Hermes has become a byword for simple, unpretentious luxury. With panache, veteran menswear designer Veronique Nichanian proved this again in a classy and masculine showing for fall-winter 2013. A more muted palette than last season was broken up with bright flashes of golden yellow.
Police in China have arrested 73 people suspected of manufacturing and selling almost 1 million fake luxury bags.
True style doesn’t try too hard. That was the statement at Paris Fashion Week, alarmingly simple, but proved in a number of ready-to-wear presentations Sunday which heralded a move towards clean, simplified elegance.
Most of them are not traditionally known for athletic wear, but some of fashion’s heavyweights kitted out select nations’ teams at the London 2012 Olympics.
Ever since Hermès was introduced to bag lovers (credit goes to the brand’s exposure in movies and through celebrities), a lot of women have been asking me about Birkins and Kelly bags. They ask about the authenticity of the bags they bought on the black market.
In this age of mass production and assembly lines, it’s getting more difficult to comprehend why so-called artisan objects could cost so much. How could a scant piece of silk cost hundreds of dollars from one house, when it’s a dime a dozen elsewhere? How could a handbag cost thousands of dollars when it’s just [...]
The legendary French luxury brand, Hermès, has opened its very first watch corner in the country at Rustan’s Makati Silver Vault. Hermès, dahlings, is, of course, the prestigious French high-fashion house established in 1837, and today specializes in leather goods and accessories, as well as watches, scarves, ties and other luxury goods. The new store [...]
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) was filled with the sounds of West End and Broadway musical hits when “The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber” opened there recently, dahlings. During cocktails before the show, in the lobby were Swatch queen Virgie Ramos, entertainment editor Ricky Lo, Rowell Santiago, Susan Joven, Mayenne Carmona, Johnny Litton, [...]
Hermès Silk scarves do not come cheap. But the fashion-fastidious know they’re worth every hard-earned currency. As part of Hermès’ global campaign celebrating the brand’s long tradition of craftsmanship, Mario Katigbak, the brand’s GM in the Philippines, recently showed lifestyle journalists the many ways the Hermès scarves could become everyday fashion accessories. Bianca Valerio, the [...]
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