Friday, September 11, 2015

Wearable technology for fashion-conscious

With the volatile stock market news continuing to keep investors on edge, members of the sophisticated set are putting their money in handbags.

Literally. Along with their lipstick, handkerchiefs and cell phones.

Fashionistas have been investing in high-dollar bags for years. But New York-based designer Diana Broussard is taking “the look” to a new level.
Her handbags play classical music by composer David Lang.

And they feature LCD screens that can be customized with videos to suit the wearers.

Other wearable technology is more practical.

Ralph Lauren designed a “smart” shirt that customizes a workout for men based on information embedded sensors provide on their vital signs. Really.

Smart watches and smart glasses are fonts of information, and other handbags are designed to charge smartphones.

But a handbag that provides soothing music might be just the ticket to calm investors until the stock market settles down.

And as a bonus, the designer handbag can hold the money they are hesitating to invest until that happens.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Chanel West Coast Sets The Record Straight On The Night Of Her Brutal Arrest

Chanel West Coast Fight
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Not a lot of people really know what caused Chanel West Coast to be arrested on the night of Aug. 4. There have been rumors that the rapper got into a fight with a girl at 1OAK in West Hollywood, Calif., but Chanel tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY what went down that night.
Chanel West Coast, 26, is saying she’s innocent the night of her arrest after a night out with her friends in West Hollywood, Calif. It was reported that the rapper got into a physical altercation with another woman at the club, but Chanel tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that isn’t the case.

The Young Money rapper says she didn’t do anything wrong on the night of Aug. 4 when she was arrested. “I was really drunk and I might act a little crazy when I’m drunk. I dance a little crazy, I get a little loud, but I did nothing to hurt anybody,” Chanel EXCLUSIVELY tells HollywoodLife.com at her mixtape release party. “I never got in a fight, punched a girl in the club or anything like that. It was just a really bad situation that got out of hand.” But the 26-year-old isn’t letting that horrible incident keep her down and she’s setting an example for her fans.
know a lot of people who’ve been in situations like that where you’re in a situation you can’t control. You’re innocent and not guilty and you just gotta keep your head up and stay focus,” theRidiculousness star continued. “Even with a criminal record, there’s always a way to work past that. There’s always a way to work past the worst things that have happens to you, so I just want my fans to know that if anything bad has happened to you like that, that you can stay focused on the future and get past it and move on.” Clearly the Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory star moved on from the scary event. The 26-year-old rapper just released her new mixtape titled “Waves.”

Chanel Hopes ‘Waves’ Will Help People ‘Get To Know Me’ Better

Two years after releasing her first mixtape, Now You Know, Chanel is back with another one. With a full debut album releasing in the fall, Chanel wanted release a mixtape just to hold fans over before her album. The rapper hopes people will understand her a lot better with this mixtape. “I definitely just want people to feel my vibe and feel where I come from,” she tells HollywoodLife.comEXCLUSIVELY. “I feel like I kept a west coast vibe on it, but at the same time you can also hear I have influences from everywhere I’ve been in my life. My dad is from New York and I grew up bicoastal, so I definitely have an east coast influence too. I just really wanted a mixtape that really made people feel me and get to know me.” You can check out Chanel’s mixtape on her Soundcloud or Spotify!

