Hussein Chalayan & yoox.com
present
"The Box Jacket"
A museum collectible one-off piece created exclusively for yoox.com
on sale on a worldwide auction premiere at YAHOO! JAPAN
From December 3rd 2007, the Box Jacket created by Hussein Chalayan exclusively for yoox.com will be on sale on a worldwide auction premiere at YAHOO! JAPAN starting from an initial bid of ¥1 000 000.
The Box Jacket has endless pockets enabling one to collect and store souvenirs from life until the jacket itself becomes a keepsake of the wearer's life.
"The Multi Zip Box Jacket was inspired by the idea of a garment that has multiple lives, it can be worn as a jacket, but also has hidden secret pockets which can be used to carry items and store memories, in addition the zips add an element of playfulness to the garment and allow the wearer to interact with the garment."
-Hussein Chalayan-
All proceeds will go to GREEN CROSS JAPAN whose aim is to help ensure a just, sustainable and secure future for all by fostering a value shift and cultivating a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility in humanity's relationship with nature.
YOOX.COM CELEBRATES COCO WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY VINTAGE SALE ONLINE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
yoox.com takes a trip through time with Coco Chanel and her Maison, whose style remains as influential and cherished as ever. For months, the fashion experts at yoox.com have been selecting unforgettable pieces from around the world: from Paris to Milan to New York where Holly Brubach – the former Style Editor of the New York Times and celebrated author of fashion books – handed over various pieces from her private collection.
An extraordinary selection of precious items will be featured including hard-to-find signature styles and classic everyday treasures that make perfect gifts for those wanting something truly unique.
"Une femme est toujours trop habillée, jamais assez élégante." Coco Chanel's famous quote: "Women are always overdressed but never with enough elegance" that today has even more of a profound meaning. Almost a century ago, Gabrielle Chanel astonished the world changing women's fashion forever. She promised ladies a never-seen-before combination of elegance and comfort; the freedom of "moving ones arms and walking quickly."
Grandchildren of this innovation, women of the third millennium yearn for what was once considered the masculine uniform including tweeds that were sculpted perfectly to the body resulting in the ultimate feminine silhouette. After decades of success, the Chanel jacket lives on today adapting itself to contemporary styles looking as good with a pair of jeans as with a formal skirt.
Our virtual voyage departs from the ballroom at The Ritz, Paris, 1930s when Coco reflected, "to dress women in black and white for a ball - you can see only them." These are her colors, simple and elegant. Gabrielle changed how women dressed, "before me, nobody had enough courage to dress in black". She continued, "black is so strong, so noble that when people see you it remains forever in their memory."
Gabrielle's intuitions were genius: why would women need to change for each appointment throughout the day? Tea, cocktails and dinner. A dress with two pieces must allow one to leave in the morning and remain in perfect attire even for an elegant meal. In 1930 just as it is in 2007. Tweed jackets and suits provide an eternal luxury while jersey (another one of her hallmark fabrics) allows complete freedom.
From the 1930s, Coco designed jewelry to accessorize cloths. Pearls of every measure, faux diamonds and gold toned metals combined in stunning designs; her costume jewelry was the perfect accompaniment for her couture creations. Of the pearls, she commented: "I just simply won't start working without all my pearls."
Gabrielle Chanel's favorite flower, the camellia, inspired her very first jewelry pieces and remains to be the symbol of her brand and a reoccurring theme throughout her creations. For her there were hundreds of ways to wear her favorite flower.
To you Coco, Happy Holidays!
In October of 2007, for the first time, MOSCHINO's historical archives will be available for sale online exclusively on yoox.com. Profits will be donated to AMREF, a non-profit organization, in order to sustain the "Going to school with AMREF" project in Kenya.
Moschino is opening its historical archives exclusively on yoox.com.
Moschino lovers will have a chance to buy unique pieces and rediscover the most significant themes of the following collections: men's, women's and accessories. These historic pieces played an important role in the making of Italian fashion and its worldwide prestige, because of their particular taste and freedom of expression, combining a provocative modern vision with flawless tailoring.
Moschino and yoox.com, support AMREF (African Medical & Research Foundation), founded in Nairobi in 1957. AMREF is the only international health development NGO in Africa, known for actively involving local communities (95% of its staff are African) and for supporting their autonomous development.
The profits from the Moschino archive sale will be donated to the "Going to school with AMREF" project, active in 50 schools across Kenya, especially in the district of Malindi and Kilifi. The project aims to increase the school attendance rate, the level of hygiene and health conditions in schools, improve existing infrastructures and create new ones, as well as promote health prevention and care.
A carefully curated selection of innovative and experimental jewels on www.yoox.com
yoox.com, the No.1 virtual boutique of multi-brand fashion & design in the world, presents a selection of innovative and original jewellery by 8 leading contemporary designers: Husam El Odeh, Tomolo Furusawa, Karen Walker, Delphine-Charlotte Parmentier, Ugo Cacciatori, Simone Vera Bath, Julie Sandlau, and I.O.D.
