Yves Saint Laurent’s Fall 09 Manifesto

Mark your diaries for YSL’s Fall 2009-2010 Manifesto scheduled for September 12, 2009.

YSL is hitting the streets again this Saturday, this time to launch their fall 09 Manifesto. 1500 custom cotton tote bag designed by Stefano Pilati will be handed out to passerbys. Keeping in the tradition of the YSL Manifestos, it will be distributed in the streets of the major fashion cities: Paris, New York, Milan, London, Tokyo, Seoul  and Hong Kong.  Head over to Queen’s Road (near Marks & Spencer) at around 12 noon to pick one up.

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H&M Doing Well in 2009, Beijing Store Coming this Spring

H&M looks to be recession proof with new jobs and a new China store.

With all the doom and gloom forecast for this year, we wanted to share the good news from H&M. The Swedish retailer who has 4 outlets in Hong Kong has just released their 2008 earnings report and they look just great, proving that smart management and a great product line with innovative marketing campaigns are recession proof, but we digress.

Highlights from their Full Year Report that ended November 30, 2008:

• Profit after financial items for the fourth quarter was SEK 7,114 m (6,221), an increase of 14 percent.
• Sales in the first two H&M stores in Tokyo surpassed the company’s high expectations and were H&M’s most successful store openings ever.
• The outlook for the future expansion and the development opportunities remains positive. H&M will create 6,000 to 7,000 new job opportunities during 2009.
• For the financial year 2008/2009 a net contribution of 225 stores is planned.
• The company is preparing the first store opening in Bejing during the spring 2009.
• Sales in January 2009 expected to increase by 8 percent in local currencies compared to the same month last year.
• The total number of stores in the Group as per 30 November 2008 thus amounted to 1,738 (1,522), of which 18 are franchise stores.

Interested to read the rest click here. It seems that H&M may have some challenges ahead of them in 2009 is strong enough to weather the current economic tsunami.

John Hardy Opens At Ifc

John Hardy,  luxury handmade jeweller now at the ifc mall.

John Hardy makes beautiful luxury jewellery that are inspired by culture and nature. The origins of the brand can be traced back to the royal courts of Bali, their master artisan were goldsmiths to the royal family.

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Katie Holmes in Escada

Katie Holmes wore Escada to the Premiere of Valkyrie.

Katie Holmes was in Munich, Germany to attend the European Premiere of Valkyrie.  Husband Tom Cruise starred in the movie. We think it very appropriate for Katie to choose her outfit from a German designer. Read more

Stefanie Graf: New Ambassador For Longines

Stefanie Graf has signed on as Longines brand ambassador.

Longines has a long history in its support of sports and has a stable of sport personalities, accomplished and famous actress as their ambassador.  Other Longines ambassadors of elegance include husband Andre Agassi, Aaron Kwok, Carina Lau, Tawainese actress Chi Lin Ling, MTV VJ, Denise Keller, Bollywood superstar and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai and others.

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