Harper’s Bazaar and Hermès Team Up

French luxury brand Hermès made its debut on ShopBazaar.com, Harper’s Bazaar’s e-commerce site. The French luxury brand’s debut Thursday 22 November  2012, on ShopBazaar.com, Harper’s Bazaar’s e-commerce site, unusual — not that a magazine selling product on its Web site isn’t unusual enough reported WWD. For the first time, Hermès will sell its products on a Web site other than its own. Six Hermès shoe styles will be featured on ShopBazaar.com and The Bazaar Book, a monthly digital magalogue. Hermès has dabbled with footwear on its site, but “it hasn’t been a broad offering,” said Robert Chavez, president and chief executive officer of Hermès USA. “We thought it would be great to expand the introduction of Hermès footwear to Bazaar’s audience.”

Hermès shoes will be featured editorially in the magazine with a letter “B,” indicating they’re for sale on ShopBazaar.com. “To have that kind of endorsement” is priceless,” said Chavez. The assortment of high heels, flats, wedges and espadrilles ranges in price from £372.69 to £993.83($600 to $1,600). “We think many people will be discovering them for the first time,” Chavez said. “They didn’t realise Hermès made shoes. We planned in advance and bought a lot of depth into the six styles that are featured.”

Editors Hermès picks, Photo By Courtesy Photo

Bazaar editor in chief Glenda Bailey said, “Hermès’ resort [shoe] collection is a real preview of what we’ll be seeing in spring. We’re offering readers the unique opportunity to buy now.” If all goes well, “we’ll continue to work on exclusives and partnerships,” said Carol Smith, publisher and chief revenue officer of Bazaar.

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Christian Louboutin Opens Men’s Line in London

Christian Louboutin Men’s store 17 Mount Street, London, W1

French footwear designer Christian Louboutin has opened his first men’s store in the UK. French luxury label Christian Louboutin, known for its women’s designs, is now expanding its men’s line in London's Mayfair.

Christian Louboutin Men’s store 17 Mount Street, London, W1

This is the luxury brand’s fourth of its kind in the world, following Paris, New York and Los Angeles. Located within close distance to Louboutin’s flagship London boutique on Mount Street, the new men’s store occupies an existing Georgian building on Mayfair’s Dover Street. Louboutin worked once more in close partnership with New York based architectural design company 212Box to design the interior of the store’s 170 square meters.

Christian Louboutin Men’s store 17 Mount Street, London, W1

The store covariant 170 sqm on two floors. The new store covers a larger men’s shoes collection and sources indicate the designer will be launching a men’s bag. Entering the ground floor of the two-floor store, visitors are welcomed by a red carpet with a geometric rawhide border. The bay window at the front of the boutique provides a seating bank, whereas other seating solutions and freestanding furniture designed by London design firm Squint.

Christian Louboutin Men’s store 17 Mount Street, London, W1

Leather wall panels in rhombus shapes are installed throughout (similar to the ones in the brand’s Paris men’s store, inaugurated in September 2011), and in the centre of the space (which is surrounded by hand-embroidered Tiger Rugs) sits a cash desk made from Tiikeri, a sustainable material made from reclaimed sorghum stalks.

Christian Louboutin Men’s store 17 Mount Street, London, W1

A staircase leads down to a secondary retail space conceived for private shopping appointments. In this area, studded concentric display stands and turquoise blue carpets mark a change of ambiance.

Christian Louboutin Men’s store 17 Mount Street, London, W1

Louboutin’s first collection of trainers and studded loafers for men was initially introduced in the Spring of 2010 as a natural progression from the designer’s private orders for friends, performers and as part of special collaborations. With his studs retired for a brief moment, here's a little taste of what Christian Louboutin has to offer for men Fall/Winter 2011. How stylish are these! Love em

Christian Louboutin Tasselissimo Suede Shoes, $1,450

Christian Louboutin Tasselissimo Suede Shoes, $1,450.

Christian Louboutin Men’s store 17 Mount Street, London, W1

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Address: 17 Mount Street, London, Greater London W1K 2RJ
Phone: 020 7491 0033
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Rachel Bilson at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards

Actress Rachel Bilson on the blue carpet at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on Sunday 7 August.

Better known for playing Summer Roberts on the prime time drama series The O.C., Bilson now stars in a new series, which is a medical drama TV series entitled Hart of Dixie, where she plays the role of Dr. Zoe Hart.

Rachel looked great wearing a silk dress from Chloe’s Resort 2012 collection in white, which is also one of the season’s hottest colour trends. It also matched the summery blue carpet and as well as the background.

The dress was light and summery, her boots, were fierce. The WOW factor was not lacking with these beauties from Brian Atwood, did they go with the dress maybe not but who would not want to wear them any chance that you got!

