Sometimes it’s the small details that are so pleasing. Form and function coexist beautifully in the design of Chanel’s Rouge Allure lipstick and N°5 Eau de Parfum purse spray. The black lacquer body of both these products is sophistication itself, yet with a click or twist the gold inner casings appear & you’re ready to pucker up & to spritz!!
International make-up artist Lisa Eldridge shares her Rouge Allure beauty tips in this Chanel video:
We’ve talked about Burberry before & a couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to get a peep behind the scenes of the famous flagship store at 121 Regent Street.
Housed in a historical gem remodelled in ‘Burberry Marble’ the renovated store opened in September 2012 with CCO Christopher Bailey‘s aim of bringing the online brand experience to life in a physical store evident throughout. From the 7m digital screen that shows the live feed from every runway show- to the digital mirrors that read the RFID codes embedded in handbags and give you an onscreen product tour.
As in any flagship store customer service is paramount- 121 Regent Street has 24 hour collection, product turnaround times of between 2 & 4 minutes, and transactions through ipads. There’s even an ipad corner in the children’s department to keep the little ones happy.
The store houses all the brand’s collections including a mini-me children’s section and the Regent Street collection of limited edition pieces available exclusively in-store.
As well as Burberry Bespoke, there is an in-house tailor and product customisation is also available. Customers are encouraged to post their Burberry trenchcoat selfies in the online gallery- Art of the Trench.
Happy that his digital/physical hybrid offers the best of the on and offline Burberry experience, see Christopher Bailey introduce the store here:
Fittingly the Hermès store at 17 Rue de Sèvres, Paris transforms the glamorous former Lutetia swimming pool into an enchanting retail environment. RDAI architects design all Hermès’ stores worldwide and have excelled themselves by allowing the Deco style to shine through whilst creating a truly contemporary space to showcase this luxury brand.
The Access Fashion Business course is a one year introductory course at the London College of Fashion that provides an overview of the fashion business for students hoping to progress to Higher Education courses or jobs in the fashion industry. It’s important for Fashion Business students to understand the fashion product and they get to explore the fashion product development process- from concept to design. The UK pet clothing market is valued at abpproximately £30m according to this BBC report. I’m a big fan of pet styling & I love this cat fashion concept!
Enjoy Squeeze’sCool for Cats as the perfect soundtrack for these feline fashions