Chanel快断货去哪买?降价背后的真相你造吗

 从来傲娇的香奈儿小姐低下了头,从3月18日Chanel放出消息将在中国降价并同时在欧洲涨价到现在,短短5天上海、香港、广州等地的Chanel店已进入“打抢”阶段,分分钟断货的节奏让店员连补货的可能都没有。我想说也许中国人等这天等太久了,不过你要是以为Chanel是要来讨好中国市场就大错特错了,而且也并非它们真的想从此好好对待中国客户。在风风火火的降价后,各个城市还是存在价格差异,你知道去哪儿买最划算吗?
香港Chanel旗舰店
香港Chanel旗舰店
上海Chanel旗舰店
上海Chanel旗舰店
  说好的4月8日降价,但是中国淘气地率先调价,这番悄悄的动作肯定逃不过中国消费者的眼睛,于是在Chanel放出降价消息后的第二天,香港、广州、上海、南京等城市的店门前就这样排起了长队。然后瞬间几万的手袋被一抢而空,据说销售量比降价前涨了4倍。
  勇于“买买买”的中国人再次博得了Chanel一笑,本次降价在20%左右,一只包比从前便宜了4000-8000元人民币,大家一个不淡定就感觉捡到了大便宜,而降价的背后真正目的是为何?中国消费者的算盘真的算清了吗?究竟谁会笑到最后?
5天Chanel就在中国多赚了300万!
香港Chanel旗舰店
Chanel 11.12
香港Chanel旗舰店
Chanel 2.55
  事实上,毋庸置疑当然是Chanel会笑到最后。首先这次降价并非所有款式,最初计划的是11.12、2.55和Le Boy三款手袋降价,不过真实的情况是,Chanel部分CF(旗舰包)也同期价格下跌。11.12和2.55手袋目前在欧洲售价为3550欧元(约合23538元人民币),调价之后的售价将升至4260欧元(约合28245元人民币),而它在中国市场上的价格将由原来的38200元人民币,下降至3万元人民币左右。而CF包型中号国内原价38200元,现价29800元,降价幅度为22%。
香港Chanel旗舰店
Le Boy Chanel
  另一款Boy CHANEL手袋目前在欧洲市场上标价3100欧元,4月8日之后将涨至3720欧元,而其在中国的售价将从32700元人民币下降至26000元左右。但同时Chanel的部分珠宝也开始调整价格,下降幅度也在20%左右。
  Chanel计划将欧洲和中国的价格差缩小在1800元内,不过事实上欧洲还没有涨价的动作,之前欧洲手袋平均比中国大约便宜了40%左右,在降价后依旧比中国便宜20%,此刻购买每只Chanel也比国外高出了快6000元,如果按每天100的购买率,短短5天Chanel便在中国多捞了300万人民币。
  尽管降价,但香港的Chanel手袋价格依旧比内地便宜了10%,如香奈儿的CF大号黑色包包,在广州门店目前售价33600元,在香港当前的售价折合人民币为30381元,相差3219元。
  不过对于北京、成都和台湾的消费者来说,他们表现得更为淡定,如果想要购买Chanel手袋的小伙伴不妨考虑到这几个城市试试,完全不用排队就能把包包带回家。
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  背上Chanel了然后呢?
其实拥有一只Chanel手袋的意义到底是什么?从满中国人背LV到满大街的Chanel,从1990年到2015年,奢侈品在中国正发生着天翻地覆的变化。90年代初,香港人曾嘲笑内地人连LV都不认识,然后在10几年的时间内中国就将LV背成了街包。随着LV假货遍地,大家又将眼光投向了更为高贵的Chanel,似乎只要买下了Chanel就有高人一等的地位。
  其实拥有一只Chanel手袋的意义到底是什么?从满中国人背LV到满大街的Chanel,从1990年到2015年,奢侈品在中国正发生着天翻地覆的变化。90年代初,香港人曾嘲笑内地人连LV都不认识,然后在10几年的时间内中国就将LV背成了街包。随着LV假货遍地,大家又将眼光投向了更为高贵的Chanel,似乎只要买下了Chanel就有高人一等的地位。
