Chanel SS2022 RTW / Inez & Vinoodh
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Louis Vuitton Women’s SS 2022
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ReadBergman Blast Sets the Standard for Luxury Gifting Shows Prior to Emmys
The star-studded eleventh annual Doris Bergman Luxury Lounge Suite and Luncheon was held on Thursday, September 16th at the famous La Boheme restaurant
ReadChanel Haute Couture Fall Winter 2021-2022
Painting is at the heart of the Chanel Fall Winter 2021-2022 Haute Couture collection: “It was when I rediscovered these portraits of Gabrielle Chanel dressed up in black or white 1880s-style dresses, that I immediately thought about tableaux,” explains Virginie Viard. “Works by Berthe Morisot, Marie Laurencin and Édouard Manet. There are impressionist-inspired dresses, skirts that look like paintings and a long white satin dress punctuated with black bows like Morisot’s…” It made perfect sense…
ReadValentino Haute Couture Fall Winter 2021-2022
Another fabulous fairy-tale of Pierpaolo Piccioli, artistic director of Maison Valentino, unfolded today, as a final firework of Haute Couture fashion week in Paris. Indeed Valentino house presented in Paris, but this time the show took place in Venice. Driven by the need to create a community of artists around Maison Valentino, convinced that painting is to contemporary art what Haute Couture is to fashion, the Artistic Director Pierpaolo Piccioli brings a group to the…
ReadSue Wong Designer Estates: A New Design Extravaganza
Iconic/Legendary designer/artist Sue Wong just launched her new venture, SUE WONG DESIGNER ESTATES with the unveiling of her first designer property, VILLA FELIZ, a dazzling romantic 1928 Spanish Revival hacienda that she restored and redesigned to artistic perfection. The inauguration featured a Red Carpet of who’s who of celebrities, influencers, film/ television personalities and rock stars. SUE WONG Designer Estates reopened Hollywood in Los Angeles with a glamorous Red Carpet Hollywood cocktail party, touted as…
ReadLadies and Gentlemen: Introducing BEAUTYKWEEN!
FVM Global recently interviewed Larry Namer, founder of E! and CEO of world entertainment powerhouse Metan Global Entertainment Group, about the formation and purpose of BEAUTYKWEEN. How would you describe this new project? I’m going to let Mister D, the CEO of this enterprise, answer that: “We have unleashed a cyber beauty world that makeup junkies will live for from the time they wake up to the time they go to sleep. BEAUTYKWEEN is a…
ReadFanVestor: Platform for Fans to Invest in Their Heroes Gains Traction
Our friend Larry Namer always seems to be in the forefront of coming trends. We recently received this missive from him regarding FanVestor, which enables fans to invest in the various endeavors of their favorite personalities from the entertainment world to the sports world. Dear Faith, I am happy to announce that I have moved from an advisory board member in FanVestor to the COO position. While I’m still heading Metan Global and will continue…
ReadThe Emergence of Anna Kile-Gupta, Fashion Designer
On a slightly chilly night in December, 2019, a light rain began to fall on an outdoor stage at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, but that most certainly was not enough to stop the long-awaited student fashion show I was about to witness. The music commenced and got progressively louder as models, two at a time, crisscrossed through the large audience which…
ReadTHE CEDARS: THE PAST IS THE PRESENT
When renowned fashion designer Sue Wong undertook the restoration of her beloved The Cedars, the breathtaking palazzo she calls home, no detail nor expense was spared nor overlooked in reinstituting its past grandeur. The Cedars was once the fabled Grande Dame, the epitome of Old Hollywood glamour and reputedly the most opulent home of its day when she was conceived in the Golden Age of the 1920s. The property came by its name in celebration…
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