Fusing traditional techniques and styles with the contemporary the designers and their workshops have used a diverse assortment of materials such as silver, leather, and bronze, together with semi-precious stones like quartz, agate and citrine, to create unique, modern and innovative jewel collections.
HUSAM EL ODEH
28 year old German born Husam El Odeh studied fine art at the renowned Hochschule der Kuenste in Berlin and worked successfully as an artist in Berlin until he relocated to London in 1999. There he exchanged the canvas for the body and started to make jewellery. The appeal of his original designs resides in finding a connection with the body, therefore making a visual statement that attracts our tactile senses. He uses hard metal, steel, gold, soft leather and pearls to show contrapositions, highly influenced by the Dada surrealistic approach to objects and the surrounding world. He has the unique capacity to play with Art by transforming beginning of 19th century dandy pieces into contemporary references such as street style, where even casts of teeth become glam and gold.
TOMOKO FURUSAWA
After studying Art History at university and working for several years as a chief buyer for fashion accessory boutiques in Tokyo, Tomoko Furusawa could resist her passion for jewellery design no more.
Tomoko Furusawa combines in her jewels the delicacy and aesthetics of traditional Japanese art and the influences of the Western world in which she lives. You may find in her unique pieces, the poetry of a Japanese stamp yet also the modern city lifestyle. Tomoko treats silver with a smooth mat finish, and the feather-like feel of her creations comes from the use of very feminine materials, such as pearls, semi-precious stones, ribbons and even wood. Hand-crafted pieces come to life and mix the smell of Japanese Gardens with the scent of a jet-set party overflowing with champagne bubbles.
KAREN WALKER
The multi-talented designer has not only created one of the most sought-after clothing labels in her native New Zealand, but puts her upbeat creativity to further use with her elegant and playful jewellery line. A true world traveler, her creations reflect her modern world-view, paired with an unmistakable pop twist. The essence of her work, however, never wanders too far from her roots: feminine in nature with a delicate touch--soft as an ocean breeze from the land of myths and magic that is New Zealand.
DELPHINE CHARLOTTE PARMENTIER
In 1991, after freelancing for leading fashion brands, Delphine-Charlotte Parmentier decided to start her own workshop. Her original jewel designs quickly attracted internationally renowned designers such as Christian Dior, Emmanuel Ungaro and Christian Lacroix. In 1997, Delphine-Charlotte opened her first boutique in the Marais, Paris and in 1999 she started a collaboration with Chanel. Her designs are futuristic and mix Swarovski crystals with pearls and stones such as agate, leather and even wool.
UGO CACCIATORI
Ugo Cacciatori has always nurtured a passion for materials and shapes. In 2001 he decided to fully dedicate himself to his passion for accessories, working with Marni, Valentino, Emmanuel Ungaro and other designers. The young designer has conquered the hearts of celebrities, including Madonna and Nelly Furtado, with his baroque, sophisticated, and intellectual line. Exclusively for YOOX.COM, Ugo Cacciatori has designed a small-collection featuring three charms and two silver bracelets, using oxidized metals, semi-precious stones such as garnet and citrine, and craftmanship reminiscent of the past.
SIMONE VERA BATH
Simone Vera Bath was born in Berlin where she studied Art History and sculpture. In 1995, she began designing jewellery, launching her collections in Cap d'Antibes, London, Berlin and Rome. Her style and choice of materials are unique and unusual: fusing wood with gold, silver with bronze, resulting in pieces with contemporary appeal and archaic touches. Her jewels are one-of-a-kind, ready to wear sculptures of a rare beauty: imperfection, transformation and play are recurrent concepts.
JULIE SANDLAU
Danish designer Julie Sandlau gave up a modeling career in 2002 to pursue her true passion: designing jewellery. Her work has been a great success: her collections are now sold in the coolest stores worldwide and are worn by celebrities and stars, such as Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Keira Knightley, the super model Cindy Crawford and recently Beyoncé.
Inspired by cross-cultural trends, Julie Sandlau's jewels have two different souls: the minimal flare of contemporary Scandinavian design and the vintage appeal of "something you might have found in your grandmother's treasure box". The 2007 Autumn-Winter Collection available on YOOX.COM is inspired by the glamour of the '50s, with exotic additions: traditional oriental details and designs are softened with delicate pastel shades.
I.O.D
I.O.D is the acronym for Instruments Of Death and Items of Desire. Finding its source in Steven Trussell's imagination, the I.O.D jewels represent socio-political situations of our times and are messages to wear. His collections revolve around a specific theme, for example "Paris" or "Bonnie and Clyde". Founded in London I.O.D's originality has been a success worldwide.
