Watch the Gucci Menswear Autumn and Winter fashion show 2011

is this a visual feast it? is this a stylish interpretation? Yes,The men’s fashion shows have started rolling out

We’re wishing we were in Milan instead with front row seats at Fashion Week. Tonight, Italian luxury house Gucci takes to the runway with their Men’s Autumn Winter 2011 fashion show and it promises to be a festive treat to the senses.

The label claims the title of the biggest-selling Italian brand, and with 90 years of history, this is one show you wouldn’t want to miss for the world.

Gucci and August Man invite you on board as a virtual guest through GucciConnect.com. Through this event platform, you’ll be enticed with the best in the fashion world from four different camera angles, including a view from the coveted front row.attendees during and after the show.

Breitling Watches Brand Have Their New Ambassador Former hockey player great Wayne Gretzky

Canadian-born Wayne Gretzky is a living legend in the world of ice hockey. Nicknamed “the great one”, this champion renowned for his professionalism and his fair-play has a record-breaking list of achievements to his credit, including four Stanley Cup Championships, 61 NHL records, and being named 18 times to the All-Star teams. In tribute to his absolute superiority, his famous jersey number, 99, has been retired by all NHL teams.

Former hockey player great Wayne Gretzky was just announced by Breitling watches as their newest brand ambassador.

Mr. Gretzky made his "Breitling public debut" a few weeks ago at Breitling's new, New York boutique opening.

Gretzky will star in a new ad campaign for Breitling watches alongside something else Canadian, a mid 20th Century Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aquatic plane - meant for take off and landing on water. The plane imagery is due to Breitling's connection and desire to be associated with all things "aviation." Above,

Gretzky is wearing a Breitling Chronomat B01 watch with Breitling's in-house made chronograph movement. Look for more of Wayne's face associated with the Swiss brand's watches soon.

New York,California...The 5 Best Upscale Outlet Malls in the US

It's hard to look but not touch, but there is an answer – and it takes you out of the city and on the road. Here are some of the country's best upscale outlet malls.

Shopping in New York City can be quite the experience. Depending on your tastes, it can mean braving long lines for fitting rooms and cash registers, weaving your way through large crowds of wide-eyed tourists, or stumbling upon the cutest little boutique on a random street. New York is the fashion capital of the country, but it comes at a price, and many of us simply can't afford the clothes we really, really want.

1. Las Vegas
You're already in Vegas, but it's time to save some cash rather than losing it. Make up for your bad luck playing the slot machines and bask in the warm glow of 150 outlet stores. Located just five minutes off the Strip, you can fit in some shopping at Perry Ellis, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Hugo Boss between rounds.

2. Florida
You've done the beach thing and even did a day or two at Disney, but shoppers know that Ellenton Premium Outlets, located about 30 minutes from Tampa, is one of the best ways to spend your holiday. If you are looking for shoes, you check out any of their 24 different shoe stores and snag those heels you've had your eye on at Stuart Weitzman.

3. New York
Just 50 miles outside the city sits Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets in Central Valley, N.Y. With 220 stores, you want to plan a full day, as you'll need to comb through the racks searching for slashed deals at stores like Barney's New York Outlet, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, and Neiman Marcus Last Call. It's important to keep in mind that these are outlet stores, which means that you will definitely find a better price, but the selection can be hit or miss. Be sure to check out DVF, Theory, and Betsey Johnson, who have better selections than most, and some hard-to-pass-up prices.


4. California
Just 20 minutes west of Palm Springs, you'll find 130 mid-to-high end outlet store at Desert Hills Premium Factory Outlets. Why shop Rodeo Drive when you can hit up Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Prada, and Michael Kors for way less. And if you're still not ready to drop four digits on a dress, then check out stores like True Religion, William Rast, Miss Sixty, and J. Crew for discounts on your brand faves.


5. Texas
Texans know that San Marcos Premium Outlets is the best place to find 140 of your favorite stores. Take a trip 45 minutes south of Austin to find savings on Abercrombie & Fitch, DKNY, Tory Burch, and pick up your favorites undies from La Perla.

2011 Paris Fashion Week : P Diddy with Karl Lagerfeld

 

P Diddy added a bit of hip hop swagger to haute couture when he pitched up for the Paris Menswear Fashion Week shows tonight.

