Arzak to open a restaurant in London’s Halkin Hotel

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Arzak to open a restaurant in London’s Halkin Hotel.

 
Halkin Hotel in London has tapped triple-Michelin-starred father-daughter team Juan Mari and Elena Arzak of Spain to help relaunch the establishment’s restaurant.

Halkin Hotel will be replacing its existing Thai restaurant, Nahm, with a Spanish dining room to be christened Ametsa with Arzak Instruction, helmed by the Arzaks.

The London restaurant, slated to open in February 2013, will be the first UK outpost for the Arzaks, whose eponymously named restaurant is currently listed as the eighth best restaurant in the world, according to Restaurant magazine.

The elder Arzak, Juan Mari, was likewise given the Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 while Elena was named Best Female Chef this year by the same publication.

Like their San Sebastian restaurant, the London eatery will be based on Basque cuisine with a vanguard twist (Ametsa means ‘dream’ in Basque).

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Marion Cotillard designs her own Lady Dior handbag

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Dior unveiled this week the fifth episode of its web-documentary about the Lady Dior handbag collection starring French screen star Marion Cotillard. In this last episode, the French actress is seen coming up with her own handbag design.

The face of the Lady Dior handbag line since 2008, Marion Cotillard has starred in all the episodes of the web series.

Marion Cotillard takes on the role of designer in this instalment, making sketches and notes, and seeking inspiration to create an ultra-sophisticated personal Lady Dior bag. The episode, titled “360° Bag,” follows her design process.

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Balenciaga confirms Alexander Wang as new designer

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Balenciaga confirms Alexander Wang as new designer.

 
PPR has named Alexander Wang creative director of its Balenciaga fashion and accessories brand to replace Nicolas Ghesquière, who quit last month.

“Balenciaga and PPR are pleased to announce the appointment of Alexander Wang to the post of Creative Director of the Balenciaga fashion house, as of today,” said a joint statement from Balenciaga and its owner, the PPR luxury group.

One of the hottest names in US fashion, Wang will be responsible for designing the brand’s women’s and men’s ready-to-wear and accessories collections, as well as for Balenciaga’s image, the text said.

The 28-year-old, born in California to Taiwanese parents, will continue with his independent New York-based house, turning out relaxed chic with a streetwise edge, alongside his new duties at Balenciaga.

“I am deeply honoured to embark on this new role for a brand and house that I have such great admiration and respect for,” Wang was quoted as saying in the statement.

PPR took the fashion world by surprise last month by announcing the departure of Ghesquiere, its designer of 15 years, who put the house founded by Spaniard Cristobal Balenciaga in 1919 back on the fashion map in his time there.

Isabelle Guichot, Balenciaga’s chief executive, paid tribute in the statement to Wang’s “proven talent, modernity and individual and cosmopolitan vision of design.”

She predicted he would “naturally embrace and enrich the unique heritage of this fashion house which will soon be one hundred years old.”

PPR, whose fashion labels include Gucci, Yves Saint-Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney has owned Balenciaga since 2001.

Turnover had been multiplied by 11 since the house was acquired by PPR, with two-figure growth for the first nine months of this year.

Industry experts suggested the choice of Wang, who speaks Mandarin and whose own-name brand has been pushing into Asia, could signal a willingness to focus on the vast Chinese market, building on PPR’s strong presence in the region.

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