Style Guide: How to Wear Spots This Season

Friday. 11 November. 2011. 2:00 pm

It’s all about polka dots this season!

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Dots have been spotted – literally! – all over the catwalks and red carpets over the past few seasons, with the likes of Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and Prada all getting in on the act. If you’re thinking to work spots into your outfit, we have some ideas, read on..

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Come To Chanel’s Nail Cabaret!

Tuesday. 20 September. 2011. 9:33 am

French cosmetics house gets quirky for Internet campaign.

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We’ve already enjoyed Chanel’s quirky Fall/Winter 2011 campaign starring Freja Beha Erichsen, and now it looks like their cosmetics division is keen to get in on the act too!

Chanel have just released their Nail Cabaret Shade Parade video, featuring a load of dancing hands showcasing some of the company’s most iconic nail polishes and all in time for fall. Inspired by old school Hollywood musicals and Parisian cabaret theatres like the Moulin Rouge and Crazy Horse, we get to see the likes of Particuliere, Black Pearl, Rouge Noir, Dragon and Inattendu strut their stuff in mirrored dance studios, frolic on pearl necklace swings and even slide down a replica of Coco Chanel’s famous spiral staircase.

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Chanel’s Fall/Winter 2011 Campaign Is Purr-fect

Wednesday. 31 August. 2011. 10:00 am

Erichsen, Roitfeld and Lagerfeld = a fashionista’s dream team.

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Campaigns don’t come much more star-studded than Chanel’s latest Fall/Winter 2011 offering. It stars super-cool Danish model Freja Beha Erichsen styled by the trés chic former editor of French Vogue, Carine Roitfeld, and photographed by none other than Mr Chanel himself, Karl Lagerfeld. That’s quite some fashion pedigree for just one photo-shoot!

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The Boy Chanel Bag

Wednesday. 10 August. 2011. 10:48 am

What’s coming to Chanel stores this September.

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The Boy Chanel bag is making its way to Chanel store soon.  The Boy Chanel is a shoulder or across-the-body-bag inspired by Boy Chapel, Coco Chanel’s lover, the love of her life. We are a sucker for romance and to name a bag after a lover is just beautiful.

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Chanel Illusion D’Ombres de Chanel Collection

Tuesday. 9 August. 2011. 10:30 am

Metallic nail polishes and revolutionary new eye-shadows shimmer for Fall.

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Mimosa. Jade. Nouvelle Vague. Particuliere. Paradoxal. It might sound like nonsense to some, but any make-up junkie worth their salt will instantly recognise these as some of Chanel’s sell-out nail polishes from the past few seasons. And it looks like they’re going to do it all over again with their latest collection, Fall 2011’s Illusion D’Ombres de Chanel.

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Chanel Launches the J12 Chromatic Watch in Hong Kong

Tuesday. 14 June. 2011. 11:26 am

The stars came out for this beautiful new timepiece.

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Chanel transformed a Hong Kong Convention Centre hall into a living art piece as it launched the J12 Chromatic watch in Hong Kong last week.

The exclusive watch made of titanium ceramic brought out celebrities and models like Joey Yung 容祖兒, Michelle Wai 詩雅, Jocelyn Luko, Elaine Lee 李依林, Yvette Yuen 榮文蔚 and Ingrid Chen 陳斯允. The launch event mirrored the one that Chanel held in Paris a few months ago, so its great we could get a chance to see what Chanel put together here in Hong Kong.

Have a look at our round-up video below:

or Youtube version:

Here’s an interesting interview with Chanel President of Watches and Fine Jewelery Philippe Mougenot at Baselworld 2011:

Shop Window: SELECT 18

Friday. 27 May. 2011. 9:25 am

One of a kind vintage shop.

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Select 18 was founded by former local celeb personal stylist Thomas Lee, whose fans include students from fashion school and stylists who followed him wherever he moved. Select 18 is tucked away in SoHo and has a little more space to display his vast collections of vintage furniture, accessories and clothing. 

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