The 41-year-old rap mogul – currently plugging new album Last Train To Paris with his outfit Diddy Dirty Money – rubbed shoulders with fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld, 77, at the Dior Homme catwalk show.

Real name Sean Combs, Diddy was at the glitzy bash with his Dirty Money backing singers Kalenna Harper and Dawn Richards to see the label’s Fall/Winter 2011-2012 collection.

The rap mogul hosted the UK album launch on Thursday at the Pigalle club in London’s Piccadilly, and attracted a motley selection of z-list stars and big hitters on the UK’s hip hop and grime scene.

He was also seen last night on Graham Norton’s BBC1 chat show, on which he was a guest along with Hollywood star Vince Vaughn and South Shields comedian Sarah Millican.

He also performed new single Coming Home live on the show.

Talking to Graham beforehand, he also said he would like to meet the Queen having already met her grandsons princes William and Harry.

Diddy said: ‘I’d like to meet her. She doesn’t have to hang out with me, but I’d to go over for some tea or something and we could just kick it.’

He also confirmed that much like Her Majesty, he had his own butler after falling for the idea watching British films.

He confessed: ‘It was watching movies about London. I said to myself, “I need to get one!”‘

P Diddy’s rowdy party in London on Thursday meanwhile saw the star joined by Alan Carr, Courtney Love, Small Island actor and ex-So Solid singer Ashley Walters, former Sugababe Keisha Buchanan, Courtney Love, ex EastEnder and aspiring pop-star Preeya Kalidas, T4 presenter Jameela Jamil, Calum Best and MTV Europe presenter Laura Whitmore.

Stars of the UK’s hip hop and grime scene, including Tinchy Stryder, Skepta who has collaborated with Diddy on a remix of track Hello, Good Morning, Reelz and Roll Deep were also in attendance.

The biggest gossip of the night was about Ashley Cole making his official public debut with I’m A Celebrity and Playboy model girlfriend Kayla Collins.

Sexy ! Megan Fox Armani Endorsement jeans, underwear, cosmetics, spring and summer 2011 advertising

 Armani Jeans is  the new face of Emporio Armani Underwear.

Confirming that endorsement deals still have cachet in a recession, "Transformers" star Megan Fox is pulling down a seven-figure payday to model Armani underwear and jeans.

Megan Fox endorsement Armani jeans and underwear spring and summer 2011 ads. The former "Transformers, "the sexy Pussycat Dolls in the fashion photographers Mert n Marcus of the lens, through the black and white photos and distribute deadly magic hook man!

Megan Fox is also the spokesman for Armani cosmetics, cosmetics in the previous two ad exposure, painted red lips of the sexy Megan also burst table, great charm.

Raquel Zimmerman and Nicholas Yovanovic For Gucci Bag Ad Campaign Fall+Winter 2010/2011

Gucci bag advertising CampaignRaquel Zimmerman and Nicholas Yovanovic movement is the protagonist of Gucci, the color of the land in Morocco flooded, forming a beautiful new collection of Gucci bag the perfect background.
At the same time strong and romantic, happy, warm and emotional commitment, photo shoot, with modern, energetic woman, just like Gucci bags for the winter 2010-2011 line.
Fulidazhan Giannini, Gucci Group is headed by a wave of innovation, the testimony to the House and the new clutch, compact, lightweight, hand bag and shoulder bag new collection, care and attention to detail and subtle color and line, the basic and the smallest, but the luxury and exquisite touch. Gucci is very short!
Soil, sand color, tobacco brown and beige case of coordination and the top, bamboo and Gucci.Gucci the clutch is fully sports bags

The bag is clean lines, and stately, but the material is precious little "unusual, like the ostrich, witness type, Gucci has been in its recommendations.

Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Double Retrograde Watch with 18k pink gold

This new watch of Masterpiece Collection Double Retrograde  is one of the most handsome Maurice Lacroix watches I have seen in a while.
and from Swiss watch maker Maurice Lacroix. Offered in steel or a limited edition of 50 pieces in 18k pink gold, this watch is quite large for a dressy piece at 46mm wide.

The watches will be matched to black crocodile strap lined with calfskin leather. Maurice Lacroix points out that its automatic mechanical movements is among the widest on the market.