The boots, from Brian Atwood’s Fall 2011 collection, are striking. Their strong and structured, so to match them with a light, floaty dress was courageous and really should have worked but, in my opinion failed to deliver.

I am a huge fan of  Brian Atwood:

Brian Atwood Cohen Borchie Ankle Booties

Made of sumptuous suede material, the gold spiked studs are embellished throughout that give these booties their bold design. There is a zip fastening on the medial side for easy wear on and off; and completing these boots is the high stiletto gold heel that measures approximately 5.5 inches, which delicately gives them their height.

UPDATE: Christian Louboutin Sues Yves Saint Laurent

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Paris-based designer Christian Louboutin, whose pumps have graced many fabulous and famous feet, sued fashion rival Yves Saint Laurent over the use of the color red on shoe soles.

“Mr. Louboutin is the first designer to develop the idea of having red soles on women’s shoes,” said the trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday.

Since January, Louboutin said in the suit, he has asked luxury company Yves Saint Laurent America, a subsidiary of the Gucci Group, to stop selling red-soled shoes in the same select Manhattan stores as he does.

“Defendants’ use of red footwear outsoles that are virtually identical to plaintiffs’ Red Sole Mark is likely to cause and is causing confusion, mistake and deception among the relevant purchasing public,” the suit said.

The suit asks for a U.S. judge to impose $1 million in damages and order YSL to stop manufacturing similar designs.

The Gucci Group was not available for comment and the U.S. branch of Yves Saint Laurent declined comment on the lawsuit.

Since shortly after Louboutin founded his first boutique in 1991 in Paris, the suit said, all his shoes have had red-lacquered soles. They can fetch more than $1,000 a pair.

“The Red Sole has become synonymous with Christian Louboutin and high fashion,” it said, adding that Louboutin had trademarked the design in the United States in 2008.

YSL Issues Rebuttal In Louboutin ‘Red Soles’ Lawsuit

The most recent courtroom update involves an arguably snarky rebuttal from YSL, essentially pooh-poohing Louboutin’s claims. According to The Daily Mail, Louboutin claims to be “the first designer to develop the idea of having red soles on women’s shoes,” in spite of the fact that YSL has used scarlet soles on select shoe styles since the ’70s — long before Louboutin’s innovation in 1992.

Court papers filed by YSL state that “Louboutin was fraudulent in his trademark application claim that he had ‘exclusive’ use of the red sole:

“Red out-soles are a commonly used ornamental design feature in footwear, dating as far back as the red shoes worn by King Louis XIV in the 1600s and the ruby red shoes that carried Dorothy home in The Wizard of Oz.”

Louboutin also went head-to-head, or heel-to-heel, with Brazilian shoemaker Carmen Steffens for producing shoes with his “signature” soles. In both lawsuits, Louboutin claims that the other designers’ red-soled shoes are being mistaken for those by Louboutin, creating a false identity for his company.

Renee Zellweger seen here wearing a pair of Louboutins in Milan

This looks as if it still is not over yet, as Louboutin sues Dior

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Thought Louboutins were expensive? World's first £100,000 gold and diamond bespoke stilettos (coming soon to a WAG near you)

By Maysa Rawi

Created by bespoke jewelers House of Borgezie, the world's first designs have already created a stir among celebrities.

With a red sole and sky-high heels, these shoes could easily be mistaken for a pair of Christian Louboutins.

But with a £100,000 price tag, the Eternal Diamond stiletto - made entirely from gold and diamonds - makes most luxury brands look High Street. 

Girl's best friend: The Eternal Diamond stiletto is made using 2,200 brilliant cut diamonds, totalling 30 carats

Bling, bling: Orders have already been placed by A-listers from the world of football, music and modelling

And although the clientele is strictly confidential until pieces have been completed, we can reveal they include - surprise, surprise - A-listers from the world of football, music and modelling.

Venturing a guess on who has placed orders would likely lead to Cheryl Cole, Victoria Beckham and Paris Hilton, whose excessive tastes are funded by a bank balance to match.

Made by British jewellery designer Christopher Michael Shellis, each pair is handcrafted from solid gold and then encrusted with 2,200 brilliant cut diamonds, totalling 30 carats. 

Shellis has spent three years working on the creation, perfect for summer balls, society weddings and red carpet events.

Making a statement: Luckily, the bespoke heels, retailing from £100,000, come with a 1,000 year guarantee

Shellis said: 'To bring the Eternal Diamond Stilletto to life, I quite literally had to reinvent the fundamental principle of classical stiletto construction.

'The result is not so much a shoe, but rather a fine piece of jewellery that can be miraculously yet practically worn as the ultimate feminine adornment.'

Luckily, the high heels come with a 1,000 year guarantee.

Or a night out on the tiles could end in disaster - or fortune for a lucky passer by - should a diamond or two come loose.

For more information, visit www.borgezie.com

via Mail Online