COACH Unveils Next Generation Retail Concept Store in Hong Kong

COACH unveil the company’s next generation retail concept at the Harbour City Canton Road flagship store in Hong Kong recently.The new store design was developed by Coach Executive Creative Director Stuart Vevers, in partnership with world renowned creative firm Studio Sofield, led by Designer and President William Sofield. Drawing from a wide range of influences, the concept places a premium on contrasting textures and luxe materials.

The Coach flagship store features a three story glass-block façade with face lit signage and the 4,000 square foot sales floor will include a ready-to-wear shop with custom furniture to evoke a residential feel. Handmade wool carpets and fine millwork accents emphasize a contrast of materials, essential to the Modern Luxury design while video walls add an element of movement and showcase the latest brand campaign visuals.

“As the Coach brand continues on the path of transformation, I wanted to create something different – different for Coach and unique in luxury,” said Coach Executive Creative Director Stuart Vevers.” “I believe the new incarnation of the Coach store that William Sofield and I created will trigger a powerful change in the perception of Coach; it is sophisticated and refined, yet playful and authentic.”

Coach Greater China President  & CEO Yann Bozec said, “I am thrilled to invite our customers to experience the brand’s modern luxury concept at our flagship store. The new design is the perfect environment to showcase Stuart Vevers’ latest assortment of stylish and sophisticated lifestyle products.”

To celebrate the opening, the Suede Coach Swagger bag will be available in Navy and Black Cherry, for a limited time exclusively at the Canton Road flagship store.

 Navy and Black Cherry Suede Coach Swagger bag.

NEOM @ The Purist Organic Fragrance Fore A Wellbeing Life

NEOM is the only brand dedicated to create products that are 100% natural with true wellbeing benefits: to relieve stress, calm & relax, aid sleep, energy boost or uplifting. The 5 range from this London based name use only the highest percentage of the purest possible essential oils, which not only smell wonderful yet carries a true therapeutic benefits for the mind and body, helping to transform the emotion and feeling. The range invented combined science and aromatherapy are: Scent to Sleep™ / Scent to Instantly De-stress™ / Scent to Boost your energy™ / Scent to calm & relax™ / Scent to make you happy™. Counting the likes of Kate Moss, Sienna Miller and Gwyneth Paltrow as loyal fans, NEOM has become the go-to brand for its range of luxury organic body products, therapeutic candles and decadent home fragrances since launching in 2005.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), by 2020 the top four diseases will be stress related. Nicola Elliott, the founder of NEOM who also the former journalist for numbers of top glossy magazines in London decided to step back from her hectic lifestyle after ten years in the industry at 2005 and found NEOM, to promote the importance of wellbeing in life. To elevate the holistic approach of NEOM, a dedicated panel of specialists is an extension of the NEOM team and work hands in hands to provide the latest wellbeing news and research, whilst offering expert holistic support on sleep quality, stress levels, energy, mood boosting and teaching your body and mind to relax.

“We pride ourselves on creating beautifully fragranced, organic products that really work as therapeutic treatments”, Nicola believes lighting up a scented candle not simply about the scent, yet can be transforms the way people feel, it can be a relaxation and at the same time a true therapy, thus she insists in only using the finest ingredients. The NEOM team travels the world seeking out the optimum botanicals from sustainable harvests and carefully distil the essential oils and expertly blend these together to create extraordinarily complex, 100% natural, and incredibly beautiful fragrances. Every fragrance has a true therapeutic benefit. And use only natural & where possible organic ingredients, no petrochemical paraffin or mineral wax, no artificial perfume only pure essential oils. And NEOM products are made in Britain from sustainable sources.

LANVIN @ FW2015 Bomber Jacket

LANVIN FW2015 Bomber Jacket is the major items in the Lanvin man's dressing room infused with a sporty vibe for Winter 2015.To liven up the male wardrobe, Lucas Ossendrijver has designed jackets to be worn over suit jackets. 

The look takes up a resolutely modern theme and is beautifully daring: a red and grey two-tone python jacket displays an absolute mastery of the art. It reveals an audacity made possible thanks to the great history of the French fashion house since 1926.

TOMMY HILFIGER @ Fall 2015 Ad Campaign

Tommy Hilfiger Fall 2015 ad campaign equipped with game day spirit, ‘The Hilfigers’ head to an all-American football stadium which celebrates iconic American sportswear fused with varsity motifs. Celebrating its 30th year, Tommy Hilfiger turns classic American football on its head. The goalposts are raised, the yard lines are drawn and everyone comes together for a spirited game of football – all with a modern, fashion-forward twist. The Fall 2015 campaign centers on the Tommy Hilfiger women’s collections, as Tommy Hilfiger continues to focus on the continued global growth of its women’s business. Celebrating the quintessential “Tommy twist,” the campaign is brought to life by football players sporting Hilfiger uniforms who appear in the background. TEAM HILFIGER is photographed by Craig McDean, styled by Karl Templer and creatively directed by Trey Laird of Laird + Partners. 

