Garrard has opened their store in New York with Garrard’s creative director Jade Jagger overseeing the design by Tom Bartlett, (who also designed the London flagship and Jade Jaggers Ibiza home)to resemble a contemporary gentleman’s club.
India Hicks and David Flynt Wood’s book “Island Style” was launched with a party at Ralph Lauren’s Madison Avenue store (see FiFi report number #15).
Diane von Furstenbergs new flagship boutique in Paris (opening in May off Rue Saint-Honoré) will include a small bar, a beauty department and makeup artists who will work into the evening. (Working tirelessly for the under confident).
As part of a benefit for the American Film Institute, Michael Kors and Marc Jacobs are planning to present some of their favorite films, along with editors from Vogue, at Soho House.Hamish Bowles and Kors will present “Shampoo,” the 1975 Warren Beatty and Julie Christie classic that played a big part in Kors’ fall collection. Jacobs and Sally Singer are planning to show “The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant” in May, while André Leon Talley is still working out his designer partner (from WWD).( He is gay afer all!)
French Elle will launch a trial edition of weekly French Elle Girl.
The Face is under threat of closure and staff sent out a mass e-mail to try to save the 24-year-old groovex magazine.
Architect Rem Koolhaas and his team have produced a book, a dictionary with every word that had ever appeared in Wired, graphed by popularity. Its usefulness in the long run is up for debate. Koolhaas is also touting a new book of his own “Content,” a monument to himself and his obsessions, including shopping. (What a guy!) From WWD.
Giorgio Armani collaborated with Spanish choreographer Joaquin Cortes, on his latest work, “Of Love and Hate.”
Madonna will be choreographer, costumer and set designer for her upcoming world tour: an extravaganza based on a time-journey through each decade of the last century, beginning with the Roaring Twenties (give up and stop baring your breasts).
Martha Stewart resigned from the board of directors of her namesake empire and relinquished the title of chief creative officer.
Jewel will lend her looks and vocals to L’Oreal’s Féria in commercials that link fashion, music and hair color as aspects of self-expression (hair is so arty)
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