Roberto Cavalli SS24 Trunk Show @ The Starhill Kuala Lumpur

Roberto Cavalli presented a feminine, sassy and fun trunk show at The Starhill store in Kuala Lumpur recently. The evening featured the Resort 2024 collection with effortlessly cool vibe in the legendary 70’s Cavalli hippie style revisited through a contemporary filter for ready-to-wear staples designed to impeccably balance sexiness and bon ton elegance. Sicilian roots of the house’s Creative Director Fausto Puglisi meet Western references in a wardrobe of appealing items that immediately link to the brand’s DNA encompassed with an overall sense of summertime freshness was conveyed through the combination of delicate cottons and laces exquisitely matched on a range of black and white silhouettes, spanning from bell-bottom pants worn with cropped tops to chic dresses showing cuts exalting the body’s curves.

The Sicilian coral tradition is celebrated through the use of precious buttons enriching chic textured skirt suits, while a Cavalli archival pattern, depicting a lush Mediterranean garden where a snake crawls through lemon trees, pops up on jersey and Lycra maxi frocks, as well as on voluminous cotton satin flounce skirts and cotton drill trenches. The bold exuberance of these shapes is counterbalanced by the graphic essentially of knitted cotton and chenille styles with a fishnet-like look, while Cavalli’s signature artisanal craftsmanship steals the spotlight on intricate leather intarsia outerwear pieces and laced-up pants infused with a 70s’ rock ‘n’ roll vibe. Inspired by the opulent atmospheres of cult TV series “Wild Lotus”, a Hawaiian print showing a tropical jungle populated by a seductive leopard is printed on bias cut slip dresses, frilled mini skirts, as well as languid devoré dresses and robes coming in military green shades. While leopard chiné patterns reveal the wildest face of the brand, a range of sartorial motifs introduce tailoring precision into the collection.

The lineup’s plethora of prints and artisanal details also defines the footwear selection, where the Pettegole mules are offered in a wide range of variations, including an opulent cotton option embellished with a velvet maxi bow decorated with coral details. At the same time, paying tribute to the brand’s vast archives, metallic sun-shaped applications give a signature flamboyant and sexy look to towering stiletto sandals and summery flats. With its signature precious handle showing two tiger heads, the Roar bag, coming in colored leather or with crocodile prints, seduces with its fierce allure. At the same time, a new half moon shape, that revisits an archival style, is decorated with metallic fangs. A Mediterranean sensual elegance is injected into the men’s collection offering a multifaceted wardrobe for men that are not afraid to dare.

Impeccable wool and linen suits, rendered in a black and white palette, show boxy double-breasted pants matched with wide legged pants. Languid silk shirts and pajama-like pants are printed with the collection’s signature Lemon print, its flamboyant vibe balanced by essential linen knitted tops with a distressed look. Napa, suede and snakeskin-printed leather are crafted from bombers and slightly flared pants, while a Hawaiian landscape print adds a holiday vibe to the collection. Leather sandals with straps embellished with the RC Mirror Snake metallic buckle and Texan boots revisited with an urban touch complete the collection.

GUCCI Presents 2024 Year of The Dragon Capsule Collection

GUCCI celebrates the Lunar New Year of The Dragon by presenting a new capsule collection. This marks a time when families gather to honor this significant occasion, embracing the rich traditions and joyful spirit associated with this time of year, that precedes both the beginning of the Lunar New Year and the arrival of Spring. 

Capturing the essence of the festive season, the new story, starring actress Tian Xiwei and actor Zhou Yiran, depicts intimate portraits and scenarios that draw from the collective imagination about this joyous time of year. Celebrating love and togetherness, stills and video spotlight comforting hugs and heartfelt smiles, seemingly simple yet precious moments that weave into the tapestry of the new year traditions, connecting people and generations. 

Tian Xiwei and Zhou Yiran are pictured wearing looks from the Year of the Dragon capsule collection. A curated selection of Ready-to-Wear, Handbags, Shoes and Accessories for Women and Men, mixing the House’s codes and iconic motifs to references to the dragon symbology, an emblem of harmony and prosperity. Cozy knitwear, colorful sneakers, signature handbags and leather accessories along with Silks, Silver Jewelry pieces and Eyewear compose a thoughtful and sophisticated collection of pieces, each perfect for gifting whether to the beloved or to oneself.

Creative Director: 
Sabato De Sarno

Art Director: 

Riccardo Zanola

Director: 

AJ Duan

Photographer: 

Ren Shen Yun

Stylist: 

Luca Galasso

Hair & Make-Up: 

Crystal Yang (Tian Xiwei)

Sihui (Zhou Yiran)

Talent: 

Tian Xiwei

Zhou Yiran

Bottega Veneta Presents The First Sunrise with You 2024 Lunar New Year Campaign

Bottega Veneta celebrates the Year of The Dragon by launching its Lunar New Year campaign themed The First Sunrise with You celebrates the first sunrise of the year. Starring actress Shu Qi and directed by Jess Jing Zou, the campaign shows different characters welcoming the dawn in a variety of panoramic settings.

