after “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” Martin Grant would live in a perfect world. The Australian designer’s collection for spring, with its retro couture-style jackets and graceful cocktail dresses, was perfect fare for an Audrey Hepburn type. Perhaps that’s why the president of Givenchy attended Grant’s show. Could Grant be the next designer at Givenchy?
Chanel: “Nicole, this way! Nicole, over here! Over here! Over here!” Call it the Day of the Locusts and Camellias. Fashion’s celebrity obsession reached new heights at the Chanel show, as Karl Lagerfeld not only put No.5’s number one pitchwoman, Nicole Kidman, on proud display, but also turned his runway into an imitation of red-carpet Hollywood life complete with plasticine smiles, glamour couples and a swarm of manic paparazzi willing literally to fall over backwards for the perfect shot. Praise or mockery? It was both.If Kidman arrived at the Carrousel du Louvre to mere frenzy, she left to unbridled pandemonium: After the show, when Lagerfeld beckoned her to join him for the bow, the mostly black-and-white clad photographers (as per the dress-code decree) rushed the bi-level runway in a fearsome pack, several tripping up the center steps as they walked backwards. In the belly of the camera-wielding beast, security guards locked arms around Lagerfeld and Kidman, she appearing serene even though many in the stunned audience feared for her safety. Was this wild runway rush planned? Rumor had it that some of the more dapper photographers had been hired by the house. And backstage before the show, Kidman and Baz Luhrmann visited with Lagerfeld in the relative privacy of a curtained-off area. “Karl, it’s your show,” Luhrmann said. “We want you to direct us.”, Karl is no one-trick ponytail. By populating his red-carpet fest with so diverse a lineup of stars and starlets, he reminded us of what we already know: These days, all chic types covet Chanel. ooh La La
Also Nicole Kidman may be cast with Russell Crowe in the film of ‘Eucalyptus’
Marc Jacobs is now doing gorgeous limited edition candlesticks for his home wares collection http://www.marcjacobs.com .
When in New York Check out the new Bottega Veneta store in 5th Avenue.
Ralph Lauren has opened a 4 story emporium in Milan in Via Montenapoleone.
Did I mention the new Baglioni hotelin London has a personal butler on each floor? So chic you have to stay there. http://www.baglionihotellondon.com
In Rome head to the very groovy, futuristic ‘Supper Club’ http://www.supperclub.com
Or check out The Tazio Restaurant in the Hotel Exedra http://www.boscolohotels.com.
If you want to buy a very groovy modern house in The Hamptons go to http://www.housesatsagaponac.com, It is a residential development designed by 34 prominent architects in America from Phillip Johnson to Zaha Hadid and Richard Meier. WOW.
Want to laugh yourself silly? I insist you see ‘Team America: world Police” (putting the F back in Freedom) , the R rated puppet movie that is a send up of the war on terror from the creators of south Park http://www.teamamerica.com HILARIOUS!
Also check out Bill Murray in Wes Anderson’s latest film ‘The life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’ with Cate Blanchett, Owen Wilson, and Jeff Goldblum http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/the_life_aquatic ….funny!!
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