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Are you one of the many people who bought Apple watch before the company announced their partnership with Hermes? Or you have fallen in love with Hermes Apple watch edition? Whether you own the Apple watch or the Hermes special edition, you can make your watch even more awesome. French fashion house Hermes and Apple has recently unveiled four new straps colors for apple watches. The new band colors are now available for individual purchase at Hermes and outlets and Apple stores.  That is right! Apple is now allowing smartwatch users to buy Hermes bands separately. Apple watch Hermes is a unique timepiece, designed with beauty and utility in mind. Buying a new Apple watch is no longer necessary when you just want Hermes leather straps. You can now buy Hermes handmade bands to change your straps and make your watch even more fashionable. In fact, if you love interchanging bands, you can now add more color to your watch accessories. Hermes and Apple new luxury leather access...

Hermès has created outfits for the French Olympic equestrian show jumping and eventing teams. The French fashion house has released a sketch, which includes a navy, blazer-style jacket, featuring red lapels. The piece has been tailored using a light, flexible technical fabric, enabling the players to move comfortably. The last time Hermès teamed up with the French national team was for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. Hermès joins other designers including Salvatore Ferragamo (San Marino), Stella McCartney (Great Britain), Ralph Lauren (USA), Prada and Emporio Armani (Italy) in dressing teams for this year’s Summer Olympic Games.

It was raining bags at a recent Bonhams auction conducted at London’s Knightsbridge on the 16 th of May. And there were no ordinary bags for a private collection of 64 Hermès bags that managed to fetch a whopping £562,750 which is around $890,000. The total had well surpassed its estimated pre-auction price which was calculated to only half of the total price realized at the auction. The Bonhams auction garnered a lot of attention and the auction room was packed to the bits. Bids were pouring in from the telephone and also online. The reason behind this attention at the auction was the exquisite collection of bags Hermès Bags which date back to the 1950s. The most recent ones were from the 2008 collection. The collection included the ‘Kelly’, ‘Birkins’ and other smaller ‘Constance’ bags. The Hermès Auction The top of the list was a 2008 Hermès Dark Brown Matt Crocodile Birkin bag which fetched a staggering £37,250 which was around $58,816. You would be surprised to...

Luxury real estate has to project its exclusivity to appeal to the millionaires and billionaires who can afford them. In an uncertain economic environment it becomes doubly important for a property to stand out to gain the interest of the potential buyers.  In order to create a fashionable differentiator the developers are increasingly teaming up with fashion houses and designers to give their property that exclusive luxurious look. We have earlier talked about the  Bottega Veneta hotel suites at Park Hyatt Chicago and the “Milano Residences” Versace homes in the Philippines. These are both successful projects that have given the trend a boost as it is a win-win situation for both the fashion house as well as the real estate developer. Another high profile project in Asia is taking the trend forward. The luxury fashion house to step into the luxury real estate sector is none other than Hermes . The project is the Marq on Paterson Hill in Singapore, a priva...

Of all the accessories that we would recommend buying, bags are one of the most sensitive accessories that need attention. For instance, after the Hermes Birkin Handbag which we had announced earlier, you might want to take a look at the Hermes Berkin Handbag which is made of gold and diamond. It is expected to fetch an astounding amount of 90k, which is a ridiculous amount of money. The bag doesn’t look appealing and lacks the class that one would like to see in bags like that. In fact, it is surprising that Hermes would launch something so bulky and call it a high end bag. Nevertheless, what makes it high end are the diamonds and gold which are attached all over the bag. The metals and stones do not add to the allure either, and it is one of those bags that you actually would not want to be seen with even if it is rather expensive. Of course, there would be several takers for bags like these and there is no doubt about it. You might want to take a look at the Victoria...

The year gone by has been a good year for the fashion and luxury industry. Practically all the major global brands recorded healthy growth and have sustained the momentum this year.  But there have been subtle changes in the consumer behavior and his attitude. America and Europe disapprove of conspicuous consumption. Flaunting is not considered cool anymore. There is a growing concern about the origin of a product. The awareness about the impact of a luxury product on the environment has increased. The focus is more on craftsmanship. The appreciation for the skills involved in the creation of a product is much higher today. Anything mass produced becomes cheap. The world today is flooded with mass produced goods. Bespoke attention to individuality has become the ultimate luxury. The 2011 Brand Report released by the global research agency Millward Brown reveals some encouraging trend. Apparel industry increased its sales by 10%.  The luxury industry was even...