With photography by Ken Ngan and a bespoke track from Sega Bodega, The First Sunrise with You carries forward similar themes of travel and togetherness, while centering on the singular moment of the new year’s dawn.

Shu Qi, who joined Bottega Veneta as Brand Ambassador last October, opens the film, stepping out onto a balcony to admire the sunrise over the Shanghai skyline.

A sequence of different groups and diverse settings follow, showing friends, family members, and romantic partners coming together to admire the dawn and anticipate the year ahead.

A group of friends gathering on a beach, another riding scooters along a mountain road. A couple admires the sunrise reflecting off snow-covered mountains, while a mother-daughter duo – model Chen Estelle and her own mother – walk along the riverside by Museum of Art Pudong in Shanghai.

With its scenes of reunion and range of landscapes and cityscapes, The First Sunrise with You foregrounds not only the transition from one year to the next and the emotion of new beginnings but also the journeys we make to spend precious moments with places and people we hold dear.

As characters stroll the waterfront, walk along the shoreline, scooter beneath windmills, climb down rocks to the beach, and drive along mountain roads, the film captures Bottega Veneta in motion, with a spotlight on exclusive designs for the Chinese New Year capsule collection.

The collection is themed around the Year of the Dragon, with highlights including Andiamo, Sardine, Orbit sneakers, and a bespoke Jodie with dragon-tail handle.

Giorgio Armani Global Ambassador Hu Ge In 2024 Chinese New Year Capsule Collection

Giorgio Armani Global ambassador Hu Ge welcomes the Year of the Dragon in 2024 stylishly interprets the Giorgio Armani 2024 Chinese New Year Capsule Collection in new designs featuring elements of the Dragon to bring good luck.

Hermès Presents ARCEAU Costume de Fête Inspired By Polish Folk Culture

 

Hermès Presents the ARCEAU Costume de Fête, graced with pearls, sequins and coloured leather, the Arceau watch appears decked out in festive finery inspired by Polish folk culture. The Arceau watch created in 1978 by Two versions – one in white gold, the Henri d’Origny mingles classicism with other in rose gold – set with 82 diamonds singularity. Its round shape set on a stirrup feature a dial combining craft techniques as lends itself to infinite expressions of creative as they are demanding, expressed creativity and expertise. Framed by this case through colours varying according to with asymmetrical lugs, the Arceau watch two respective palettes.

The lively, joyful embodies the Hermès style and highlights equestrian motif is inspired by Polish original forms of craftsmanship. Miniature folk culture. Illustrator, typographer and painting, leather marquetry and sequins graphic designer Jan Bajtlik’s imagination reinterpret the Costume de Fête silk scarf is nurtured by traditional Krakow costumes designed by Warsaw-born artist Jan Bajtlik. and ornaments. His characters, animals and flowers draw on his native country’s popular art of paper cut-outs (wycinanki).

Miniaturised to dial size, the horse comes to life at the hand of Hermès artisans. Brightly coloured beads take shape on a sculpted metal base that is uniformly painted, a process punctuated by innumerable layers of micro-paint successively applied with a brush.

Emerging from this floral decoration, the spirited steed is revealed through equally meticulous piece of work: leather marquetry. Slim tesserae cut from different coloured leathers previously trimmed to just 0.5 mm thick are individually juxtaposed on the dial. This patient craftsmanship is complemented by delicately applied sequins. Six tiny, precisely selected shiny discs are pierced and sewn together with copper wire. As a final touch, the details of the harness are meticulously hand-painted on the leather.

Housed in a case measuring 38 mm in diameter, the Manufacture Hermès H1912 movement reveals the finishing and the ‘sprinkling of Hs’ pattern adorning its bridges and oscillating weight through the sapphire crystal caseback. A sakura pink or electric blue Swift calfskin strap complements the lively tones of these two watches, respectively issued in 24-piece editions.

Berluti Presents the Year of The Dragon Capsule Collection

Berluti presents the Year of The Dragon Capsule Collection

With the Year of the Dragon right around the corner, Berluti launches an exquisitely crafted capsule collection, just in time for a Lunar New Year celebration in style. The illustration of the dragon borrowed from traditional Chinese culture is interpreted through the Maison’s iconic savoir-faire to form a graphic decorative element, featured in the capsule collection with other signature details of Berluti.

Leather in classic shades such as Cacao Intenso and St. Emilion Red with the time-honoured

Patina know-how is made into refined leather goods to channel the joyful atmosphere of the Spring Festival.  On their surfaces, the colourful dragon tattoo, B Thabor logo, in the shape of the initial ‘B’ is delicately outlined to bring the majestic image of the mythical creature to life; it is complemented by the abstract cloud-scroll patterns known as lucky clouds.

