Hong Kong

Today in London a mod walked the runway at Ryan Lo (no relation to Ryan Lochte) in this inimitable look for Spring 2014. We’ve been waiting for the dog/rabbit look to light up the runway for eons now. According to LFW’s official site, Lo is from Hong Kong and is self taught “from You Tube videos.” That’s a new one.

Look who we ran into at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic over the weekend! It’s Vivienne Tam! Any recent equine encounters?
I was on a horse a couple of months ago, when I was in Hong Kong. Horse racing is very different over there!

What are your summer plans?
The Hamptons! I was also thinking about going to Thailand and Bali.

There’s no stopping them! alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet has announced an exclusive strategic partnership to develop the brand in greater China and Southeast Asia through 23 points of sale. imagineX will commence the rollout with their first free standing store in Hong Kong’s financial district in June with stores in Hong Kong, mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, and Singapore to follow.

Naomi Campbell An Vald Doronin Are Taking A Break [NYPost]
The supermodel and her Russian billionaire boyfriend are on the rocks and he’s spotted out partying

Nicolas Ghesquière: ‘I May Be Putting Myself In Danger’ [Vogue UK]
The designer reveals he may have new plans to announce in the near future

French Model To Auction 12,000-Piece Haute Couture Collection [The Telegraph]
Danielle Luquet de Saint Germain, model and muse to Yves Saint Laurent will sell her collection later this year

Luxury Shopping Firms Bet On Casino Approach In China [Business Of Fashion]
Luxury firms are now offering junkets to Hong Kong for Chinese consumers looking to spend money abroad

Would You Wear A Shirt That Only Needs Washing Once A Year [Complex]
Wool & Prince developed an anti-odor, anti-wrinkle wool called Cotton-Soft that only needs an annual wash

What’s better than one beautiful bauble? Five disco disk bracelets, bien sûr!

Rapidly expanding luxury e-tailer Net-A-Porter is branching out by adding beauty to their repertoire. The site had been toying with beauty editorially with content in The Edit, but not until now will shoppers be able to purchase what’s featured. Under a new channel on the site, called The Quintessential Edit, brands like Aesop, Joya Ames Soeurs, Le Métier de Beauté, Natura Bissé and Chantecaille will be sold on the site starting March 20th.

It ain’t easy putting out a fashion magazine for the richest people on the planet, but if anyone knows how, it’s Stefano Tonchi. His super-luxe readership loves what he’s doing, and if you’re honest with yourself, you know you do, too. He invited us up to his art-filled aerie to talk twins, reinvention, and the importance of aspiration.
BY CHRISTOPHER TENNANT