Cuz 1 Hermes Kelly Bag is never enough!

Leica has released a special limited edition of its classic 35mm rangefinder system camera: the Leica M7 Edition Hermès.

Tennis is not my strong-suit, but it looks like it is Jean Paul Gaultier’s! Focusing on the preppy sport for the Hermès Spring 2010 collection, Gaultier showed several tennis tees and skirts that evolved into dresses, cardigans and flowing jacks and suits. Gaultier even threw in some leather , but let’s be honest, aren’t the fall colored chocolate brown and dark navy colors a little out of place for the lightness that is spring?

Raquel Zimmermann stars in the latest Hermes Ad Campaign shot by Eric Valli at the famous Sweden’s Ice Hotel.

Hermes is rumored to have bought the jewellery label Asprey. Keep reading after the jump.

Fall? More like Winter. I guess Hermes can do basically whatever they want: they already breed their own crocodiles, so I can’t really comment on them skipping one measly season. So now that I’ve accepted the snow covered state of these ads I have to say I’m a bit disappointed! Where are the wide shot gorgeous landscapes and large, striking animals Hermes is known for using in their campaigns? Maybe when the rest of the advertisements are released they will live up to my expectations.

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Normally I can’t find it in me to support these high fashion pieces of technology: they seem gaudy and a waste of money. Until the ultimate classy brand Hermes came along and threw something new into the picture. This bluetooth headset is able to charge wirelessly just by placing it on its circular base. This technology probably costs a lot (the price of the headset has not been released), but atleast it is something new.

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With all of the runway shows taking place, it’s no surprise that someone would begin to wonder who was behind the scenes. Their answer is Peter Gray.  The hair stylist who’s worked for a number of talented photographers, fashion magazines and designers including Martin Margiela and Hermes, is on a mission to fuse hair and fashion; with his great talents and sculptural masterpieces, he seems to be doing a pretty good job.

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That shirt is so sick! I really don’t like how slashed up his pants are, but I’ll give it to him, he knows how to dress. Birkin bag, hah.

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What if I told you rocking a designer clutch could be done for as little as $80? They might not be quilted lambskin or alligator leather, but Oonagh O’Hagen x Browns recently released three adorable totes with screen-printed Chanel, Hermes and Louis Vuitton clutches on them! Hey, might as well be glamorous while lugging groceries home from Trader Joe’s! 

GET IT AT: Browns 

Thanks Refinery 29!

Fashion people love riding boots. Every season they show up somewhere on the runways, and are considered a classic must have. As far as flat practical boots go, riding boots are as chic as it gets.

GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Hermes Spring 2010 Menswear

Thanks NY Mag!

9. Lets face it, can you even pronounce Hermes?

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Tell us what your favorite bag is, as long as it’s not the Birkin.

“My idea was to work around the trompe l’oeil concept with the Birkin,” Hermes designer, Jean Paul Gaultier, recently explained to Harper’s Bazaar. “The flap, straps, and clochette seem to have been chiseled in the raw material, the result of unbelievable craftsmanship.” And the price… just under $11,000.

I bet Hermes is wishing Steve Irwin was still around to hunt crocodiles, because the French luxury good company has recently succumb to farming their own crocodiles in order to keep up with demand for their leather bags. Some bags, which push nearly $50,000, take multiple crocodiles to make, and since the waiting list for a Hermes Birkin bag can exceed two years, Hermes would be foolish not to start raising their own purse-bound crocodiles! Hmm…I thought the recession made it somewhat inappropriate to flaunt your wealth? I guess not, because this crocodile farming is perfect proof that customers are still biting! 

Thanks Reuters!

Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Chanel are among major brands plotting to open pop-up stores. We’re excited!

The 37th Annual Lighthouse International sale starts a week from today and will feature designers like Jason Wu, Christian Lacroix, Alexander McQueen, Burberry, DVF, Hermes, Lanvin, Marc Jacobs, Prada, YSL, Zac Posen, and others who donated to the sale. There’s a Chanel tweed jacket for $150, a wool Stella coat for $350, a $300 Marchesa gown and even a Dior wedding dress.

There are samples, vintage and slightly worn pieces from more recent runways – including Kim Cattrall’s green Jimmy Choos or her gold Valentino’s (above).

The sale takes place at 110 East 60th Street between Park and Lex from Thursday, May 14 to Saturday, May 16, 11am to 7pm and Sunday May 17th from 11am to 5pm. A one day pass is only $10, four days is $30 and you can buy tickets here.

What if you were stopped on the street and someone offered to buy everything you owned? What would they find? Would the items on your person truly represent who you are…your beliefs, political stance, goals, religious affiliation, or values or would they find random inconsequential items that somehow found their way inside your pocket or purse.

Liu Chang’s exhibit, Buy Everything on You(2006-2008), offers such a snapshot into modern Chinese culture. The artist approached people on the streets and offered to buy everything on their person.

The exhibit consists of all of the items that Liu Chang purchased from individuals on the street placed on a white table. What was most striking was the prevalence of western culture that had been appropriated by the Gen-Y individuals Chang choose for this project.

There was a the usual proliferation of western cultural hallmarks such as denim jeans, cotton t-shirts, sneakers, and cell-phones, as well as certain items, like seaweed, personal tissues, and Chinese currency that serve as place markers and reminders that these individuals were not your average American suburban teens, but rather represented a new Chinese identity forged from a communist country whose current wealth is the result of capitalist enterprise.

A new China that is intent on capitalizing on consumers’ needs and desires for new things and supplying the West’s ever-growing demand for quick, cheap, and disposable fashions. Most interesting, is that Chang chose a canvas which showcases both contemporary consumer proclivities as well as outlines the social and personal forces that help us to define ourselves—our clothing.

These new millennial individuals have much more freedom of personal expression than their ancestors living under the dictate and rules of Mao Tse-tung. In this era of communist China, citizens were expected to dress in uniformity wearing clothing which showed no difference in rank or gender, consisting of a military-style tunic-like jacket, short trousers, and cloth-peaked caps. Dress was used to express a national rather than individual identity.

Today, a rapidly growing upper and middle class seeks to enhance its identity and quality of life with luxury products. Much of Chinese spending is driven by people’s desire to enhance their own social status and visibility by an association with famous brand names. In recent years, it has not been uncommon to see owners of a new suit conspicuously “forget” to remove the brand name and price tag that revealed the maker and high price of their new apparel.

Also fueling this demand for luxury products is that China now has an entire population of young, affluent males, called Little Emperors, who have grown up during the one-child only policy and thus, have been afforded many more liberties from their parents as only children.

Recognizing both China’s demand and ability to purchase these designer items, luxury brands, such as Prada, LVMH, and Armani, have and continue to scout new locations to open boutiques in China. Analysts predict that, as China’s average per capita income grows, it will become the world’s second-largest purchaser of luxury goods by 2015 and accounting for the sale of 29 percent of all luxury good sales worldwide(http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/Luxury_Consumption_in_China ).

Many more designer brands are looking toward the Far East as the demand for luxury products face sharp declines in Western Europe and the United States. In sharp contrast, the West is reworking the paradigm for luxury, which involves less the acquisition of high end products and instead centers on the luxury of intangibles (time, freedom, and personal satisfaction).

The recession has now forced us all to stop, pull out the things on our person, and truly question if we really are only the sum of our possessions.

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