‘The Duchess’ Wore Chanel

If the Devil wears Prada, then why can’t The Duchess be in Chanel?

Keira Knightley wore Chanel Haute Couture to the the premiere of her new movie: The Duchess in New York. Not only was Keira dressed in Chanel, Kate Lee, her makeup artist, also did her whole look with Chanel make-up from quadra eye shadow shades to the exceptionnel mascara. The look was inspired by her black Chanel Haute Couture dress. Oo La la, how gorgeous Miss Knightley looks, and no Fergie (neither of York nor of Black-Eyed Peas) in sight either.

The Duchess opens in Hong Kong on October 1.

Chanel Opens at Four Seasons Macau

Chanel’s first stand- alone beauty store opens at The Shoppes.

The latest 880 square feet store is Chanel’s 3rd store in Macau is at The Shoppes at the Four Seasons. Chanel has stores in New Yaohan Department Store and The Venetian Macao.

The beauty boutique is equipped with a private consultation area and an Espace Beauté for personalized facial services. Now tired and bored ladies can pamper themselves with facials by Chanel trained skincare therapists while their husbands gamble away at the casinos.

Chanel x iPhone Application

How to get Haute Couture on your new iPhone.

Looks like Chanel was the first fashion brand to get into the new iPhone App Store. So for all of your who grabbed an iPhone (and iPod Touch owners who upgraded their firmware) in Hong Kong can have some cool haute couture to view on it.

Not only can you view photos and videos of the upcoming Chanel collection, but it also works as a store locator and a news feed for all that’s happening in the world of Chanel. How’s that for having not only the coolest mobile phone out there, but also having the latest and greatest Chanel info right at your fingertips.

Look forward to more brands doing this and look out for a Butterboom iPhone Hong Kong Shopping application in the near future.

If you have iTunes, then all you need to do is click here to install.

Claudia & Naomi: Still in the Game

Two models proving that “brand appeal” also applies to humans.

Who says a modelling career ends at 30?

Both Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell started their modelling careers in the 1990’s when they were in their early 20’s - now Schiffer, 37 and Campbell, 38 are both rocking gigs as Claudia has been chosen as the face of Chanel’s Autumn/Winter collection and Naomi is fronting the new Yves Saint Laurent campaign. While we grew up with these models, they still look great and between Claudia’s stalkers and Naomi’s crazy physcial tantrum’s, these two are entertaining on and off the catwalks.

Shop Where the ‘A-list People’ Do

The LA Times picks the best shopping outlets in Hong Kong.

It’s always neat to read other cities reviews of Hong Kong. The LA Times tells us where the A-List tourist traps - ahem - people shop in Hong Kong:

Nearly a decade has elapsed since the British handover of Hong Kong to China. The territory, an East-West trading center since the mid-19th century, prospered during Britain’s 156-year rule. There was apprehension it would regress when the Chinese took over.

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