UK ‘it’ designer Sophie Hulme now available at Doorstep Luxury
An up-and-coming designer of streamlined, elegant leather bags as well as a ready-to-wear collection, British designer Sophie Hulme is “hot” right now thanks to fans like Peaches Geldof and Alexa Chung.
She’s also a favourite of top UK fashion mags like Elle UK and won one of the British Fashion Council’s four 2011 Talent Launch Pad awards; so you know she’s going to be huge.
Get one of her fabulous bags now while they’re still affordable from Singapore’s top online fashion store, Doorstep Luxury. Check out the gallery below for examples; you’ll also get a cute “trinket” with your purchase, this season it’s a cute pen cap.
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/shopping/updates/shopping-updates-uk-%E2%80%98it%E2%80%99-designer-sophie-hulme-now-available-doorstep-luxury
Coach’s Legacy collection is simple but good
Her name was Bonnie Cashin, and she was the chief designer of Coach. Her vision was simple - to make fashion practical.
Fast forward 51 years, and her name is still very much part of Coach’s identity, especially with the launch of the Coach Legacy collection for Fall 2012, a collection that re-introduces Coach’s archival pieces but with a modern twist.
A highlight of the Legacy collection is the Duffle (pictured above), first made famous by Bonnie Cashin in 1973, in a practical though dull camel brown shade. The latest version however, is like the original Duffle Sac’s more vivacious sister, boasting a plethora of bright colours like cobalt blue, emerald green, sunflower yellow and carnelian red.
The Legacy range continues to adapt from its archives with the cross-body Saddle Bag, the mini Penny bag, the double-buckled Amanda Flap and the Archive Bucket Bag, all inspired from Coach purses of the ‘70s and ‘80s.
There’s more to fall in love with in this Legacy collection. Each bag is either made from Coach’s heritage glove-tanned leather or a hardy pebbled leather, and accompanied by a tassel – the Legacy’s collection signature.
The Bonnie Cashin influence is woven throughout the Legacy purses, from the use of bold, vivid shades and handy small accessories that matched your bag, right down to the special reissue of Bonnie Cashin designs like the Bucket Bag (pictured below) which she popularised in 1968.
The stars of this season’s collection might be retrospective and simple (no visible Coach logos) but they certainly aren’t in any way old-fashioned, proving that regardless of what people say about cutting-edge design, good old classics still reign supreme.
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/shopping/updates/shopping-updates-coach%E2%80%99s-legacy-collection-simple-good
THEFACESHOP SG crowns Natalie Pua as their first local ambassador
“Natalie’s radiant smile and elegance made her a popular choice among both judges and audience alike. She truly captures the essence of our brand with her warm personality and positive attitude to life. We look forward to her rise as a beauty inspiration to others through the brand”, revealed THEFACESHOP Singapore’s CEO Ms. Doreen Kho.
Being a fan of THEFACESHOP products, Natalie took part in the Top Girl search despite her shy nature. “I am a big fan of THEFACESHOP’s masks and my favourite product, the Raspberry Roots Depuffing Eye Gel is an essential”, shares Natalie.
Natalie who is currently pursuing a degree in Accountancy at the Singapore Management University will begin her Top Girl duties next week as she travels to Seoul to meet the eight other Top Girls from Myanmar, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and China.
As part of the Top Girl prize, Natalie will front THEFACESHOP Singapore’s brand campaigns and launches for the next 12 months. She also took home a THEFACESHOP hamper, Toywatch, New Look outfits and $8,000 in cash.
Other Top Girl finalists also walked away with prizes at the grand finals. Shannon Low who was the first runner-up walked off with a THEFACESHOP hamper as well as cash vouchers. Amanda Low was awarded Miss Popularity while Tay Wee Leng was chosen as the New Look Fashionistar.
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/beauty/updates/beauty-updates-thefaceshop-sg-crowns-natalie-pua-their-first-local-ambassador
Chloé re-opens its store in Ngee Ann City
Chic luxury label Chloé has re-opened its Singapore store with a full range of women’s ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, small leather goods, eyewear, jewellery & even fragrance
The sophisticated, yet feminine, fashion label Chloé has finally re-opened its store in Ngee Ann City and is now stocking the full range of its covetable women’s ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, small leather goods, eyewear, jewellery and even fragrance lines.
Featuring a contemporary ambience of three-dimensional wooden panels, crisp white finishes and a glistening white quartz wall, the 120 square metres of French chic is now open for your shopping pleasure.
Founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion, the Chloé label has always had a distinct aesthetic of soft, body-conscious pieces in luxe fabrics. It was, in fact, the very first luxury prêt-a-porter, or ready-to-wear, brand and kicked off the fashion industry that we know today.
After the brand’s resurgence under the helm of Phoebe Philo in 2001 – yes, the same designer behind the growth of Celine – it become one of the “it” brands beloved of stars like Kirsten Dunst, Natalie Portman and Lou Doillon.
