Wednesday. 30 September. 2009. 9:40 am
A boutique dedicated to Chanel timepieces.
As of September 15, 2009, the Chanel Watch Boutique has been running with tick-tock precision at the City of Dreams in Macau. With Peter Marino at the design helm, the 1050 square foot space did well to take inspiration from Coco Chanel’s Paris apartment. The dominant scheme all over the shop are colors of black and gold, done in a very sleek and modern manner.
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Wednesday. 30 September. 2009. 9:08 am
The Queen of Knits collaborates with H&M
H&M has announced Sonia Rykiel as its next guest designer for its Winter 2009 and Spring 2010 collection. For the first time ever, H&M’s partnership with its guest designer moves into the realm of lingerie. Sonia Rykiel for H&M Winter 2009 collection debuts December 5th, 2009 and will be available at all H&M outlets spanning the globe including Hong Kong, just in time for the upcoming holiday season.
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Tuesday. 29 September. 2009. 9:45 am
Looking for a luxe hip place to stay in Hollywood?
The Standard is a hip hotel aimed at a youthful clientele with sophisticated tastes.
The Hollywood Standard is a hip hotel that caters to a younger, hipper clientele in Tinseltown. This groovy boutique-style hotel comes complete with true tongue-in-cheek humor details and features an avant-garde art installation in the lobby with live models sleeping behind a glass panel and teddy-bears dripping with congealed black tar! Their air conditioning dial features instructions like “blow hard” and “blow harder”.
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Tuesday. 29 September. 2009. 9:40 am
Time to chuck those liquid liners.
Everyone wears eyeliner; if you don’t, time to do so. Liquid and pencil liners are the de facto choices only because we are creatures of habit and it’s what was available when we started wearing make-up. We want you to stop right there and consider the many and better options that are available in the market these days, than messy liquid liners and pokey pencil liners.
Pop Beauty Cat’s Eyes is an eye crayon that has a soft and smooth texture, making it really easy to draw the outline of your eye. The liner is shaped like a felt tip marker and applies beautifully. It gives you the option to define your eyes, smudge it a little with a cotton tip if you want a softer look or draw a thicker line if you want to be more dramatic. How much? HK$140
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Monday. 28 September. 2009. 9:42 am
Tom Ford’s goes from designer to director.
Ever since Tom Ford left Gucci, there’s been talks about him directing a movie. Well, the movie – A Single Man has finally made its debut at the Venice Film Festival on September 11, 2009 and at the Toronto International Film Festival, a few days after. The Single Man is an adaption of a masterpiece novel by Christopher Isherwood about a college professor, George (played by Colin Firth) attempt to cope with the death of his long-time partner in the 1960s pre-liberation gay period. Set in Los Angeles, the movie features one day in the life of George as his lifelong friend Charlotte (played by Julianne Moore) tries to help him through his grief. According to London Times, the movie is described as ‘heart-stopping beauty and a work of emotional honesty” and has already won Colin Firth, the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival.
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