“American football has always been one of my favorite sports and for Fall 2015, we look to the iconic game for inspiration in our advertising campaign and collection,” said Tommy Hilfiger. “As we commemorate our milestone 30th anniversary, we capture all the eclectic details of game day fashion – from athletic stripes to metallic touches and collegiate insignia, all reinvented with our trademark twist that’s irreverent and cool.” “Our Fall 2015 global advertising campaign marks the 30th anniversary of our lifestyle brand,” said Avery Baker, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer for Tommy Hilfiger. “For three decades, we’ve grown and evolved our brand to achieve incredible global recognition, sharing our inclusive and irreverent attitude with our consumers worldwide. Today, our advertising campaigns have a unique signature visual identity that conveys our classic American cool DNA, and we’re further extending our reach through extensive investment in digital, print, outdoor and direct marketing channels.”

Photographed in Monterey Park, California, the campaign stars supermodel Behati Prinsloo, who returns as a brand ambassador for the second consecutive season, and it also features a similar cast of eclectic characters from past campaigns: Julia Hafstrom, RJ King and Miles McMillan, with new additions Bruno Fabre, Nate Gill and Simon Nessman. Hair was done by Malcolm Edwards and makeup by Mark Carasquillo.

J.COLE x BALLY @ New Hiking Boots

BALLY collaborates with recording artist J.COLE  to launch an exclusive pair of hiking boots and backpack, inspired by the notion of “urban explorer”. The boots and backpack will be offered in a range of colors and materials from calf leather to exotic python. Bally is known for their expertise in crafting hiking boots starting in 1950s, when they created the “Reindeer Himalaya boots”, worn by Sherpa Tenzing Norgay when he climbed Mount Everest.

Now, the new version of these hiking boots are still a hallmark for exceptional design and comfort, but reincarnated to traverse various terrains from cityscapes to Jamaica’s Blue Mountains. In the short film, Off the Grid, J. Cole escapes to Jamaica to disconnect from technology and connect with his surroundings.

Arnold & Son Introduces The Instrument Collection – Time Pyramid Guilloché

Arnold & Son introduces the Instrument Collection
Time Pyramid Guilloché

Arnold & Son unveils a new reference of its iconic Time Pyramid featuring the hand-chamfered A&S1615 calibre, housed in a 18-carat red gold case with a new case back beautifully decorated with a guilloché pattern on both sides. The A&S1615 movement with unique skeletonised pyramid-shaped architecture, was conceived, designed and developed in-house. The movement A&S1615 is a masterful rendition of technical prowess and unparalleled elegance. This superbly engineered wristwatch is part of the brand’s Instrument Collection that combines instrument precision with classical styling. Inspired by the regulators created by John and Roger Arnold over two hundred years ago, and by antique British skeleton clocks, the Arnold & Son Time Pyramid offers a highly cohesive and seductive blend of watchmaking feats that includes regulator, skeleton, vertical linear movement, pyramid-placement of components and multi-dimensional depth.The skeletonised calibre A&S1615 follows the original regulators from the brand with its component positioning and detailed 3D visual appeal. Movement parts and watch indications are built on three levels, with the subsidiary seconds dial on the bottom, the hour indications on a sapphire crystal dial in the middle level, and a silver top ring for the minutes indication. While the movement is extremely thin - at just 4.4 mm - the multiple levels bring amazing depth and detail to the watch. To further enhance the balance and symmetry of the Time Pyramid, the crown (with Arnold & Son’s engraved logo) is artfully positioned at six o’clock. The gear train runs vertically in a linear format connecting the two barrels at six o’clock to the balance wheel at twelve o’clock, and endowing the movement with its pyramid structure. The bridges are designed so that all of the wheels, the two mainspring barrels, the escapement and balance wheel are all magnificently visible from the dial side.Additionally, the movement is fitted with two power reserve indicators – one each on either side of the linear gear train to display the energy level for each barrel separately. The power reserve hands indicate the reserve level via graduated dots (that are printed under the top sapphire crystal) in an arc format, and demonstrate how one barrel transfers energy to the second one when needed. Essentially, as the first barrel winds the second one, the power reserve indicator of the first barrel goes down, while the second one goes up making for an accurate and intriguing readout. The two mainspring barrels supply the hand-wound calibre with an amazing 90 hours of power reserve, and provide a more constant force to the wheel train.As with every esteemed Arnold & Son watch, the movement of the Time Pyramid is magnificently hand decorated with hand-chamfered brides and high-polished edges, Côtes de Genève, circular satin-finished wheels and blued screws, all yielding a striking masterpiece of decorative craftsmanship and brilliant execution. Each Time Pyramid wristwatch measures 44.6 mm in diameter in its classically elegant 18-carat red gold case with a case back beautifully decorated with a guilloché pattern on both sides. Viewed from the side, the housing is stepped and tapers from top to bottom, the widest section accommodating the extra-large glass with the lower part narrowing to fit snugly on the wrist. Each is finished with an exquisite hand-stitched alligator strap.