- Selfridges In London is reinventing itself yet again, with a new $20 million project called the Wonder Room, a luxury lifestyle emporium that will offer merchandise such as cult toys, cigars, mobile phones, jewelry and wine. The space, which spans about 20,000 square feet on the ground floor, will open at the end of August.. www.selfridges.co.uk .wwd
- Also In London head to Barbican to see the works of maestro Alvar Aalto through Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s eyes. www.barbican.org.uk.
- Bottega Veneta will once again re-create an apartment at its Milan showroom during the upcoming Salone del Mobile, Milan’s international furniture and design trade fair exhibition, running April 18 to 23. wwd.
- http://www.gap.com/browse/home.do it’s a cute TVC for Gap with Clare Danes.
- What a great idea! It’s Science for Celebrities…(Help I am a celebrity give me the facts)…http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/index.php/site/project/132/.
- In LA head to the new Bar Nineteen12 in The Beverly Hills Hotel http://www.thebeverlyhillshotel.com/
- In New York go to the David Lachapelle’s ‘Awakened’ exhibition www.tonyshafrazigallery.com.
- Then go to the new Taschen book store designed by Philippe Starck at 107 Greene street.. www.taschen.com
- Christian Lacroix unveiled new uniforms for French railway operator SNCF. Controllers will start wearing his gray tailored separates, spiked with chartreuse and purple vests, polo shirts and scarves. Lacroix fought back against unruly passengers with designs he said combine “power with elegance” — and fake neckties for men “because with real ties it could be dangerous,” he said wwd
- It is commonplace for fashion houses to e-mail red-carpet photos of celebrities, but Prada sent out paparazzi shots of starlets like Kiera Knightley and Jessica Biel carrying their bags while strolling down a London street and arriving at Los Angeles Airport, respectively. Clever.
- ” Yes dahling, it’s sell, sell, sell,” Kate Moss says of her new Topshop collection in the April issue of British Vogue in a 10-page, exclusive feature.Nick Knight shot Moss in six outfits from the 80-piece line which launches in stores and online on May 1. The Vogue cover shot features a black lamé minidress, which retails for 55 pounds, or $106.
- The International Center for Photography is honoring Karl Lagerfeld on May 14 at its 23rd Annual Infinity Awards at Chelsea Piers in New York.
- Europeans got a peek, or rather a stare, at Tom Ford’s new men’s wear concept, courtesy of a full-page teaser ad that ran in the International Herald Tribune last week. Shot by Mario Testino, the black-and-white image featured an extreme close-up of Ford’s eye and was accompanied by two lines of white text that simply said, “Tom Ford Menswear. 845 Madison Avenue New York April 12 2007.” WWD
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