LeBron James to open concept store

In a timely announcement during the ongoing NBA Finals and a possible first championship, basketball superstar LeBron James will launch a luxury store called Unknwn in Miami this fall.
According to the Hypebeast blog, Unknwn will offer a mix of apparel, footwear, and other lifestyle gear by brands including OriginalFake, A.P.C. and Nike Tier Zero.

This opening comes as part of a trend that has seen basketball turning increasingly fashionable beyond the usual sneaker endorsements, with the New York Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire visiting fashion shows and being featured in US Vogue.

source:Luxuo

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Louis Vuitton opens pop-up store in Cannes

On the occasion of the Cannes International Film Festival, Louis Vuitton has opened a pop-up store on the Croisette. Next to its existing Cannes store, the temporary shop focuses on what the town is famous for incredible films and elegant eveningwear.

“The Maison celebrates its attachment to the city of Cannes by unveiling an exceptional custom tailored store in homage to the world of cinema.”

The store’s long central passageway evokes a pier, whilst screens embedded in the walls broadcast scenes which conjure a French-Riviera-meets-Twenties-Shanghai feel.

The collection itself is displayed within three distinct sections : Cocktail Party by the Pool, Iconic Evening and Evening Grand Soir.

Following through the promenade, a garden courtyard can be seen at the far end.

“Our new Cannes pop-up store, embedded in the Festival and Côte d’Azur ambience, brings an alternative and exceptional offer to our clients visiting Cannes during the Festival as well as during the summer,” Yves Carcelle – president, chairman and ceo of Louis Vuitton – said.

Louis Vuitton Cannes Evening Pop-Up – 24 boulevard de la Croisette – Cannes

 

 

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Roberto Cavalli to open 85 stores in China

Roberto Cavalli said it will open 85 new stores in China within the next five years under a deal signed on Tuesday with Shanghai-based retail giant UCCAL Group.
The company will open its first stores under the new deal in Beijing and Shanghai between late 2011 and early 2012, it said in a statement.
The venture will be called Roberto Cavalli China and will be owned 75 percent by the Roberto Cavalli Group and 25 percent by UCCAL.


“The collaboration with UCCAL… will surely be a success in a market that is so prominent, fascinating and in which every day I want to dive more into in order to understand its secrets and culture,” Roberto Cavalli said.
The stores will include five high-end “Roberto Cavalli” stores to be managed by the joint venture and 80 outlets for the more popular brands “Just Cavalli” and “Class Roberto Cavalli” which UCCAL will handle directly.
The last two brands already have 20 outlets in China.
Cavalli, 70, started out in Florence in the early 1960s and hit financial trouble during the global economic crisis but has bounced back.
His clothes are available in more than 50 countries.
Cavalli joins a long list of European luxury and fashion names who have piled into the high-growth Chinese market in recent years.

source:Luxuo

Red Nimbus store opens to offer Toki Doki items, Kid Robot and Vinyl toys

A new pop culture store just opened last weekend in Robinsons Galeria, the new store – Red Nimbus sit on the corner of Jump Street Wing in the mall and they offer and sell authentic Toki Doki merchandise – tshirts, bags and baby clothes, Kid Robot merchandise, Vinyl toys and Harajuku inspired items. Sandy of Comic Odyssey told me about this after visiting him last Saturday’s Free Comic Book Day and he shared that his brother Gerry owns the big store. (More Story Below)

I went to the store as quickly as I can, because I got fooled on the ads that I saw in Facebook and I thought Red Nimbus is a local online store that sells Toki Doki X Marvel comics tshirts, but its my fault for not reading the small text below that they will open that weekend. Its great to see the store with a complete set up and interesting items to check out, Gerry told me that its their soft opening and I saw him very busy carrying boxes and sorting out all of those Toki Doki shirts, just like his brother Sandy, they love to set up and manage the store on their own. No longer need to buy Toki Doki items online, here you can buy and select your design from clothes to bags and even gift wrapper (I think I saw that Toki Doki gift wrapper on a table glass)

I didn’t noticed the Toki Doki X Marvel Comics tshirts, I’m not sure if it is sold out, but I will make plans to visit the store again and chec it out myself, I want a Thor or Wolverine Toki Doki shirts hehehe. I also spotted a cute Toki Doki long sleeve shirt for babies, I saw one design and I like to buy it for my baby boy Ashton, it has a price tag of P1,500. Vinyl toys are also available like the ones from Kid Robot and Dunny, I have little knowledge about vinyl art toys but I recognize some of the designs being sold there. Now we have a new store that offers vinyl toys for hard core art toy collectors, you can also place an order too here, just look for Gerry in Red Nimbus.

I read in their Facebook updates and post from fans, that there are pitches from their fans to have Red Nimbus a tie up with our local vinyl toy designers and urban art creators. Thats a cool idea, but I haven’t heard an update yet from Gerry about that, but I’m sure he is open to support our own creators, but then…he might focus first on establishing the store. I love the store, very comfy to look around on the items, and Red Nimbus is branded as a clothing store and not a toy store, well for me..its a Toki Doki x Pop Culture store.

Here are some of my photos inside the store (take a virtual walkthrough hehehe)


Some of the vinyl toys that I spotted inside


displayed infront of the glass wall


custom Dunny stuff


another customized Dunny


mini Dunny


Toki Doki bag


another set of Toki Doki bags


Toki Doki for baby


my target item for my baby boy


Toki Doki for your kid girl

more bags on display


me inside the store


I like this shirt…. Toki Doki-zilla


Gerry Sansolis, owner of Red Nimbus… with a cool Kid Robot like spike hair


mini Dunny in blind boxes

more vinyl art toys

Red Nimbus
Located at Robinsons Galleria, 3rd Level, Jump Street Wing.
http://www.facebook.com/rednimbus