To accompany the Chanel spring/summer 2010 collection, Karl Lagerfeld thought of a set of pétanque boules and jack with double C signature . Pétanque is a French game where the goal is, while standing with the feet together in a small circle, to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a jack. …
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The french icon Vanessa Paradis, the singer very popular during the eighties, the icon Chanel, the icon Karl Lagerfeld. All together into the launch of the new bag Coco Cocoon, probably a new fashion icon too. Polkadot was invited to attend the preview @ Chanel italian press office last week. Vanessa Paradis is the testimonial of the bag and …
Andrè inizió per gioco: si scattava delle foto, le ritoccava con Paint e le stampava sulle sue magliette. In meno di due anni questo giovane svedese, Andrè Lorenz Stock, ha fondato dal nulla una sua linea, Black Book, diventata famosa grazie a varie riviste, blog e programmi di moda. Le sue magliette vengono vendute in Italia, …
Di Volta abbiamo parlato più volte su Polkadot, non solo perchè è un prodotto italiano davvero originale e ben fatto, ma perchè riescono a tirar fuori “variazioni sul tema” sempre più belle. Ora che il caldo è alle porte, i ragazzi di Volta lanciano una flash-collection stagionale. Questa volta il materiale usato è un 100% …
Coca-Cola has teamed with fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld to produce a limited edition box set sold exclusively by Colette | via
Prada has released a series of limited edition keychains to celebrate the World Expo in Shanghai. | via
There has been huge word-of-mouth lately on the world’s first ‘culture of fashion’ magazine to be launched soon: INDUSTRIE, a collection of snapshots of the personalities and moments that shape the fashion industry nowadays. No wonder that everybody is talking about it when Anna Wintour graces the cover, while the content promises us Natalie Massenet, …
Zound Industries together with industrial designers Norra Norr are the design and development team behind the Scandinavian headphone brand Urbanears. They make headphones that fit your everyday life, responding to a growing demand for design in lifestyle apparel by creating headphones to fit the modern and self-expressive customer’s everyday life and desires. With a legacy in functionality, …
Quando il nome è tutto un programma! Il duo di surfisti neozelandesi Marc Moore e Luck Harwood creano il loro brand nel 2005, decisi a stampare magliette per le rispettive ragazze. Di lì, la loro produzione si allarga fino a divenire uno dei marchi più trendy dello scenario occidentale. Stolen Girlfriend Club è un brand …
If you were wondering how fashion design has evolved in post-communist Eastern European countries, you’ll probably be surprised to find out that there are plenty of young designers with a fresh and creative approach to fashion, yet unique and original. Molecule F is a unique project in Romania which rejoins, in a carefully selected mix, …
After studying contemporary jewelry design at the Sir John Cass School of Art in London, Dominic Jones set up his own company in 2008 together with good friend and now business partner Alice Dellal, model and “It” girl. Since launching his debut collection in spring 2009, Jones has received fantastic critical acclaim for his beautifully …
Ne avevamo parlato l’anno scorso e per l’estate che arriva Big Yang propone nuovamente grafiche accattivanti che strizzano l’occhio alla migliore illustration graphic internazionale, e dall’altra parte capi sorprendenti e che spesso, come i nuovi ‘pantaloni a cavallo super-basso’, traggono ispirazione da geni come Rick Owens, riconducedo il design in un filone rock-streetwear per un …