  中国人最痛恨的就是被人瞧不起,随着经济的发展,大家更愿意将口袋里的钞票换成一个个logo来抬高身价。并非大部分人都热爱双C的标识,他们甚至连CoCo Chanel和老佛爷都搞不清,而是因为logo的辨识度高,用它来武装自己就会被人看得起,抬起头来做人比拥有钱更重要,正是应了那一句人活一口气。
于是只要包包上有一个大大的双C,对于中国消费者来说,想要传达的信息只有三个字:我有钱!不能否认,在第一次走进Chanel店内时,我也曾屏住呼吸,生怕店员瞧不起中国人没有钱,最后虽然心疼地把钱交给了柜台,可是接过手袋得瞬间就觉得老子是有钱人。
  于是只要包包上有一个大大的双C,对于中国消费者来说,想要传达的信息只有三个字:我有钱!不能否认,在第一次走进Chanel店内时,我也曾屏住呼吸,生怕店员瞧不起中国人没有钱,最后虽然心疼地把钱交给了柜台,可是接过手袋得瞬间就觉得老子是有钱人。
更重要的是,这个世界是会给人贴标签的。Chanel就是名媛的标签,为了跻身上层名流中国人再次抛出重金试图贴上身份的标签,大家会透过那个铁质的双C想象你的背后,那些不一样的眼光会让你有站在高处的快感。
  更重要的是,这个世界是会给人贴标签的。Chanel就是名媛的标签,为了跻身上层名流中国人再次抛出重金试图贴上身份的标签,大家会透过那个铁质的双C想象你的背后,那些不一样的眼光会让你有站在高处的快感。
我曾对自己说过,时尚是世界上最大的谎言,但现在发现它更像是一个诟病。当你买下了人生第一款奢侈品,就会再也停不下来。你会不断地用最新的奢侈品来保证自己的“地位”和“身份”,越买越多也会让你觉得自己比别人更有钱,这些幸福感也会不由自主地包围着你。
  我曾对自己说过,时尚是世界上最大的谎言,但现在发现它更像是一个诟病。当你买下了人生第一款奢侈品,就会再也停不下来。你会不断地用最新的奢侈品来保证自己的“地位”和“身份”,越买越多也会让你觉得自己比别人更有钱,这些幸福感也会不由自主地包围着你。
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  代购无比心塞
Chanel此次的大幅度调整价格其实只是营销的手段之一,目的是为了打击代购市场。代购通常卖出一只Chanel手袋能赚到其中的差价约在3000元,此次调价意在将中欧差价缩小至1800元,这对于代购来说无非是沉重的打击,从人力和交通费的成本来看,1000多元的利润是非常不划算的。过去十只包能赚3万,现在则亏损了2万。
  Chanel此次的大幅度调整价格其实只是营销的手段之一,目的是为了打击代购市场。代购通常卖出一只Chanel手袋能赚到其中的差价约在3000元,此次调价意在将中欧差价缩小至1800元,这对于代购来说无非是沉重的打击,从人力和交通费的成本来看,1000多元的利润是非常不划算的。过去十只包能赚3万,现在则亏损了2万。
  Chanel为何要把代购逼上绝路?这是为电商铺平道路,网上购物的商机是目前市场的走向,谁也不会放过这块肥肉,缩小差价也是为了让之后电商市场得以平衡。
Chanel 20年涨价幅度
Chanel 20年涨价幅度
Chanel 29年涨价幅度
Chanel 29年涨价幅度
  如果观察Chanel 29年来的涨价幅度,你就会知道此次中国降价20%绝对不会令其亏本。Chanel是奢侈品中最霸气的主,六十年涨价了近20倍,平均每年上调15%。但这丝毫不影响它的销售量,小香粉们依旧热情如火地购买,因为我们被告知买Chanel是一种投资,于是大家下手更快更果决。
中国消费者在国外奢侈品店抢购现场
中国消费者在国外奢侈品店抢购现场
