eLuxury News

By Bambina Wise

 

 

JOHANNESBURG — Paul Smith has finally come to South Africa.

A franchised Paul Smith store quietly opened its doors in October in a gracious 1,900-square-foot, two-story Cape Dutch-style house in the laid-back but fashionable Johannesburg suburb of Parkhurst. Less than a month later, the designer opened a franchised Cape Town store, this time in the new prestige wing of the V&A Waterfront known as the... Read Full Paul Smith’s African Venture Article »

 

Two British brands, Burberry and Ballantyne, have increased their presences in Tokyo. Burberry has opened its third Tokyo unit in Marunouchi, a growing luxury retail area in the city’s central business district. The new store is 11,030 square feet over one floor. The store boasts a central accessories hall and a shoe room and sells all of the Burberry London lines in addition to eyewear and fragrances. Burberry opened its first freestanding store in Japan in Ginza in 2000, and the secon... Read Full Burberry, Ballantyne Open New Tokyo Units Article »

Godfrey Deeny The mayor of the City of Light is to award Valentino with the Grand Medaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris, the equivalent of making him an honorary citizen of the French capital. Paris’ socialist mayor Bertrand Delanoe will pin the Grand Medaille on to the great couturier during the upcoming haute couture season in January, when Valentino will stage his final runway show. Among previous winners are the great fashion illustrator Erte, designer Gianni Versace, who was awarded the medal by then mayor Jacques Chirac ... Read Full Valentino to Receive Grand Medaille de Paris Article »

Godfrey Deeny Yves Saint Laurent will not stage a men’s show in next month’s Paris men’s season, the first time YSL has skipped out of the masculine ready-to-wear schedule in over a decade. The fall winter 2008 season, which runs from Thursday, Jan. 17 to Sunday, Jan. 20, also features the return of Belgium designer Dries Van Noten to Paris, after a hiatus of one season. YSL, instead, plans to hold a private dinner presentation for a selection of editors and buyers, where people actually get to touch and check out the clothes. “T... Read Full YSL Skipping Paris Men’s Runway, Dries Returns Article »