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YSL Chyc Bag & Accessories

Subtle branding earns this YSL collection major chic points.

What makes a bag timelessly chic? Well, the new YSL Chyc bag seems to have all the answers as it really is the eptiome of a stylish bag.

The YSL chyc bag is a wonderful marriage of contrasts. It looks decidedly vintage, but is very cutting edge and contemporary too. Its saddle shape and luxe leather give it touches of timelessness, while its antiquated hardware not only incorporates the Y (for YSL of course) so seamlessly but gives a nod to great designs of the past. Inside the YSL chyc bag are roomy compartments that easily expand while its long strap adds a utilitarian factor and makes the Chyc bag super easy to carry.

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First Look: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2010 Ad Campaign

Christy Turlington, Karen Elson and Natalia Vodianova in Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter ads.

A very tasteful Louis Vuitton Fall campaign featuring our top 3 favorite supermodels of all time – classic beauties Christy Turlington, Karen Elson and Natalia Vodianova. Louis Vuitton’s Fall campaign signals a return to the 1950s where elegance and poise were the height of fashion. The models’ dresses emphasize décolleté and gorgeous full volume skirts, wearing gloves and carrying the new LV bags in front of old-fashioned backstage mirrors.

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Strip: The Ministry of Waxing Opens in Hong Kong

The global “waxperts” are coming to Hong Kong.

The world has been taken over by Waxing Experts or “waxperts” of  Strip: Ministry of Waxing who have recently completed a round of successful international openings in key cities like Singapore, New York, London and Shanghai. They’re coming to Hong Kong, with a grand opening slated for July 30, 2010.

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New Coach Poppy Bags

The Poppy Collection is back.

Those who love the first Coach Poppy collection have reason to rejoice!  The Poppy collection gets updated with new shades and design for Fall. Old favorites like the Spotlight bag makes a reappearance and has been reinvented with new dimensions and materials like denim and wild exotic prints. We like the metallic Sapphire blue shade version (featured above), large enough to stash your whole life in.  A nice detail  is the grosgrain keychain that will certainly make finding keys and other important items in the bag a breeze.

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Officine Panerai Opens New Boutique in Hong Kong

The second Officine Panerai store opens in Canton Road.

Officine Panerai‘s new store is a 30 square metre space featuring the watch’s naval history touches. The store’s interior is all teak and steal with highlight features including a large-scale Panerai watch featuring the ‘sandwich dial’.

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JOYCE x Chanel Paris-Shanghai Collection

Limited edition Chanel collection now at JOYCE, Hong Kong.

For their eighth Chanel’ s Métiers d’Art collection, Chanel has created a collection with Shanghai as its inspiration. The Chanel Paris-Shanghai collection designed by Karl Largerfeld is being showcased at the Joyce Central boutique. To celebrate this collaboration, JOYCE and Chanel has created an installation entitled PARIS///SHANGHAI///THE ODYSSEY which is showcased throughout the floors of JOYCE and On Pedder.

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Kate Spade Villa Bridget Bag

This darling purse makes a lovely and apt summer companion.

The fashion world has seen enough bags that are big enough to fit your whole house in! In the last season or so, designers have slowly but surely reduced the size of the everyday bag and today’s top trends are itty bitty purses perfect to fit one’s daily essentials for an effortless and make-up free summer look that’s all the rage.

Kate Spade brings us her interpretation of the teeny purse in the form of the Villa Bridget Bag.
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