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April 30th, 2009 
Claris Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. France Audrey Tautou, the new face of No. 5, gets into character for Coco Avant Chanel A woman with glossy cinnamon-brown skin lies beside a jewel-bright swimming pool in a backless black maillot. The shadow of a passing airplane crosses her body, just as an equally tan man, clad in [...]
Skinny French women don’t think they are thin
April 29th, 2009 Claris Model Stephanie Naumoska, who is 1.8 m tall and weighs 49 kg, poses in a bikini in Sydney. Australian health experts are worried that the Ms Australia Universe contestant is sending out a wrong message. (Agencies) France has by far the highest proportion of clinically underweight women in Europe, but only half of them think [...]
Chanel No.5 Commercial Sneak Peek
April 29th, 2009 Claris Eighty-eight years ago, on 05.05.21, Gabrielle Chanel launched her first fragrance – Chanel No.5. Today, Chanel No.5 is still the world’s best selling fragrance and, according to Chanel, “a product in the Chanel No. 5 portfolio is sold every six seconds.” Because of this legacy, Chanel No.5’s advertising is always the pinnacle of ad campaigns. [...]
Prada Unveils Its Transformer Project in Seoul
April 29th, 2009 Claris SEOUL — Perhaps the only Korean celebrity missing from Prada’s party Thursday night to mark the launch of the Transformer project was Kim Jong-il. But the North Korean leader, a noted film buff, no doubt would have enjoyed a soiree full of actors on the grounds of a 16th-century Korean palace. Celebrities rubbed shoulders and [...]
Fendi Kicks Off ‘Craft Punk’ Event
April 29th, 2009 Claris PARIS — Fendi enlisted 13 industrial designers to live, breathe and sleep design during “Craft Punk,” an event that began Wednesday during the Salone del Mobile in Milan. The designers, who hail from as far away as Japan, South Korea and Slovakia, will take up temporary residence in the space where Fendi stages its fashion [...]
Chanel Opens Beauty Shop in Tokyo
April 29th, 2009 Claris TOKYO — Chanel opened its first freestanding beauty store here Friday in a bid to make buying lipstick just as luxurious as shopping for a quilted handbag. The 1,506-square-foot store, designed by Peter Marino, features interiors in Chanel’s signature hues of white, black and beige; plenty of mirrors, and tweed upholstered chairs. Located on the [...]
Valentino Fashion Group Sees Tough Year
April 29th, 2009 Claris MILAN — Valentino Fashion Group forecast an uncertain and difficult year ahead, after operating profits fell 7 percent in 2008, but remains confident in its medium-term growth prospects. The group, which owns Valentino and Hugo Boss and operates under license Marlboro Classics and M Missoni, said on Friday that operating profits for the 12 months [...]
Marc by Marc Boutique Swings Into London
April 29th, 2009 Claris LONDON — Londoners can now get a peep into the kooky, colorful world of Marc by Marc Jacobs. Earlier this month, the label opened its first British store on South Audley Street, nearby to Mount Street, where a Marc Jacobs unit opened in 2007. The 3,896-square-foot store is located in a space that was once [...]
Bold fashion defies slowdown in South Africa
April 27th, 2009 Claris A model displays an outfit by Ogodor during the Audi Joburg Fashion Week in January, 2009. [Agencies] JOHANNESBURG – Designers defied the global economic crisis at this season’s South African fashion week by showing off vibrant outfits with hints of tradition inspired by a golden era of African civilisation. Stoned Cherrie, South Africa’s best-known black [...]