YOOX.COM PRESENTS AT PITTI IMMAGINE BIMBO PENTAGRAMA KIDSWEAR COLLECTION
The musically-inspired kidswear collection, exclusively designed by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada for yoox.com online from September 2007
In occasion of Pitti Immagine Bimbo, yoox.com (www.yoox.com), presents PENTAGRAMA: six musically-inspired kidswear outfits, one-of-a-kind pieces exclusively for yoox.com. PENTAGRAMA is an expression of the Spanish designer's childlike and playful world. Like the brightest of melodies, the colourful and imaginative pieces are decorated with musical notes, keys, hearts and flowers in a variety of shades and tones.
For the first time, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada creates a kidswear collection for the online world, taking inspiration from music—the most celebrative and vital element of childhood, and a source of curiosity for future internauts.
The relationship between music, fashion and internet is the key element of the PENTAGRAMA collection and is accompanied by the music of the UBIKProject, which will be performing at Pitti Immagine Bimbo: saxophone, double-bass, flutes and drums each do their part in a concert dedicated to a young audience.
In September 2007 yoox.com, together with the Autumn-Winter 07/08 kidswear collection by Agatha Ruiz de La Prada, will dedicate a special area for the PENTAGRAMA collection, making available 11 one-of-a-kind pieces only and exclusively for 6 year-old girls whose passions are fashion, music and the internet!
Designs limited edition T-shirt for Glastonbury exclusively online at www.yoox.com
From Wednesday, July 25th 2007, the limited edition T-shirt designed by Stella McCartney for the cult music festival Glastonbury will be on sale exclusively on yoox.com.
The stylish British designer chose yoox.com to showcase and sell this colorful top with proceeds going to the OXFAM charity whose aim is to end to poverty world-wide. Dedicated to the Glastonbury, the T-shirt is heavily rooted in Stella's musical upbringing. "Glastonbury is one of most iconic music festivals in the world and it never fails to be brilliant," reflects McCartney. "The T-shirt is inspired by all the airbrushing my mum and dad used to get made in the 70's".
Stella added, "It's the ultimate music Festival! This is the ultimate summer tank! yoox.com is the ultimate place to buy it!....cooking with gas!!!" Love, Stella
Make the rock and roll spirit yours for 50$!
TRIBUTE TO GUCCI
Historic pieces from the 50's, 60's and 70's only on yoox.com
yoox.com, is celebrating the house of Gucci with an area dedicated to a sought-after selection of vintage Gucci pieces including handbags, accessories, dresses and suits that date back from the 1950's through to the 1970's.
Among the precious Gucci bags available, the JACKIE bag, created by Jackie Kennedy in the 1950's and an object of desire for famous divas of the time, has become a truly cult item.
Rare pieces with the famed Flora print, which was introduced for the first time in the 1960's on a foulard created by Rodolfo Gucci and Accornero especially for Grace Kelly, will also be on offer. The famous motif uses 37 colours and a selection of flowers from each season.
Also from the 1960's, are the beautiful silk foulards designed by Accornero, decorated with images of flowers, leaves, tropical and wild birds.
In its tribute to Gucci these historic pieces have been gathered from around the world by yoox.com in collaboration with the most precious private collections and with Cavalli and Nastri, the vintage shops from Milan that have become a reference point for vintage collectors and fashion experts around the world.
YOOX.COM PRESENTS AN EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF GAVIN DOUGLAS' WINNING FASHION FRINGE COLLECTION
Pieces of the Gavin Douglas' Spring-Summer 2007 collection sold on yoox.com
yoox.com (www.yoox.com), presents an exclusive preview of the Spring-Summer 2007 collection of Gavin Douglas, winner of the last Fashion Fringe contest held in September. yoox.com, partners with Fashion Fringe acting as a fashion incubator and offers Gavin Douglas global exposure and distribution for his collection.
Gavin Douglas, 23 years old, from Birmingham, succeeds Basso & Brooke and Erdem, previous winners of the contest who are now internationally recognised designers. Gavin's innovative collection features Victorian-style tailoring, hand embroidered-chiffon, long rouched ball gowns, as well as tailored trousers and belted jackets. The inspiration for Gavin's winning collection came from an exhibition of Black Victorians in England.
Gavin's determination to bring some of this history to his collection was met with support at the Fashion Fringe final, where honorary chairman Tom Ford and judges Giles Deacon, Hamish Bowles, Sarah Mower, Nick Knight, Alannah Weston, Hilary Alexander nominated him as this year's winner of Fashion Fringe.
yoox.com for February 14th
presents Love's Gamble, an exclusive collection from British brand Showroom Dummies
Love's Gamble is a limited edition collection designed by Showroom Dummies which consists of t-shirts for men and women, silk cushions, scarves, Valentine cards and precious pocket-watches. The collection plays ironically with the theme of love, a homage to San Valentine through an artistic vision boldly using colour and images.