The dragon illustration also emanates effortless elegance in two laser-embossed iterations:

one in the shape of the B monogram, the other takes the form of Maison’s logo. Drawing together ready-to-wear, bags, small leather goods, and homeware, the collection is thoughtfully curated to meet the needs of modern gentlemen in every occasion, from everyday life to holiday getaways.

The bag offerings include classics like the Un Jour briefcase, the E’mio briefcase, the Working Day backpack, and the Formula 1005 rolling suitcase, updated with the delicate leather tattoo or the laser embossing. For the ready-to- wear offering, there are a hooded leather B-way jacket, a knitwear and a T-shirt.

The Lunar New Year capsule also presents an exquisite selection of objects to embellish your home with the festive touch; ranging from a leather watch case, a cigar box, a candy box, to a cigar case in Venezia leather, all decorated with the dragon tattoo or laser embossing to accentuate the Maison’s quintessential attention to details.

Bell & Ross Presents The New Limited Edition of BR 05 Artline Dragon Watch

While the Maison has built its reputation on producing efficient instrument watches designed for professionals, Bell & Ross has never held back from giving free rein to creativity. This is the BR 05 Artline’s mission: a unique variation within the BR 05 line allowing for a freer range of artistic expression. The Maison aims to offer watches with ornate finishes: an ambition clearly expressed in the version embellished with gadrooning. “We wanted to launch a watch that was dressy and decorated. The BR 05 had potential, with a case with ample space for embellishment”, Bell & Ross’ Creative Director Bruno Belamich noted at the launch of the first Artline model.

2024 will be the Year of the Dragon. According to Chinese astrology, those born under the Dragon have a character that is active, strong-willed, confident, enterprising and lucky. The new BR 05 Artline Dragon watch takes on this bold personality, with exclusive laser engraving reminiscent of a tattoo.  Now, Bell & Ross is going further. Part of the Maison's philosophy is pushing one's limits. The BR 05 Artline Dragon moves into a whole new field by adopting graphic codes linked to the art of tattooing. Playing on light and shadow through the relative fineness and thickness of each stroke, this line work is crucial to transcending the realm of drawing to that of a metal tattoo.

Designed to celebrate the strong symbolism of the Chinese dragon on the advent of this new year, the BR 05 Artline Dragon is deliberately created as a rare piece – not only because of its character, but also the complexity of its design. This exceptional timepiece will only be produced in a limited edition of 99 pieces. The BR 05 Artline Dragon is on sale exclusively in Bell & Ross boutiques and e-boutiques.

MICHAEL KORS Presents 2024 Lunar New Year Capsule Collection

MICHAEL KORS launches a limited-edition to celebrate the festive Lunar New Year with vibrant red colorway of the Tribeca bag, accentuated by gold chains. Drawing inspiration from the year of Dragon and the festive spirit, the Lunar New Year Capsule Collection features a bold red, black and white palette, elegant dragon motifs and sophisticated silhouettes. 

With men and womenswear, the capsule includes effortlessly chic knitwear sets, dresses, casual sweater, and an exclusive dragon logo embellished metal button and garment embroidery, adding a captivating finishing touch. The leather bags are the highlights of the collection, with intricate gold dragon motifs adjourned the inner flap to bring good luck and fortune for the Lunar New Year. 

Chinese actress Yang Zi, Ren Min, singer Mika, and supermodel Ming Xi (Xi Mengyao) showcases the MICHAEL KORS 2024 Lunar New Year Capsule Collection, capturing the essence of the new year with their radiant and enchanting presence.

Chinese actress Bridgette Qiao (Qiao Xin) and supermodel Cici Xiang (Xiang Wenjing) showcases the bold red Tribeca bag, embodying the elegance and auspiciousness of the new year.

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Celebrities Wear HARRY WINSTON @ The Annual 81st Golden Globe Awards

Helen Mirren wore a Harry Winston Wreath Diamond Necklace, approx. 48.39 carats, set in platinum and Cluster Diamond Earrings, approx. 16.04 carats, set in platinum to The Annual 81st Golden Globe Awards.

Naomi Watts wore a Harry Winston Secret Combination Diamond Hoop Earrings, approx. 18.73 carats, set in platinum and Pirouette Diamond Ring, approx. 2.82 carats, set in platinum to The Annual 81st Golden Globe Awards.

America Ferrera wore a Harry Winston Secret Combination Double Row Diamond Necklace, approx. 29.52 carats, set in platinum and Shinde Diamond Flower Earrings, approx. 15.66 carats, set in platinum together with a Sunflower Diamond Ring, approx. 2.34 carats, set in platinum to The Annual 81st Golden Globe Awards.