Garment Graffiti: Your Name Here Series 02
DALLAS, Feb 3, 2010 / --- Dutch designer and art director Thomas Voorn presents 17 new Garment Graffiti’s: colourful temporary landscape pollution, stirring up tension between draped clothing letters, statements and surroundings. For four seasons Thomas Voorn traveled around with bags full of clothes, his alphabet, to create the new Garment Graffiti series ‘Your Name Here’ no.02. In this second series the garments and letters are subtly pushed to their limits. Garments are thrown into a duckweed ditch, hung up as washing in a winter forest and layed out on rooftops, creating surreal confrontations with words for a passerby. At times the garment ...
Boudro Creates Puzzles for Longchamp Flagship
NEW YORK, Dec 5, 2009 / FW/ --- Longchamp adds to the revival of visual merchandising by commissioning the artist Boudro for new exclusive artworks that will be on display to in the label’s Soho flagship store from January 6, 2010 to January 30, 2010 on the occasion of its season sales. Well known for his pop style pieces of puzzles with the Big Apple atmosphere, Boudro renders his unique, sensuous and total experience of New York as a microcosm of itself. Using pure colors and a postmodern /comic strip /pop style, Boudro’s complex, overfilled and detailed compositions reflect the fast paced ...
K-Swiss Opens First U.S. Running Store in Santa Monica, California
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Dec. 4, 2009 /--- K-Swiss, an innovator in performance product since its inception in 1966, continues to expand its commitment to the running market with the opening of its first U.S.-based running retail store in Santa Monica, California. The iconic California-sport footwear and apparel brand will leverage the new retail location to elevate the brand's presence leading up to and during the LA Marathon in March 2010 as the race's official footwear and apparel sponsor. "The Santa Monica store will play a key role in our partnership with the LA Marathon, especially since the finish line is less than ...
Store Windows in London: NikeTown is All Laced Up
LONDON, Dec 3, 2009 / FW/ --- Dec 1 was World AIDS Day, and on Nov 30th, the world’s leading footballers joined Bono at an announcement of the partnership between NIKE, Inc. and (RED) to fight HIV/AIDS. Even before the press conference went underway, passers-by at the NikeTown store at London’s Oxford Street already knew about it because the store windows were all dressed up announcing the NIKE & (RED) Charity collaboration. The phrase “LACE UP” is actually half of the campaign’s mantra, “Lace Up. Save Lives.” The Nike and (RED) concept is a simple one that invites people to ‘Lace Up. Save ...
Lisa Perry Opens Boutique at Madison Avenue
NEW YORK, Dec 2, 2009 / FW/ --- In just 7 days, Lisa Perry, who is known for her whimsical and graphical designs with a touch of retro modern, is opening her 4,000 square-foot ground-lever concept store and design studio at 976 Madison Avenue. Taking over a former bank space, Lisa utilized the architectural elements and put her whimsical spin and thus came up with an innovative take of the “store window”. Instead of being outside, it is inside. Instead of showing mannequins, the design staff will be taking center stage. Enclosing the office and with it the design staff in a ...
Morgans Hotel Group Introduces PDA- Peace Dance Art – During Art Basel 2009
NEW YORK & MIAMI, Dec 1, 2009 / FW/ --- PDA, to the gizmo lover it means Personal Digital Assistant; to relationship gurus, it means Public Display of Affection and to art lovers it means Public Display of Art. Beginning tomorrow, PDA will have a new meaning – Peace Art Dance, a series of nomadic dance interventions sponsored by the Morgans Hotel Group (MHG) to celebrate its properties as a stage at Delano, Shore Club and Mondrian during Art Basel Miami Beach which is being held from December 2 – 6, 2009. As an innovative lifestyle brand, MHG has teamed up with ...
Roberto Cavalli Opens Free Standing Boutique in Las Vegas
[caption id="attachment_271" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Roberto Cavalli Boutique Las Vegas"][/caption] MILAN, Dec 1, 2009 / --- Roberto Cavalli announces the opening of the first company-owned Roberto Cavalli Boutique in Las Vegas. Inspired by a glamorous and free-spirited sensibility, the store embodies the modern elegance of the Cavalli world and sets a new standard for the innovative use of materials and design. The new boutique will be located within the new Crystal Mall, located at 3720 Las Vegas Boulevard South and will span a total of 10,000 square feet. The store will hold women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, accessories, time and eyewear collections, intimates, home ...
Miley Cyrus Virtual Concert at Walmart Stores Nationwide
[caption id="attachment_267" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Miley Cyrus concert tour"][/caption] DALLAS, Nov 25, 2009 / FW/ --- On Saturday, November 28 at 2:00 PM, Walmart shoppers will be greeted by a virtual Miley Cyrus at in-store screens nationwide with select footage from the teen star’s Wonder World Tour. And for those who missed the initial screening, there is an encore presentation scheduled at 5:00 PM which will repeat the behind-the-scenes tour footage and wardrobe tips from Miley Cyrus' stylist Simone which was shown earlier. To celebrate Miley’s Wonder World Tour and her collaboration with Walmart, shoppers will be offered great prices on the Miley Cyrus ...
Julia Clancey Launches e-commerce site
[caption id="attachment_261" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Julia Clancey"][/caption] LOS ANGELES, Nov 24, 2009/ FW/ --- London-based designer Julia Clancey who is known for her “glamorous and fun” creations has jumped into the digital arena and launched her first ever online boutique just in time for the holiday season. A self-taught designer who did not have any formal training in fashion, whose stint as editor at “Large” and “Cream” magazines gave her a lot of exposure into fashion, is unapologetic about her non-traditional point-of-view of fashion. Julia Clancey's style is indulgent and empowering to female dressing. She designs for the starlet who craves fame -and a ...
Giuliano Fujiwara Opens Boutique in Rome
MILAN, Nov 23, 2009 / FW/ -- Following the success of its first mono-brand store in Milan last January 2009, Giuliano Fujiwara, under the creative helm of Masataka Matsumura is opening its second location in Rome, with the inauguration slated on December 7th. Located inside an ancient building at 52 Via Frattina – the very heart of Italy’s capital city and one of the most prestigious commercial districts – the shop occupies a 30 square meters area, with 8 windows opening along a passageway, that help creating a strong and immediate visual impact. The new location will be dedicated to Giuliano Fujiwara’s ...
Garment Graffiti: Your Name Here Series 02
// Feb 4th, 2010
Boudro Creates Puzzles for Longchamp Flagship
// Dec 5th, 2009
K-Swiss Opens First U.S. Running Store in Santa Monica, California
// Dec 4th, 2009
Store Windows in London: NikeTown is All Laced Up
// Dec 3rd, 2009
Lisa Perry Opens Boutique at Madison Avenue
// Dec 2nd, 2009
Roberto Cavalli Opens Free Standing Boutique in Las Vegas
// Dec 1st, 2009
Miley Cyrus Virtual Concert at Walmart Stores Nationwide
// Nov 25th, 2009
Julia Clancey Launches e-commerce site
// Nov 24th, 2009
Giuliano Fujiwara Opens Boutique in Rome
// Nov 23rd, 2009
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