Michael Kors women’s sunglasses have designer-stamped arms and come with a hard leather storage case. Black acetate aviator-style sunglasses with smoke lenses.
Jun 7, 2011
URWERK UR-103 PHOENIX WATHCH HEADS TO THE ONLY WATCH 2011 CHARITY AUCTION
A ‘veritable talisman’ is how artist and URWERK co-founder Martin Frei describes the Urwerk UR-103 Phoenix. The watch is one of the entries for this year’s Only Watch – a biennial charity auction of one-of-a-kind watches created by many of the most renowned watch brands in Switzerland, proceeds of which go toward research for the debilitating disease known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The ‘Phoenix Rising’ comes in a white gold case, hand-decorated by master engraver and artist Jean-Vincent Huguenin .
JIMMY CHOO TEDDY LUGGAGE TAG
After launching their first purses and luggage collection, Jimmy Choo decided to create a luxurious luggage tag called the Teddy Luggage Tag to accompany you on any trip.
Available in three different styles (Leopard print, crock leather or glitter fabric) and five different colours, this stunning little accessory is a must-have for every glamorous traveller.
The tags are 13,5 cm wide and 9 cm hide, and are priced at 165 € for the Leopard Print Teddy Tag, 125 € for the Croc Leather Teddy Tag, and 105 € for the Glitter Teddy Tag.
Jun 4, 2011
TWO PATEKS TOP $1 MILLION CHRISTIE'S HONG SALE
A Patek Philippe Ref. 2499R, 3rd Series, brought $1,210,466 at Christie’s May 30 Hong Kong sale. The perpetual calendar chronograph with moon phases in pink gold was manufactured in 1971. A Skymoon tourbillon Ref. 5002P with twelve complications manufactured in 2008 brought $1,164,008. Both sales were within pre-sale estimates.
Other notable wristwatch sales included an F.P. Journe Centigraphe Sport No. 1, which sold to a Japanese collector for $465,170. A Harry Winston Opus 6 by Greubel Forsey realized $434,430. All prices include the buyer’s premium. An abbreviated version of Christie’s list of the top-selling lots appears below. The press release for the sale results can be viewed at the official Christie’s website, as can the complete sale results.
The Patek Philippe Ref. 5004R.
TOD'S TAKES HANDBAG INSPIRATION FROM ITS CLASSIC DRIVING SHOE
There are plenty of brands known for bags that make disappointing shoes (and vice versa, certainly), so it’s no small feat when a company takes its footwear and successfully uses it as an inspiration for handbags. And yet, that’s just what Tod’s has done with the Tod’s Signature Collection. The bags’ embossed pattern is an ode to the texture that forms the bottom of the company’s famous driving shoes, and it gives the brand what it’s been lacking: A logo bag of sorts.
Of course, an embossed pattern isn’t a monogram like those made famous by Louis Vuitton and Gucci, but it does serve as an identifier from one in-the-know person to another that they are, well, in the know. Sort of like Goyard’s painted prints or Balenciaga’s motorcycle hardware, the embossing functions as a brand indicator without some of the stigma that’s attached to a full-on logo. For a company as discerning and subtle as Tod’s, it seems like the correct avenue to take in order to create a visual signature. Would you buy one of these bags? They’ll be available in September as part of the Fall 2011 collection.
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