  近几年中国人纷纷涌向欧洲抢购奢侈品,据奢侈品研究和顾问机构财富品质研究院昨天发布的《中国奢侈品报告》显示,2014年中国消费者买走了全球近一半的奢侈品,76%的奢侈品消费发生在境外。这导致欧洲市场长期缺货,这也令当地消费者感到不满,所以Chanel此次调价也是为了本地市场的平衡,说白了就是让中国人回家购物。
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  Chanel调价到底是为何?
欧元贬值
欧元贬值
  欧元突然的下跌导致中欧奢侈品价格差距更大,引发了消费者大量外流,大家想乘机花更少的钱买走心仪已久的商品。外来的消费并不会为欧洲带来更多的财富,还会引发国家内部的通货膨胀,令欧洲不堪一击的经济再受打击。
其次,也是为了打击假货市场,维护品牌形象。随着Chanel的深入人心,人们对Chanel的疯狂需求导致假货市场蓬勃发展,当Chanel价格下跌购买力会上升,假货市场的购买力就会相对缩减。
  其次,也是为了打击假货市场,维护品牌形象。随着Chanel的深入人心,人们对Chanel的疯狂需求导致假货市场蓬勃发展,当Chanel价格下跌购买力会上升,假货市场的购买力就会相对缩减。
中国奢侈品店如同摆设
中国奢侈品店如同摆设
  其实最关键的原因是为了挽救中国市场,虽然中国有强大的购买力,但Chanel的中国店似乎更像是摆设门庭冷落。如果再不采取相应的措施,Chanel在中国将面临关店的局面。如果你懂一些市场经济学就会明白,作为商家会在购买力低的地区定更高的价格,而在购买力高的地区定价更低,这是为了保证利润平衡。
  所以除了受关税的影响,当初包括Chanel在内的所有奢侈品都在中国设定了很高的价位。这样在销售量不高的情况下,它们也不会亏本。而如今根据各项经济报道都能看出,欧洲人的购买力已远远不如中国人,于是Chanel启动了市场经济调节功能,让欧洲涨价令中国降价是最明智的举措。
  不过这会不会引发其他品牌跟风还不得而知,如果欧元持续下跌,品牌恐怕不得不这样作来挽救本国的经济。另一值得我们考虑的问题是,当全球价格调整之后,Chanel是否又会做出全面上调的举动呢?
Chanel手袋其他款式
Chanel手袋其他款式
  作为时尚编辑,本人认为面对品牌的调价消费者更应该保持冷静的态度,毕竟Chanel此次调价是部分款式,且向来中国的款式都会缺斤少两。Chanel每年都会推出5-6款最新的经典款,在色彩和面料上都会有新的突破,更不要说那些非经典款手袋,还有Vintage Chanel也一样诱惑多多,而如今在欧洲的价格也会相对来说便宜很多,对于追求与众不同的时尚人来说,这样的市场环境或许更美好。
  如果你真的懂Chanel,请用欣赏的眼光去挑选它,做一个香奈儿小姐需要由内而外的底气,不要让自己成为包包的傀儡,而要用自己的气场去驾驭它。
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  你还能买哪些Chanel?
  Chanel 2015春夏和早春款中,除了le boy其实选择很多,耦橘色的手袋只要2万多,包型也突破了常规的矩形,彩色的粗呢、帆布款也同样充满了春天的迷人味道,拥有和别人不一样的Chanel才是最快乐的事。
CHANEL SMALL TOP HANDLE FLAP BAG 约23620元
CHANEL SMALL TOP HANDLE FLAP BAG 约23620元
CHANEL JERSEY FLAP BAG 约21756元
CHANEL JERSEY FLAP BAG 约21756元
CHANEL COLORBLOCK JERSEY FLAP BAG 约16783元
CHANEL COLORBLOCK JERSEY FLAP BAG 约16783元
CHANEL SMALL REISSUE SHOPPING TOTE 约24864元
CHANEL SMALL REISSUE SHOPPING TOTE 约24864元

