Fabien Baron (ex Harpers Bazaar creative genius) is now the Creative Director of French Vogue. The first issue will be guest edited by Catherine Deneuve and comes with a free music CD of Deneuve’s favourite songs.
Armani is redesigning a car for Mercedes.
Domaine Des Andeols is a groovy new hotel in Luberon, France. Decorated with Van der Rohe and Knoll furniture, Andy Warhols, Helmut Newton photos.
Asprey the jewelers had a huge party to open its Fifth Avenue shop designed by Norman Foster and interior decorator David Mlinaric .
Makeup artiste Stephane Marais has designed a makeup bag with Pucci.
Rita Konig and her mother Nina Campbell are designing a line of furniture.
Lancome has appointed Gucci Westman as its new artistic director.
The world’s largest Christian Dior shop opened in Tokyo (by architect Peter Marino) It is 10,760 square feet, has 4 floors, plus a penthouse. And instead of a mirror, there is a projection surface where images change to give different angles in still frames.(They should put in a photoshop option too!).
France is commemorating Chanel by selling stamps with original illustrations by Karl Lagerfeld. Choose between Coco in front of the Eiffel Tower or a bottle of No. 5.
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