NEW YORK — Katie Holmes is adding another title to her fashion résumé: handbag designer. With the help of stylist and design partner Jeanne Yang, and in collaboration with Valextra, Holmes on Wednesday unveiled two handbag styles for the Valextra for Holmes & Yang collection. Yang and Holmes hosted a lunch for editors and socialites … Continue reading »
After years of wearing Elie Tahari’s designs and tailoring them to her liking, actress Emmy Rossum felt she had some constructive criticism to offer. Tahari said, “I was talking to her about her style and I saw that she had good taste and she liked [my] bags. She’d say, ‘I wish it was this way, … Continue reading »
After a few weeks of construction setbacks, Breitling launched its first flagship with the help of brand ambassador John Travolta on Thursday. Travolta has been linked with the company since 2005, and braved a red-eye flight to be at the event. He said of president Marie Bodman, “Marie, she’s family, she runs this company like … Continue reading »
Don Draper would have felt at home in Casa Lever’s midcentury decor, which is where Jaeger-LeCoultre’s newly revamped Reverso watch model was unveiled over lunch Thursday. Draper’s real-life alter-ego, Jon Hamm, was on hand as a “friend” of the brand — he was introduced to it by his uncle, Gary Tobey, who’s an avid watch … Continue reading »
KATE PICKS BRYCE: For the first time in the company’s 18-year history, Kate Spade will feature a celebrity in its advertisements, beginning this spring. The actor in question, Bryce Dallas Howard, also happens to be a brand devotee. “The Kate Spade offer came up and I kind of lost my mind. There’s something about that … Continue reading »
NEW YORK — After 21 years as a wholesale presence in the U.S., the Swiss luxury watch brand Breitling is staking a retail claim. The company will open its first store here on East 57th Street on Dec. 26, in a neighborhood that Tiffany & Co., Tourneau and Bulgari, among others, also call home. “We … Continue reading »
KE$HA AND MORE: Casio unveiled several new watch models at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan on Monday night, but Ke$ha was the headliner at the third annual “Shock the World” event. The singer went through a slew of wardrobe changes and, while praising her Baby-G watch as “indestructible,” lamented the state of her love life. … Continue reading »
Thanks to a heavy celebrity showing and the lure of limited edition luxury, gold-lensed sunglasses are shining brightly. Continue reading »
