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Summer Lovin: Valentino Palm shirt Spring / Summer 2012
Valentino menswear line launch this great graphic print shirt. Designed with the thought of Summer but the sophistication of Winter dressing. It features a night view of palm trees and a Hawaiian landscape. The collection presents a selection of highly luxurious pieces that hide under the shade of practicality. Valentino menswear line is designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli. The same team for women’s. Parisian luxury specialists L’eclaireur were the first to present and discover the menswear line in the french market.
L’eclaireur, 10 rue Boissy D’anglas Paris 8eme Ph: 01 53 43 03 70
Color me Hermès
French Luxury luggage makes Hermès think of everything. This time with a coloring book designed for the children of Birkin holding parents. The drawings in this 12 pages are around the theme a voyage around the world. A must have for any Hermès collector.
Hermès, 24 Rue Faubourg Saint Honoré Paris 8eme. Ph: 0140174600
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.
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Jean Cocteau
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BAPE & Comme des Garcons PLAY
A Bathing Ape and Comme des Garcons PLAY have announcd an exciting new collaboration ready for the summer. There is apparantly a clue in the image above. BAPE and Comme have been keeping this collaboration a super tight secret. Interns at the companies are not allowed to see or work on the collection. This says that the collection of tee’s and accessories will be super exciting. Purple is obvoisly going to be a prominent color in the collection. More details soon.
Colette, 213 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris PH:01 55 35 33 90
Tough wrought iron meets soft fragrance: Mad et Len
Mad et Len continue this season with a range of new fragrances and candles for the modern home. The wrought iron exterior still sets these French candle makers ahead of the rest. The visual component of this collection draws us to discover the scent in its purest form. Each candle is hand numbered and made with old school artisanal techniques. It is exciting to watch these guys grow in front of out eyes. I remember the first edition Poivre Noir quite some seasons ago. The rugged aesthetics of the candle’s wrought iron containers, contrasts with luxurious spun brass or the sophisticated black glass used for the perfumes and home aromas. This season they introduce new amazing fragrances and scents for Autumn Winter 2011. Acajou, Petites Papiers, Bois de Sycomore are just a few of the new scents available this season.
Available in Paris exclusively at L’eclaireur
L’eclaireur, 12 rue Malher Paris 4eme Ph: 01 44 54 22 11
Karl Lagerfeld vs Kar Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld speaks to himself in a candid interview about his new KARL collection for Net-a-Porter.
The Single Man (behind the lens)
Tom Ford is opening two stores in Paris this year. After a series of high-gloss ads this past fall shot by Mert & Marcus, Ford took the camera back into his own hands for his Spring Summer 2012 campaign. The designer photographed models Mirte Maas and Mathias Bergh inside a Palm Springs, California private residence in the new ads.
His first store is set to open during this season SS12 in Francois 1ere district of Paris. Ford will join Givenchy, Balmain, Kilton and a host of other high end menswear retailers. For the moment his Parisian debut will only be a venture into Menswear.
The second store will be in Rue Saint Honore and will take up a 450 Meters squared space and will present ladies wear and cosmetics too.
Watch this space.
Game on Hermès
Hermès have come up with a classy game. Hand crafted from mahogany and rosewood each piece is finished in a matt surface. The board is crafted from a piece of ‘etoupe’ coloured Hermès leather that has been formatted with a geometric chess pattern. A very classy affair. This is one of many great items from their Spring Summer Collection 2012.
Hermès, 24 Rue Faubourg Saint Honoré Paris 8eme. Ph: 0140174600
Le roi du sucre: Pierre Hermé launches PASTRIES.
French Pastry chef extraordinaire / Macaroon king Pierre Hermé. is releasing a book filled with his most special recipes. Pierre Hermé has achieved success in recent years making him the catalyst of deserts and sweet things. His store in Rue Cambon Paris offer seasonal changes with Macaroon flavours.
Pierre Hermé gives readers a hundred recipes that reinvent classic French cakes and desserts into innovative new flavor combinations: croissants filled with rose-scented almond paste and a raspberry and lychee compote, the famous french favourite Saint Honoré cake is reinvented with green tea, chestnuts and passionfruit and a foie gras crème brûlée is adorned with caramelized mango to name a few.
The book is co-written by Eve-Marie Zizza-Lalu, who provides the back stories on the history behind 50 iconic desserts, and photos are shot by Laurent Fau.
Hermé’s latest cookbook is a response to pastry boutique Ladurée’s release of two volume book last year entitled The Sweet Recipes and The Savory Recipes.
Available in March
Pierre Hermé, 4 rue Cambon Paris 1ere. Ph: 01 43 54 47 77
