Tag Archives: Paris
Mix & Match your look with Mango
CHERIE CITY PROMOTION: Major fashion retailers have upped their e-commerce game immensely over the past year, but Mango wins the trophy for the most fun, interactive online shopping experience. Similar to Cher’s computerised wardrobe on Clueless, Mango offers shoppers a … Continue reading
Olympia Le-Tan’s AW 10-11 collection at colette
Paris-based designer, DJ and society gal, Olympia Le-Tan has launched her second collection of minaudières and bags at colette, based on her favourite classic novels. Following her first full collection of luxuriously crafted clutch bags for the Paris concept store … Continue reading
Colette Opens Beauty Pharmacie
Colette staff swap their Lanvin pastel quilted jackets for Margiela-style white coats at their new first floor Pharmacie – an espace beauté, dedicated to their favourite cosmetics and skincare products from around the world. Offering personally-tailored advice and a cool, … Continue reading
Chérie lust-have: Karl Lagerfeld x Diet Coke
First came the covetable Karl Lagerfeld teddy bear, then the Mini Karl Tokidoki figure, and now the Kaiser has lent his image to the latest limited edition Diet Coke bottle. Designing the bottle featuring his silhouette and a hot pink … Continue reading
From the catwalk to the lobby…
Fashion hotels are spreading like wild fire and any designer worth their salt has translated their style DNA into interiors and furnishing. It seems like a no brainer that fashion designers should try their hand at designing hotels. They have … Continue reading
IKEA takes over Paris Métro!
Clever IKEA have read commuters’ minds and made the underground more like home. For two weeks, four Paris Métro platforms will host relaxing pop-up lounges with dozens of sofas lamps and wallpaper bookcases. IKEA are promoting their best selling Ektorp … Continue reading
French Connection go ‘ooh la la’ for Spring!
Alluring, coquettish, enigmatic and knowingly seductive – this is the new French Connection woman. Paying homage to their name, French Connection have reinterpreted their image with a chic new campaign for Spring/Summer 10, inspired by French New Wave cinema. The provocative … Continue reading
Yves Saint Laurent honoured in epic Paris retrospective
Yves Saint Laurent’s 40 years in fashion is to be recognised in a major retrospective at the Petit Palais in Paris next month. Curated by Saint Laurent’s long-term life and business partner Pierre Bergé and under the patronage of the First … Continue reading
Liberty says ‘merci’!
Liberty of London have been working away on an impressive number of collaborations this year and one of my favourites has to be the cross-channel partnership with Paris concept store, merci. The two stores will open pop-up shops in London … Continue reading







