On May 8th 2013, the evening before the Cruise Collection show which will take place at Loewen Cluster on the Dempsey hill, Karl Lagerfeld unveiled his two new short films Women Only and Once Upon a Time… during a private screening at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore.

The Palm Court, a charming interior courtyard at this legendary hotel, was chosen as the theatrical backdrop for the screening. Within this verdant showcase, where Charlie Chaplin and Somerset Maugham once wrote beneath the shade of the palm trees,   the guests were invited to enjoy a preview of these two short films, followed by a tropical interlude during the cocktail party.

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Following, Venice, Saint-Tropez, Cap d’Antibes and the Bosquet des trois fontaines in Versailles, Karl Lagerfeld presented the CHANEL 2013/14 Cruise collection in Dempsey Hill, Singapore. With its eternal summer, tropical vegetation and exotic trips and  journeys, Singapore is the ideal platform for this spring ritual.

Disused buildings were redesigned with an air of the tropics with long galleries below the roofs, black and white blinds and refreshing whitewashed walls. As night fell Karl Lagerfeld took guests on a journey through time with his collection that mixes Mademoiselle Chanel in Deauville in 1913 with a colonial style.

Hand-fashioned stainless steel inlays in telephone drawer, door cappings and rear picnic table backs subtly evoke the decorative style of the period. An echo of the rich heritage of the marque also lies in the Art Deco-style geometric coachline pattern – a design conceived and used by Rolls-Royce on a show stand at Olympia in the early 20th century.

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Once again, RAYMOND WEIL is playing with colours and materials in offering us a completely new interpretation of its Freelancer.

The Freelancer Visible Balance Wheel, as its name indicates, reveals the balance of its mechanical movement at 12 o’clock.

The collection’s first piece in two-tone steel and rose gold, the Freelancer Visible Balance Wheel has its place right at the top of the year 2013’s hit parade.

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Henson’s work has been shown in the public domain since 1975, when he held his first solo show at the National Gallery of Victoria. Since then he has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally, including solo exhibitions at the Museum Moderner Kunst in Vienna, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, and the Centro de Fotografia in Spain. In 1995 Henson represented Australia at the Venice Biennale. A comprehensive survey of his work was staged at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney and the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne in 2005. Henson’s work has been included in group exhibitions worldwide at prestigious venues such as the Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Two major monographs have been published on Bill Henson’s work, Mnemosyne (2005) and Lux et Nox (2002).

The conditions in many of our local areas are dire. During just one day of volunteering in the Rockaways, we learned that most people still have no heat, water, lights and, in many cases, gas to cook with. Most recently they are also in serious need of medicine. As these freezing temperatures continue to drop, they and their children are starting to get sick.Part of the philosophy behind Temps De Reves has always been to bring a new life and function to moments captured in the past, through photography. The photographs chosen for this collection, ‘When Sandy Came To Town’, are iconic images that will not only serve as a means of telling the Sandy story, but will also remind us of how fragile our planet and infrastructure really is.

In light of this event, Temps De Reves is launching a special, limited edition collection of scarves to assist with the Sandy relief projects. 100% of proceeds will be donated to helping those people most in need. We have two different scarves for you to choose from. Please select your favorite design and proceed to the store to help those affected.

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The colour of peace but, above all, a tint that has the power to combine everyday life with all the imaginative power of travel on your table. In Hermes creations for The House, the designs are directly inspired by nature. Nothing is rigid in these plates and cups. Here, geometric abstraction is the logical conclusion to this history of “blue-and-white”, made of endless comings and goings between Europe and the East.

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