Now designed by Clare Waight Keller who came on-board in 2011, the brand continues to wow fashionistas who have a penchant for feminine, but elegant, looks and its accessories continue to be front row favourites.
Although there is currently only one Chloé boutique in Singapore, the brand says that it plans to open more stores in the region in the near future.
Source: http://www.herworldplus.com/shopping/updates/shopping-updates-chlo%C3%A9-re-opens-its-store-ngee-ann-cityIconic bags, fabulous boutique; don’t miss the Fendi flagship store
The spotlight is on Fendi with its iconic Baguette bag & the opening of a totally redesigned Southeast Asia flagship boutique for Singapore
When Silvia Venturini Fendi created the Baguette bag in 1997, she probably didn’t realise she was creating a new fashion phenomenon, the “it” bag. The chic, neat little shoulder bags in brilliant colours, fabulous materials and with almost as many different versions as there are women, the Fendi Baguette has rightly become an iconic bag.
“When I created the Baguette it was mainly a simple, personal desire for a change from traditional bags originating perhaps by some kind of un-satisfaction with the 90s minimalism, and I believe that the homologation of minimalism is restrictive in the creative process,” says Silvia Venturini Fendi about creating the Baguette.
Now the Italian luxury fashion house is celebrating this gorgeous little accessory with the re-issuing of six of their most stunning versions alongside a fab book that traces not only the history of the Baguette but also some of the famous women who have loved it.
With over 1,000 versions of the Baguette available, the six special re-issued bags were specially chosen by Ms Venturini Fendi herself, and she has a particular reason for choosing each one.
Check out the gallery attached below to see all six Fendi Baguette bags in detail & Ms Venturini Fendi’s reasons for choosing each one.
All six Baguettes will be available from Fendi boutiques around the world, starting with the new Fendi Southeast Asia flagship store that’s opening at Ngee Ann City on May 23, 2012; yes, these special bags will first be available here in Singapore.
The Baguette book will also be available for the first time in Singapore; stuffed full of 250 full colour images of the bags you’ll be able to understand just how different and interesting each one has been, and why you can honestly say “there’s a Fendi Baguette for every woman”.
The redesigned space of the previous Fendi store has been increased to 175sqm, features the latest Fendi concept created by renowned architect Peter Marino with a stunning new façade in amber glass.
Marino’s design echoes the Palazzo Fendi in Rome and reflects the duality of the Fendi brand with contrasting materials, shapes and movements with mixes of light and dark colours; modern and baroque elements.
There’s even tonnes of luxurious Roman Travertine stone cut into curvy slabs and hung to replicate a floating valance; alongside is super polished San Pietrini stone that evokes the feeling of Rome’s cobblestone streets but is so much more elegant and modern.
Fendi’s new flagship boutique will carry the complete range of women’s ready-to-wear, leather goods, fur and accessories; as well as featuring the fabulous special Fendi Baguettes as well as a display of other Baguettes that have become fashion icons themselves in many cases.
The new Fendi Southeast Asia flagship boutique officially opens on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 with an exclusive invitation-only cocktail party featuring a display of the six Limited Re-Edition Baguettes, together with first preview of the Fall Winter 2012 Collection and Fur.
For those lucky enough to have snagged an invite it’s surely going to be the fashion event of the season; the fashionistas will be playing “spot the Baguette”.
The Fendi Southeast Asia Flagship boutique is located at Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Ngee Ann City, #01-30/31/32, Tel: 6887 5981.
There will be a display of over 20 iconic Fendi Baguette bags on show for one day only, May 24, and the store officially opens on May 25, 2012. For more on Fendi go to: www.fendi.com
There’s something about fashion week this year
Officially this is really only my second round of Singapore’s “fashion week”, the multi-pronged event that covers everything from international runway shows, a merchandising tradeshow, fashion design competition and a series of fashion industry seminars.
The umbrella of the Asian Fashion Exchange convention arches over the various other events – Audi Fashion Festival, Audi Star Creation and the Blueprint tradeshow – tying together the different sections of the industry and offering a more “business” oriented face for something that is often considered rather frivolous.
But fashion, and the shopping is engenders, really is big business. According to a report in The Economist the income from luxury brands alone grew to about US$252 billion in 2011; that’s $319 billion spent on handbags, shoes and ready-to-wear from brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Prada, Fendi etc, etc. Factor in the enormous profits of fast fashion brands like H&M and Uniqlo, and you have a major global industry.
So it makes sense that Singapore wants to get its hands on a chunk of this substantial industry, which is why government organisations like SPRING and professional groups like Textile and Fashion Federation of Singapore (TaFf) are involved in our homegrown fashion week.
But you can’t create an industry out of nothing, which is why events like Audi Fashion Festival (AFF) and the Asian Fashion Exchange (AFX) are so important. The Blueprint tradeshow in particular is an absolute must for any Si