Monthly Archives: April 2011

 at the New York Fashion

The title had the most ad pages for the first quarter, at 621, up 10 percent from the same period last year. Elle had 520 ad pages, with a 14.9 percent increase. Meanwhile W under new editor Stefano Tonchi’s leadership was up 5.8 percent to 265. However, none of these numbers tell us how much the magazines are charging for these pages, so it’s unclear who is actually the richest. Also, the bureau that reports these numbers doesn’t factor in online advertising, which it should at some point since paper media is rapidly becoming secondary to Internet media.

bonus video: Rihanna – Vogue Magazine 2011

  

 by CPP-Luxury

With the occasion of the 64th Cannes Film Festival, Roberto Cavalli will open a new boutique on the Croisette on May 18th. 
Covering more than 200 sqm, the new flagship will include his ready-to-wear womenswear and menswear collections, as well as accessories, eyewear, watches and underwear. The boutique’s design reflects Cavalli’s signature brand of modern glamour.

“Cannes is the capital of cinema, the city of glamour and of seduction,” said Cavalli of the opening. “I wanted to create a boutique in which elegance dominates, both for women and for men, in a welcoming and exclusive atmosphere in which each person can totally fulfill their dreams and desires”.

video bonus : Roberto Cavalli Event, Il Nero Non E Mai Assoluto, Milan | fashiontv – FTV.com

  

Vivienne Westwood has never been afraid to shake up the fashion world with pioneering and often outrageous designs. GETTY IMAGES

by Susannah Frankel at the Independent

The grande dame of British fashion turns 70 next Friday and, as any recent sighting – and there are many – will testify, she is on sparkling form. And Vivienne Westwood has every reason to be happy. In a climate where financial independence and creative control are as precious as they are rare, this designer has both in spades. As profoundly anarchic as she is inspirational, Dame Vivienne consistently challenges protocol and refuses to compromise – and all while creating fashion which is as proudly individual as it is lovely. “Clothes for heroes” indeed.  It all started back in 1965 when she met Malcolm McLaren. He opened Let It Rock on London’s King’s Road in 1971 selling vintage vinyl, radios, Brylcreem, music fanzines and 1950s clothing which Westwood – nee Swire, a former schoolteacher from provincial working-class roots – took apart to see how it was made. For his part, McLaren marvelled at this woman who was “like a bright peacock, a walking traffic light, though she never thought of herself as beautiful”.By 1976, the store had been re-christened SEX; punk was in the ascendant and Westwood was dressing Sid, Siouxsie & Co in T-shirts that she slashed, knotted and generally defaced using rubber, horsehair and, most famously, boiled chicken bones. Then came Pirates (1979-1981), all billowing shirts and gold foil teeth that triggered the New Romantic Movement, and Buffalo Girls (1982). With the shoulder pad at the height of its thrusting popularity, Westwood placed the emphasis back on the hips, pioneering the mini-crini (1985). She appropriated the sartorial staples of the British aristocracy, reinventing hunting jackets, Harris tweed (1987) and crowns. By the 1990s, and railing against minimalism and what she saw as the banal uniformity of the times, Westwood was dressing women in hand-painted corsets, drawing inspiration, she said, from French Old Master painting and the philosophical writings of Bertrand Russell. In 1992 – knickerless – she picked up an OBE; in 2006, she was made a dame. As she enters her eighth decade, Westwood, happily married to her creative partner, Andreas Kronthaler, remains wild at heart although she is now also wise.”I offer a choice in an age of conformity,” she said recently. As the chasm between artistry and commercialism becomes wider than ever, Westwood is one of only very few to bridge that gap. She is among the most powerfully influential creative forces in Britain – not only in fashion but also in modern culture more broadly. And that is something truly worth celebrating.

bonus video: Backstage with Vivienne Westwood at Paris Fashion Week – Telegraph

  

Ten years ago Cirrus made history with the SR22. It may seem obvious now, but no other aircraft in this class had the unparalleled aeronautical innovation, breathtaking performance and world class craftsmanship. Since its debut in 2001, the SR22 has remained the world’s best selling single-engine aircraft. To venerate a decade of history making, Cirrus present the most impressive – and exclusive – aircraft yet: the Limited Commemorative Edition SR22T.

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