Monday, September 7, 2015

Louis Vuitton Loses Checkerboard Case

Louis Vuitton's spring/summer 2013 collection which was inspired by the design
Picture credit: GoRunway
LOUIS VUITTON has lost the right to trademark its Damier checkerboard pattern. The European Union's General Court upheld a previous ruling by the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), denying the fashion house's right to call the design its own, saying that it is too commonplace for it to be owned by one brand.
Picture credit: GoRunway
"The checkerboard pattern, as represented in the contested trade mark, was a basic and banal feature composed of very simple elements and that it was well-known that that feature had been commonly used with a decorative purpose in relation to various goods," said the OHIM in 2011, reports WWD, adding that, "the contested trade mark, in the absence of features capable of distinguishing it from other representations of checkerboards, was not capable of fulfilling the essential 'identification' or 'origin' function of a trade mark."
The legal battle, however, stretches back much further to 2008 when Louis Vuitton originally registered the trademark. German retailer filed an application to have it declared invalid the following year, which was granted in 2011.

Trademark infringement is a hot topic in the fashion industry at the moment, with Adidas pursuing Isabel Marant for allegedly copying its Stan Smith trainer designs, as well as Marc by Marc Jacobs regarding its autumn/winter 2014 collection, and  Yves Saint Laurent has filed a lawsuit against What About Yves founder over its parody T-shirt "Ain't Laurent Without Yves".

Louis Vuitton has not yet announced if it plans to appeal the European Union's General Court's decision.

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Listen to Chanel West Coast's New Mixtape 'Waves': Exclusive

Chanel West Coast
Courtesy PhotoYoung Money's Chanel West Coast may have risen to fame on MTV reality shows Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness, but she's been grinding in the studio the whole time, working to refine her sound ahead of the release of her debut full-length this fall.
Young Money's Chanel West Coast Talks Lil Wayne & 'Now You Know' Mixtape
Today, she's releasing her new mixtape Waves, featuring YG, Liam Horne, Lano, and B Real, exclusively on Billboard. "Many artists feel resistance on the way up," Chanel tells Billboard. "I just wanted to express myself and put out music of how I'm feeling -- give back to my fans and gain new ones in the process."

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Coach wants to be the American Louis Vuitton

Models present creations from the Coach Spring/Summer 2015 collection during "London Collections: Men" in London, Britain June 13, 2015. "London Collections: Men" is a four-day showcase of men's fashion scheduled a month before London Fashion Week.

Monday, August 31, 2015

Louis Vuitton is now open at CityCenterDC. Here's what to expect.

The new D.C. store sits at the prominent corner of Palmer Alley and the central plaza of… more
Of all the luxury names headed to CityCenterDC, Louis Vuitton might have been the most hotly anticipated — especially given the long lead time before it opened.
Word of Louis Vuitton signing onto the project began leaking out more than a year ago, though many of the retail openings have been slow to arrive to CityCenterDC. Tumi and Allen Edmonds led the way, followed by Kate Spade and then a steady stream of other openings during the past year.
This will be LV's first standalone store in downtown D.C. — it also currently has stores in the Collection at Chevy Chase shopping center and the Tysons Galleria mall. In addition to many of the brand's flagship logo bags, the CityCenterDC store will carry more edgier designs, including some from artistic director Nicolas Ghesquiére's most recent runway collection.
That includes the Petite Malle, a small handbag based off Louis Vuitton's signature luggage trunks, including this $5,750 version.
The store also includes an unusually large selection of men's shoes — more are on display than women's shoes. That's because the company sees Washington, D.C., as a bit of an "untapped market" for men's luxury goods, according to a spokeswoman.
The luggage section also includes the ability for customers to order their own personalized monogram through the "mon monogram" program, in which a signature stripe and lettering is hand-painted onto the luggage. Most accessories are also available for complimentary hot stamping in store.

For two days only, the store in CityCenterDC will also have the totem collection on display, a special collection based on tribal masks owned by Gaston Vuitton — which won't be available to the general public until October.

Located at 924 Palmer Alley, Louis Vuitton faces CityCenterDC's main plaza in an area that's becoming an unofficial "French Quarter" of the development. It's across from Hermes and a forthcoming Christian Dior boutique, and across the plaza from two restaurants from French chefs: Daniel Boulud's DBGB Kitchen and Bar and Fig & Olive.