Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci set an all-in-the-family theme for his latest advertising effort, featuring Carine Roitfeld and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, together with Amanda Seyfried, the new face of Very Irresistible Givenchy perfume, Spanish actor Quim Gutiérrez and models Mariano Ontañon and Dalianah Arekion. The Campaign was shot by Mert & Marcus.     <Creative…

‘THE DAY’, a new Japanese lifestyle magazine, has launched today. The magazine aims to explore the meaning of what is cool and how to live a productive life. Its website is also schedule to launch today, covering what print media cannot do. <Magazine Information>THE DAYPrice: ¥880 (tax inc.)Publisher: SANEI-SHOBOURL: http://www.thedaymag.jp

Amazon.com has released an online men’s grooming store, specialising solely in health and cosmetic products for men. The men’s grooming salon will also offer specialist and editorial advice, with features and “How-To” guides from experts in the fields of fitness, shaving, skincare and hairstyling. Corresponding to the articles will be a curated selection of products, currently available for…

  A culture magazine featuring contents entirely pertaining to red hot creator, FANTASISTA UTAMARO has been released. The magazine entitled “What’s a FANTASISTA UTAMARO!? By QUOTATION”, will feature many of the colourful creations of UTAMARO, while actress Masami Nagasawa will be making an appearance in an UTAMARO-designed costume. Also featured are interviews with Koichi Inaba,…

  Bottega Veneta will be presenting the second edition of NEW EXPOSURE, a photo contest for up-and-coming artists to showcase their work in front of some of the world’s foremost visionaries in fashion, photography, art, and design. Only this time entries will be accepted from countries outside the US.  The winner will gain $10,000, and…

‘to be’, a new creative online service, will launch shortly. It is themed around ‘to be is to create’.  It claims to be different from blogs or other social networking services. Drawing on the possibility of the Internet, ‘to be’ will provide an online space where users can create something for themselves or someone else. In…

  UK fashion retailer AllSaints is branching out with a fully operational film unit, AllSaints Film, and will make its debut with a documentary based around the Nashville rock band, Kings of Leon and their record label. This newly established film company planns to deliver several projects every year, from moving image installations to documentaries focusing on…

Oscar-winning actress, Nicole Kidman has been announced as the new face of Jimmy Choo. The actress stars in the brand’s 2013-14 Autumn/Winter campaign, which will debut in the August issues of global fashion magazines. The new ads were shot by renown photographer Mikael Jansson. In true Hollywood style, the campaign is said to have a…

Yohji Yamamoto, one of the leading Japanese fashion designers, will publish his book ‘Creating clothes beyond the mode (provisional title)’ on May 25, 2013. Over the past 40 years, he has been influencing the fashion industry worldwide. This book aims to capture the true essence of Yohji Yamamoto’s philosophy and creation. It also features a…

Alessandro Benetton, the chairman of the Benetton Group, recently published his autobiography ‘ab A Playlife story’. Using a number of his private photographs, this book features his life, work, hobbies and family from his childhood to the present. In Japan, it will be available for purchase at EOS ART BOOKS (Tokyo), Shimada Yosho (Tokyo), Early Gallery (Osaka),…

  A Photo exhibition displaying the works of  young and highly talented Japanese photographer, Motuyuki Daifu will be held at the Tsutaya Bookstore in Tokyo’s Daikanyama, in conjunction with the release of the photographer’s newest collection book “Project Family”. This book will the first for a Japanese artist, to be featured as part of the…

Nudie Jeans recently launched its first UK store in Soho, London. The concept store represents the true essence of the Swedish brand and its sustainable qualities. It also houses the first official Nudie Repair Station in the world. Customers have the option of having their old Nudie Jeans altered and repaired for free by the Nudie Denim Specialist. Nudie…

Anew magazine, a bi-annual gazette assembled by TAR alumni Francesco Bonami, Martina Mondadori and Coco Brandolini d’Adda with graphic design by Christoph Radl, is debuting this week. The magazine is billed as the sort of collectible magazine and promises to cover an wide range of topics, from food and fashion to science, photography, architecture, art…

Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, co-founder and chief executive of Moda Operandi, has left the company. At the time of publishing, the reasons for her departure were not clear, though an article in the New York Post has suggested there was a falling out between Ms Magnusdottir and her co-founder, Lauren Santo Domingo. A former McKinsey and Company. consultant and…

UNIQLO has launched the innovative Lucky Line campaign for 2013, in which people can have fun by simply “standing” in a virtual queue via social media sites Twitter and Facebook. Since 2010, two campaigns in Japan and five overseas were held, with a total of 2.2 million people participating. Domestically, there are five separate lines…

KINFOLK, is a magazine that publishes a consistent stream of casual entertaining ideas and caters to a growing readership of young artists, writers, designers, photographers, cooks and food enthusiasts who are interested in creating small gatherings and finding new things to make and do. Readers look to this Portland, USA-based lifestyle magazine as a trusted…

SPACE CADET, an online gallery for promising photographers, will hold the joint photo exhibition ‘SPACE CADET Actual Exhibition #2’ at TURNER GALLERY from May 25 to June 2. This exhibition will feature 27 photographers  from the web gallery. The participants include Daisuke Nakajima, Daisuke Yokota, Go Itami, Hayato Koga, Hideki Makiguchi, Hiroshi Takizawa, Hiroya Nii, Ippei Okuda, Jiro Konami, Karen Sato, Kazuo Yoshida, Kohey…

TOYO KITCHEN STYLE will organize the interior exhibition ‘Ayashino Interior’ of Fredrerique Morrel and Bokja at spiral garden in Omotesando from May 24 to 26. The exhibition will showcase their new works which have yet to be seen in Japan. <Event Information>‘Ayashino Interior’Period: May 24 (Fri) – 26 (Sun), 2013Opening hours: 11:00 – 20:00Venue: spiral gardenAddress: 5-6-23 Minami…

In celebration of the launch of his botanical book ‘Deco Room with Plants’, the author and garden stylist Satoshi Kawamoto will give a talk session with stylist Yuuka Maruyama. This event will take place on June 1 at Daikanyama TSUTAYA BOOKS. The theme of the session will be ‘Fashion and Green’. For more information, please click…

TOKYO BUSSANTEN will hold the installation ‘10 Japanese Designers in koloro-desk’ at Daikanyama T-site Garden Gallery from June 14 and 15. Previously held during Milano Salone 2013, this exhibition will showcase works of 10 designers and fashion brands. The participants include Tadahito Ishibashi, ÉDIFICE, Yota Kakuda, etc. A reception party will be held on June 14 from 17:00…

The Tourist Office for Flanders-Brussels recently launched the Japanese-language version of ‘Visit Flanders’. This website provides not only Flanders’ tourist information, but also the area’s relevant information about food culture, fashion events and those famous figures born in the region. In addition, ‘Flanders in Japan’ was also released to introduce Flanders-related events taking place in Japan….

Olympia Le-Tan has been named as one of the seven finalists for the ANDAM Fashion Award 2013. The other nominees are Yang Li, Pedro Lourenço, Rabih Kayrouz, Masha Ma, Iris Van Herpen and Alexandre Mattiussi of the men’s label AMI. The winner will be announced in early July and will have the privilege of receiving a purchase order from Canadian…

Photographer and film maker Ari Marcopoulos will hold the photo exhibition ‘Ari Marcopoulos / NOWATIAMSAYIN’ at OPENING CEREMONY OMOTESANDO from May 24. He is known for taking portraits of famous creative figures, such as Beastie Boys, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and Chloë Sevigny.  He has also contributed to culture magazines including PURPLE and the journal. <Event…

The latest issue of ‘Hanatsubaki’, Shiseido’s corporate magazine, is currently available for free. Its June issue is themed around ‘Color’ and features the collaboration between flower artist Makoto Azuma and photographer Chikashi Suzuki. Hanatsubaki is available for pickup at Shiseido’s counter in department stores across Japan, as well as at its related facilities. HanatsubakiURL: http://www.shiseido.co.jp/hanatsubaki <Contact Information>Shiseido HanatsubakiTel:…