Using the calibre ML 191 movement, the watch has a lot of functions laid-out in a rather attractive manner. The dial has the time, with a retrograde dial on the top with a GMT hand, and a retrograde dial below indicating the date.

On the left of the dial is an inset subsidiary seconds dial, while a power reserve indicator is placed to the right.

The dial is in solid silver, done in a deep blue color which matches the gold or steel tones on the dial well. I like how the brand was able to mix function with minimalism cleverly for the dial design.

Gucci 2011 spring series of avant-garde fashion

Spring 201 for Gucci , many have criticized Freida Giannini for having three different shows in one -  a tribal, a safari, and a Russian/Gypsy gone disco.  

Since its inception in 1921, Gucci, fashion, tourism has been inspired by the brand's design theme, the latest release of the 2011 spring series is to further develop this theme.

Creative Director Frida Giannini has conceived an elaborate and elegant sailing trip, a perfect low-key interpretation of the contemporary women, sway in the avant-garde of fashion will be the essence of attitude and charisma among the rich.

Will be sexy and tough style extends to the color, the shape of two distinct but complementary to each other feeling.

The spring 2011 Gucci shoes were the same: incoherent and un-inspiring for me. The cage shoes: nothing new, nothing exciting.  The velvet disco shoes: nothing new, nothing inspiring.

£28.8 million??!!All crazy.The World’s Most Expensive Diamond was bought by British billionaire Laurence Graff

This extravagant diamond glimmers with a sparkle only befitting that of a pure Flawless/Internally Flawless Fancy Diamond, amongst the rarest diamond clarities in the world. 

The 24.78 carat diamond was bought by British billionaire Laurence Graff,  who described it as the “most fabulous” diamond he had seen in his entire career.

The gem, which has been classed as “potentially flawless” putting it among the top two per cent in the world in terms of quality, is now both the most expensive diamond and the most expensive piece of jewellery ever sold at auction.

Its huge price tag, which included a 12 per cent buyers’ premium, was almost double the previous record of £15.3 million for a diamond.

Graff said: “It is the most fabulous diamond I’ve seen in the history of my career and I’m delighted to have bought it.”

Head of Sotheby’s international jewellery division, Auctioneer David Bennett also described the diamond as “absolutely sensational”.

Additionally, the diamond features shield-shaped shoulders for a setting, with silver ring.  This flawless diamond scintillates with stunning sparkle, and makes the collector, Laurence Graff, amongst the most elite diamond collectors alive.  Bravo to Mr. Graff for a sensational purchase worth noting the world over.

2010 A year in fashion:First Lady fashion face-off...Lanvin ? H&M...

First Lady Fashion Showdown
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown before joining Erdem's wife Sarah Brown own style of the game, and Samantha Cameron walk to the scene, a hot fashion brand variety and declaration of war. 2010 is the year the first lady fashion more than the Government's policy concerns, a political party for women fashion-hungry eyes.
Manwhile French first lady Carla Bruni, Sarkozy is busy with his own "humble classes than a by John Galliano for Dior, when the Spanish Crown Princess Letizia shock in Lanvin's up to them to design hanging closet or two to see polite.
A bit far, Michelle Obama sat in the bright wow, good clothes together, Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi is our style politicians, the radar was released after 21 years under house arrest.
Lanvin? H & M's
This is the year's most anticipated cooperation, perhaps ever: the price of H & M Lanvin. Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz two major collections in the city, one man and one woman who will make his signature design and the fans are actively taking a cocktail dress looked like they stepped off a collection of ready to wear Paris Fashion Week runway.

Elbaz sent everyone crazy in New York hosted a star-studded fashion show, then H & M stores around the world, is dedicated by the buyers queue overnight to get a Lanvin campaign work. The success of this partnership a significant stimulation of H & M's profits, the company's competitor Inditex, Zara's own, to take a beating ....

Besancon: Watches & Wonders exhibition at the Museum of Time, 9 December 2010 to May 29, 2011

Besançon (Doubs) is the undisputed capital of French watchmaking ... And she proves it once again. Indeed, the Time Museum, located in the Palais Granvelle, will present at the December 9, 2010 May 29, 2011, a beautiful exhibition called "Watches & Wonders": journey traces the main developments of the mechanical watch since the 16th century until the early 20th century. An event not to be missed, which is supported by the French Haute Horlogerie brand precision L. Leroy, who was also present this weekend at the Salon Belles Montres in Paris. Details.

