Do you remember Surya Bonaly, the kick-ass French figure skater who did a backflip at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan? Camille Miceli certainly does, and so she added some skater-style jersey dresses, some picked out in sparkles, for her zesty fall collection for Pucci. “She was a very free woman, and gutsy,” Miceli enthused … Read more
After initially estimating the market value of the counterfeit designer goods that were seized in two Palm Beach boutiques was nearly $2 million, investigators have increased that figure to $3.4 million. Last month Olena Austin, owner of Blesk Jewelry, which has two locations in Palm Beach including one on tony Worth Avenue, was arrested and … Read more
After initially estimating the market value of the counterfeit designer goods that were seized in two Palm Beach boutiques was nearly $2 million, investigators have increased that figure to $3.4 million. Last month Olena Austin, owner of Blesk Jewelry, which has two locations in Palm Beach including one on tony Worth Avenue, was arrested and … Read more
A Palm Beach boutique owner has been released after being arrested and charged for selling counterfeit apparel and jewelry. Earlier this month investigators seized what would be comparable to nearly $2 million worth of designer and luxury goods at two locations of Blesk Jewelry including one on tony Worth Avenue. Blesk’s owner Olena Austin was … Read more
Nothing stokes interest in period fashion quite like a hot new series and the ’60s are what’s currently dominating TV screens and, perhaps, closets. “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” brought forth the ladylike skirt suit as the latest incarnation of stealth wealth, and now “Palm Royale” is fueling a resurgence in the decade’s groovier side, … Read more
Perhaps it was the easy, leisurely spring mood of an evening in Rome, and none of the frenzy of a tightly packed fashion calendar, but Emilio Pucci’s show on Thursday evening felt like a reunion of friends having fun. Cue the loud cheering and clapping when Christy Turlington Burns opened the show, not to mention … Read more
COURT ORDER: Louis Vuitton is courting the Australian Open, designing the official trophy trunks for the first event of the tennis tournament season. The brand will create two trunks for the event, awarded at the men’s and women’s finals. The Australian Open’s men’s trophy is called the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, while the women’s prize … Read more
ROMAN HOLIDAY: Seeing Camille Miceli wandering around Rome, smiling her infectious, movie-star smile, and you might think you’re looking at film stills. Pucci’s vivacious artistic director is feeling “very Vivara” and is clearly very smitten with the Eternal City, which will be the site of her next runway show for the Florentine fashion house. It’s … Read more
