WATCH: Burberry Prorsum x London Collections Men S/S 2015

In the recent London Collections: Men (LC: M), the creative mind and pioneer behind Burberry's digital-phase luxury—Christopher Bailey has gone throwback on prints and analogue in showcasing his spring-summer 2015 menswear collection at the Kensington Palace Gardens.

Inspired around British travel writer and novelist Bruce Chatwin, elegant hand-painted fonts and artworks were all the rage as seen onto trainers, gilt-edged oversize notebooks, portfolios, and travel satchel (bags).

The rich palette of colours applied to co-ordinated looks of double denim, loose velveteen trouser, gabardine and seersucker were all seemed sourced from the covers and bindings of Britain in Pictures, an instructive 132-volume edition published in the 1940s. Some of the cover designs featured on T-shirts and silk scarves that wreathed around their wearers.

With live performance from singer/pianist Benjamin Clementine—in a full-throated voice that reminds us of Nina Simone.

Tonal saturation, dusty bright reds and yellows, a few youthful shades of aqua greens and optic whites were transported up and down on an open-roofed runway.

Bailey said the Britist writer, Bruce Chatwin, became this season's muse "because of his relaxed, easy spirit and his curious mind".

"I like the fact that these two worlds co-exist [old forms of communication like books and paper vs. digital and new media]. I have always believed in new media. And I really believe in print – and craft, and poetry, and bookbinding... I find the art of words very inspiring," according to Bailey.

Spotted at Burberry Prorsum London Collections: Men S/S 2015 were British model Jourdan Dunn.

Musician George Craig

Supermodel David Dandy 

 

Musician Tinie Tempah

And Harry Potter's Malfor Draco—Tim Felton with Burberry's Christopher Bailey.

Now watch the full runway show below, with views from multiple-vantage points and spot the eye-catching pieces of the collection, and get a chance to shop the runway look online at http://uk.burberry.com until June 24, 2014.



In the Philippines, Burberry is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is located at Greenbelt 4, Rustan’s Makati, and Rustan’s Tower.

SSI Super Sale At Mega Tent. Powered by Citi

Bisou Bisou! You'll know it's the start of Christmas shopping whenever those Christmas songs that never gets old starts to play in department stores and malls. 

But this I know, shopping is best done when you know you can get up to 70% off! Especially when it's Gucci, Zara, Prada, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Diesel, Kate Spade, YSL, Salvatore Ferragamo, Polo Ralph Lauren, Kenneth Cole Reaction, and a lot more! 

Oh yes! And it starts today, as Stores Specialists, Inc. brands go on sale at the new Mega Tent  in Libis, Quezon City. Shop and buy the designer items you've been eyeing for months from 11am - 9pm, Thursday until Sunday - October 25-28, 2012.

Use your Citibank card to enter. Take advantage of 0% interest when paying for your purchases. Non-Citibank cardholders are welcome and may also enter by applying for a Citibank credit card (Terms and Conditions apply), but may only purchase using cash.

Here's how to get to the new Mega Tent in Libis:

And here are the list of SSI brands you can shop for:

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So get those CitiBank cards and cold cash ready. 

And don't forget to re-visit all your I-Must-Get-This items online 

to make sure you get all the best items

you've ever wanted the whole year! 

Aimer faire du shopping! :)

Super Sale at Mega Tent Libis is brought to you by Citi, Stores Specialist, Inc., Rustans and Rustans Marketing Corporation. Visit CitiBank Philippines Facebook page for updates and more details! 

Do you have any of these?

 Luxury. Desired by many, indulged by few.

A lot of us are used to designer brands and names that are popular 

by word of mouth, and to what celebrities and fashion icons wear. 

But do we really know their business values?  

Top 10 Most Valuable Luxury Brands:

1. Louis Vuitton, owned by LVMH, is worth $25.9 billion, a 7 percent increase from 2011, according to Millward Brown Optimor’s 2012 BrandZ study. Louis Vuitton the French maker of laminated canvas handbags, has named the world’s most valuable luxury brand for a seventh consecutive year.

(new expanded Louis Vuitton store in Greenbelt 4) 

2. Hermes, in which LVMH owns a stake, rose to second place with a value of $19.1 billion, up 61 percent on last year.

3. Rolex, valued at $7.2 billion, up 36%.

4. Chanel, valued at $6.7 billion.

5. Gucci, $6.4 billion (down 14%).

6. Prada, $5.7 billion (first time in top 10).

Prada, which sold shares in Hong Kong’s biggest initial public offering last year, made its debut in the luxury ranking in sixth place with a value of $5.7 billion. Prada plans to add about 80 stores annually over the next three years, many of which will be directly owned, reflecting a general trend among luxury makers to assert tighter brand control by shifting away from licensing and franchising, according to the study.

7. Cartier, values at $4.8 billion.

8. Hennessy, values at $4.6 billion.

9. Moet & Chandon, $4.2 billion.

10. Burberry, values at $4.09 billion.

“Luxury is seen as a good investment with people increasingly buying classic pieces 

rather than high fashion.”

 - Nick Cooper (Millward Brown Optimor Managing Director)

From lifestyle to fashion, it is critical for us to know the business values of the designer brands we choose because it is not only a possession and a piece of  iconography used to express our individual identity, but — an investment — more than ever.

So to those who can afford it, indulge! :)

Source: bloomberg