I think my respect for the Korean culture is already well known by know and also my admiration for their will to succeed in whatever they set their minds to should also be taken note of. This project I am mentioning here today is also a starter for both Koreans but also for the luxury brand Louis Vuitton, which is known for its affinity for travel.
Louis Vuitton makes its airport debut with the Shilla Duty Free at Incheon International Airpot in South Korea.
The store is 550 sq.m. features mostly leather goods, the core competence of the company, but also shoes, ties, belts, fashion, jewelry, textiles, watches, a.o. Expected sales for the first year are around 100 million dollars but figures will most likely be over this sum.
(Picture source: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.stylelist.com/media/2011/05/zanotti-chopard-shoes-590jn051911.jpg) Giuseppe Zanotti for Chopard shoes - auctioned in Cannes (from 180,000$)
His international reputation is built upon a solid ground: his long tradition of shoe manufacturing. What makes him unique are his personality, his passion and also the exceptionally refined sensibility which helps him capture the secret desires of every woman. Indeed, Giuseppe Zanotti has been called many times a “shoe god” by the women who wear his designs, and the way the shoes are crafted is his recipe for success. In his mind, the form of the shoe and the line of the heel draw the form of a woman’s body, a woman that is self-confident and sexy, energetic and fashion-forward, but most of all, a woman who feels just great in her skin.
The new Spring Summer 2011 collection of Giuseppe Zanotti Design only comes to highlight what has already been said. This compilation of styles, this “playlist”, as the designer likes to call it, is strongly related to his signature in style. The fabulous, cutting edge shapes, elegant pumps, eye-popping platforms, wonderfully used graphic elements, animal print and jewels and the studs to accessorize all that, all express a different personality, just like a signature does, but all have common elements: the quality of the manufacturing and the reinvention of the designer with every pair he creates.
A material can tell different stories, just as for example the animal print does in this collection: from a flat shoe which can be worn for a walk on the beach to a high-heeled stiletto which is extremely elegant for a night out. There is a shoe for every occasion in this collection and Giuseppe Zanotti made them all sexy, energetic, and empowering. And to show his love for women one more time, Zanotti matches purses to all the shoe styles. Strass and sparkle, flashy and discreet, silent black and passionate red, it’s all available this season.
Be it a vacation getaway, a dinner with friends, a walk down the red carpet,or an unforgettable night out for dancing, you will always get noticed with these fabulous shoes which the Italian designer creates.
Check out this video to see Giuseppe Zanotti around the world ...
it's been a long while and I deeply regret it not having written what was on my mind at diffrent points in time, but to be honest with you, I was not able, physically, as for the last week and a half I have been in my bed at home and in the one at the hospital...now I'm still on treatment at home, but feeling better,...well enough to sit for some minutes and write about various things...
Entrance Shop - Party Lost & Found About two weeks ago, a friend of mine invited me to this party and I have to admit that it was just what I needed on a Thursday evening: a nice place with nice people. I also adored their sense of fashion (Entrance is a concept store which brings really special things, don't hesitate to go on their site and visit them). What I liked most was that everybody was dressed ...funky....diffrent...not regular....but they were looking good! I mean, that particular fashion (which in some cases is too edgy for me, I must admit) was really fitting them effortlessly...it didn't seem forced on them, but rather natural! That's what I appreciated. I also appreciated the casualness of it all. The party for Lost & Found had on its invitation following request: to wear something which we thought lost or which is somehow old and we can give it a new value,...so I found some original bangles which I have for over a year but were lost in my drawer and picked up a purse from my mum,...this green purse has really seen it all I think, but the quality in the leather makes it look even today as if it were new. So I did a combination of purple and frog-green and you can see me in this picture taken by the official photographer at the event (I'm on the left and had only just arrived). I also adored the outfit of my friend Olivia (same picture, in the middle), for more outfits you can go and look at the pictures here.
Film Festivals Due to my sickness I unfortunately missed out on movies I wanted to see in cinema, such as those of te Festival of the Russian Film (22-28 Oct.), but I heard some opinions on the fesival from this lovely website I follow which didn't make me very happy. I just had a Russian dinner last evening and would like to hear maybe some other opinions on this festival, which will hopefully will make me feel bad that I've missed it. Still, there is one "festival" I don't want to miss, organized by the Goethe Institute in Bucharest, it's the "Days of the German Film", taking place 1-4th November at Cinema Studio. Take advantage of all these cultural events in Bucharest, they really enrich you from the inside!
South Korea Speaking of culture, I can not express how happy I am that there has been a blog viewer from the Republic of Korea. I have grown interest for this country through various historic sequals which the Romanian Television is transmitting, and I have a great curiosity for the country as it is now. I love the women's traditional clothing, the hanbok, they are a wonder for fashion even today, so simple yet so feminine. They still inspire, and you can see two wonders of this culture here and here. Keep in mind that these are modern interpretations of the hanbok. I also like their "hair-culture" if I can call it like that, but I refer now to the past, to the traditional hairdos.
I must admit I have fallen in love with the wonderful food which sometimes is not food anymore, but just arts.
Even I can't really eat spicy food, I went so far and had some in Hamburg (all was shown in a previous blog entry) where I discovered a Korean restaurant and was really delighted by the kimchi, the most traditional of all they offer, something like pickled cabbage. You can watch a short movie on how it's made here. Or you can see how movies got me fascinated with their food here. I really recommend you to take the few minutes and watch as it is really a delight. I plan to one day visit this country, so whoever visited my blog first, thank you, it's an honour!
Concert Since we are now at the senses chapter, the part I love most, I must tell you about a concert which I have been to, even if I partially didn't enjoy it as I could have because I was feeling sick. My wonderful mother had gotten us tickets to the Cesaria Evora concert which was held a Sala Palatului in Bucharest. The place was more than filled with people who had come to see the "barefoot diva". Her voice is really amazing, really going through your body, and she also was surrounded by an energetic band who made the show even better. What I noticed was that one of the back-up singers was unfortunately blind, but still, he had an amazing voice, and maybe like the faith of Cesaria Evora, his was also to sing and enchant people with his voice. As we know, Cesaria managed a break-through when she was already 47. But since then, nothing seems to keep this woman, who was born in '41, down. Not even health problems: in 2010 she was operated on in May and was put on artificial pulmonary ventilation, 5 months after she's touring and having 2 concerts in Bucharest. Indeed, she coughed several times during some songs, but she kept going. What a great person in a small body that is!
This is why, with this motivation for life and for doing the things you love, I leave you now in the company of this wonderful woman who gives us anothr great advice through her attitude: to keep it simple!
I chose two songs I really liked at the concert: Sodad and Angola. And I chose that video for Angola because it is the "live" experience of how her stage looked like. But unfortunately none of these recordings transmit her real voice on stage and the feeling of being there. Nevertheles, enjoy these songs and dare to dream for some minutes! Because her music is magic!
After having had an education in Business Administration in Bucharest and Berlin and written the first Bachelor thesis on luxury in Romania, I decided to embark further on the luxury adventure, by doing a Master in Luxury Goods and Services in Monaco, from which I have graduated in June 2009.
I have specialized in Hospitality, but my main focus has been Communication and Marketing in the luxury industry. I have done a communication plan for SBM, the most important company in Monaco, have been an organiser for Amber Lounge and the Elton John Aids Foundation (for an auction), am a winner of an entrepreneurship contest in Monaco (also luxury-related business) and have started recently my work in Product Management at Montblanc International, Category Management Watches.
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