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Rumor has that musician and poet Patti Smith will perform at the Costume National shop opening party in New York tomorrow…  Don’t forget your invitation!

Catherine Malandrino SS09 collection that was shown yesterday in New York.

Dawn
Spring / Summer 2009

“Dawn is one of those rare moments when you get the impression that something magical could happen to you. Shades of nude, lights, sunrise and dusk are layered to create illusions. Jersey and jacquard are veiled with tulle and folds embrace the curve.”

Tom Ford has chosen one of his close friends, Grammy-winning singer Erykah Badu, to feature in this stunning black & white ad for his scent. The bottle, just as beautiful as Ms. Badu, is made of sculpted white opal, trimmed with 23k gold. “The Bohemian spirit of patchouli gives it a mysterious power,” says Ford. Sounds like Erykah and Tom are a perfect match.

The twenty page booklet features all of the images of the Yves Saint Laurent A/W 2008-9 ad campaign, shot by Ines van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. It will be distributed as a free newspaper. Indeed 1 million copies of the third installment of YSL so-called manifesto will be handed out on the streets of New York, Paris, London, Milan, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
In a special twist, spreading the message of luxury on the streets is this season getting even more exclusive: the first 5,000 passers-by to collect their copy in each city will find it encased in a limited edition cotton tote bag, designed by YSL creative director Stefano Pilati himself.
The Manifesto will be available between 11am and 7pm on September 6 from the location listed below in London. Start staking out your style spot now.

The manifesto and a short film will launch simultaneously on ysl.com

Visionaire presents issue 54 SPORT, a wearable publication. Using the most advanced printing technologies, Visionaire produces full-coverage, full-color, photographically-printed Lacoste polo shirts featuring artwork by photographers Nick Knight, Peter Lindbergh, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin with M/M (Paris), Phil Poynter; artists Thomas Demand, Thomas Ruff, T.J. Wilcox; designer Karl Lagerfeld; filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar; musicians David Byrne, Michael Stipe; and painter Richard Phillips.

SPORT is produced as four different sets, each containing three printed Lacoste polo shirts embedded within its pages: one large, one medium, and one small, as well as a book featuring all twelve images.

This issue is a collaboration with Lacoste, currently celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Each set sold separately. More on www.visionaireworld.com/54_salepage.php

Gap has commissioned renowned Paris Boutique colette to create a special one-month installation in its rotating concept store at 54th and 5th Avenue. Colette X Gap store will be open from september 6 through October 5, 2008.

colette gap store

http://www.colettexgap.com/

First cover for Vogue Homme Japan. Shot by Hedi Slimane and directed by Nicola Formichetti. The launch will be the second week of September ( 10th ) . Vogue Homme Japan opens a new face for the Condé Nast family.

When famous toy brand, Margarete Steiff GmbH, decided to produce the first ever “couture” teddy bear, they chose the master of today’s luxury: Karl Lagerfeld.
A unique and unusual collaboration showing how Lagerfeld always is on the avant-garde. Steiff innovates and brings the first teddy bear made for older kids. Source: Colette