Leroy 01, copyright Pierre Guenat Leroy 01, copyright Pierre Guenat Besancon, the historic capital of French watchmaking, has an important heritage of watchmaking. This "treasure" in the Musée du Temps is unknown to the general public since the closure of the hall Watchmaking Museum of Fine Arts.
Since its inception in 2002, the Museum of Time has not presented his entire collection of antique watches, kept in reserve. This fund is nonetheless one of the largest collections of watches from France.
The exhibition "Watches & Wonders" should help meet public expectations and largely Besançon all watch enthusiasts and particularly old and valuable watches. It also reflects the anchor watch is about the heart of the museum.
The exhibition, which takes place under the roof of the great height of the Time Museum, presents a selection of approximately 200 coins, watches for most, but also boxes, enameled plates, tools, clocks and iconographic documents.
Organized in a timeline, the museum tour covers the main developments of the mechanical watch since the 16th century to early 20th century in both mechanical and aesthetic aspects. The exhibition traces the historical and symbolic value of the watch, between the quest for precision and mark social status. Particular attention is paid to the role played by Besançon in the history of French watchmaking, through the evocation of the production context of the time watch.
Of the first watches in the mid 18th century The first section covers the first watches of the 16th and 17th centuries until the mid-18th century. These are achievements to the accuracy often rough, but are mostly genuine jewelry, made in the most precious materials, carved with a decoration. Technical developments of the watch visible throughout the period far into the 18th century, to the extent that the innovations are introduced only gradually in the practices of watchmakers.
The collections of the Museum of Time possible to open the exhibition by a set of beautiful objects, the high aesthetic value, and the design and size allow the public an opportunity to observe the movement in good condition to understand mechanism. Movements in platinum, with ornate pillars and roosters can see the rockets and the springs that characterize the hits of that era.
The revolution in watchmaking A second section covers the turn of the 18th century and 19th century, characterized by the rationalization of the watch. The splendor of the scenery is combined with research in both technical and formal. Forms purified, the movements become more precise as research progresses in watchmaking, spurred by the search for marine chronometers. This section is an opportunity to discover the public Lépine watch collection, purchased by the museum in 1998. Breguet watches, Berthoud and Leroy are presented in this section to discuss the technical and aesthetic ferment of the watch of the time.
A reflection on the very organization of time is developed during the revolutionary period with attempts to establish a decimal time as evidenced by several watches from the collections of the museum. Technical innovations with the introduction of the caliber Lepine, the movement bridges, are presented in parallel with strong aesthetic that characterizes the production of this period with richly enameled watches, or rather very pure form.
Watch the 19th century, around Besancon In a third section of the exhibition are discussed specifics of the watch industry of the 19th century and early 20th century, marked by mass production. Particular attention is given to the production Besancon, which is characterized by the establishment of a particular local context of watch production, unique in France.
Around the presentation of documents produced in the capital of Franche-Comté, watches from the factory in Besançon until those early 20th century, the exhibition seeks to demonstrate the importance of our city, as the French capital the watch at that time. The presentation workshop resources of watchmakers, the evocation of specialized institutions such as schools or municipal Watch Observatory, through the deposits they have made to the museum, or even historical documents allows to give an idea of a global context of production that has a profound history of the city.
Beyond the shows, this part is the opportunity to present lesser-known funds from the museum's collections, but who find their place in the evocation of production Besancon, this collection boxes watches and plaques, reminiscent of much of the activity Besancon was not making moves, but rather the établissage, that is to say, the assembly of movements in boxes of watches. Fund workshops of engravers complete the presentation.
Complication watches, masterpieces of watchmakers A final section of the exhibition evokes the heyday of watchmaking expertise through the heyday of complication watches, the early 20th century. Around the Leroy 01, a masterpiece of the museum, presented other watches with complications, characteristics of technical skill achieved by the clockmakers at that time.
The exhibition ends on this high point. The Leroy 01, with its 24 complications represented the most complex timepiece ever produced at the time, and will remain so until the completion of the Patek Philippe Calibre 89. Made in Besancon, the 01 represents perfection and excellence so as reaching the local watchmakers.