Invite-Only Luxury Shopping Sites – Ideeli

(TrendHunter.com) I have never hoped to be invited to be a member of a site more than I have for ideeli. The website is an ultra-exclusive site that offers up to 90% discounts on high end designer fashions — it’s like…

Childish Luxury Watches – Cartier Animarie (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cartier getting cute with its ultra sophisticated, high-end jewelry is really something to behold, but the results are very pleasant in my opinion. Just take a look at their pretty, animal-inspired An…

2 in 1 Luxury Mobiles – Dior Phone

(TrendHunter.com) Not to be outdone by Prada, Giorgio Armani or Dolce & Gabbana who recently had their own branded phones, Christian Dior unveiled a line of fashion mobile phones targeting the brand-obsessed consumers with prices starting at $5,000.

Besides the standard cellphone features (touchscreen, camera, multi…

Luxury Friendship Bracelets – Scosha NYC (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember those friendship bracelets your made as a kid? The ones you made by knotting colourful string or pulling beads through your hemp creations? It’s time to relive your youth, but this time, with a lot more class and opulence.

These luxury friendship bracelets combine metals, leather and line…

33 lb Gowns – Blake Lively in Christian Dior

(TrendHunter.com) Blake Lively, seen in the photo, is the actress who plays Serena van der Woodsen, the beautiful protagonist, on the CW’s salacious hit series, Gossip Girl. She is posing for a Vanity Fair shoot with a heavily jewel-encrusted, ultra luxurious, 33 lb yellow Christian Dior gown.

The haute couture s…

Flannel Shirts Return – Dolce & Gabbana Pre-Fall 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While we’re just starting to warm up to the Spring and waiting for the Summer, Dolce & Gabbana are already over it. The uber stylish fashion brand are wetting our appetite for the cold season with these brand new Pre-Fall 2008 ads.

Shot by famous fashion photographer Mario Testino, the campaign fea…

Exotic Flower Fashion – Christian Dior-Chids (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) John Galliano, the creative genius behind the Christian Dior label, sought his inspiration for the the fall/winter 2008 collection from 1961, the year the Dior house declared: “Never forget the woman.” But, upon closer inspection of the color palette, pattern choices, and cuts, Trendinista found st…

Imperfect Luxury Pendants – Karyn Chopik Designs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These beautiful, bronze heart pendants are elegantly contrasted by glittering gems embedded inside small hoops which dangle off each pendant. The creative talent behind this line of jewelry is Karyn Chopik, a Vancouver artist who truly understands how to ignite the senses.

The entire line is stunn…

UbiKitty – Hello Kitty & Victoria Couture (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Is it me, or Hello Kitty has become more ubiquitous than naked pictures of famous celebs? Sanrio of Japan has teamed with French brand Victoria Couture to create high-end clothes and accessories such as tops, purses and T-shirts.

“For customers who aren’t quite ready for this new sophisticated K…

Fashion Inspired by Architecture – Marchesa For Spires and Pagodas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Although Marchesa’s fall/winter 2008 collection paid subtle tribute to Queen Elizabeth I, the complex detailing and pronounced structure of the collection reminded Trendinista of tapering spires and tiered pagodas found on temples and sanctuaries. To help others see the resemblance, each gown was pa…

Racing Watches – F1/Carbon GMT

(TrendHunter.com) John Pszeniczny has designed the fastest watch on Earth dubbed the F1/Carbon GMT.

The designer sough inspiration from the world of F1 race cars, leading to the construction of carbon fiber, Swarovski crystal, rubber and metal. The watch has 18 identical rubies and tells the time in all of the 18 c…

Crystal Cross Overs – Randomly Crystallised Swarovski (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Swedish designers Front created Randomly Crystallised which is a collection of vases and lights for the Swarovski Crystal Palace, a high-end crystal and glass store.

The pieces were made by combining cut crystals with hard blown liquid crystal.

“Front has experimented with crystal as a material,…

Haute Celebrity Fashion – Herve Ledger Bandage Dress (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Herve Ledger, by Max Azaria, bandage dresses are the “it” fashion garment of the season, the rich and famous are going crazy for it. These bandage dresses hug the bodies of Lindsay Lohan, Victoria Beckham, Gisele Bundchen and Mariah Carey, just to name a very few.

Their ultra-sophisticated cut…

Superhero Fashion – Fantasy Exhibit at the Met (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art spring exhibit called Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy kicks off on May 7th. The exhibit, spearheaded by the work of Coco Rocha, is being sponsored by Giorgio Armani and the May issue of Vogue Magazine featuring a robotic Gwyneth Paltrow will a…

Tribal Fashion – A|X Escapes to Ibiza (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The new Armani Exchange Spring Summer 2008 campaign “Style Tribe” exudes an intense mood of sensuality and style with a theme of escapism to exotic locations with your friends or “tribe”.

Shot in Ibiza, the campaign was shot by fashion photographer Tom Munro and styled by Victoria Bartlett. The…

Total Design White Out – Porsche Design Goes Bright White (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Porsche Design Studios has long been designing objects inspired by the Porsche automobile, a god in terms of luxury car brands.

Breaking from the traditional use of black for the first time in 30 years, Porsche Design is presenting a collection entirely in white. Porsche Design Studios design objec…

White Hot Fashion II – GAP White Design Editions (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) GAP has released its 2008 GAP Design Editions born of a partnership with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund (CVFF), which feature designs done exclusively for Gap by 3.1 Phillip Lim, Band of Outsiders, Michael Bastian and threeASFOUR – some of the most celebrated, emerging American design labels in the in…

Haute Couture House Calls – Direct Fashion Sales

(TrendHunter.com) A growing number of clothing labels are making “house calls”. They new services are being refered to as direct fashion sales, and they’re already turning into a booming business. Essentially, it lets anyone have a personal shopper.

Companies like Worth, Carlisle and Bill Blass “Sell their clothing…

Custom Luxury Watches – One of a Kind Kudoke Skeleton Watches (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These are Kudoke German Skeleton luxury watches. The watches are one-of-a-kind hand-made models that also comes with hand-engraving.

Kudoke only makes a handful of these intricate watches so you can imagine that they are very rare and very, very expensive. But they are really beautiful.

They make …

Fashion TVs – Armani/Samsung LCD TV

(TrendHunter.com) In a continuing effort by Armani to expand its design empire, Giorgio Armani and Samsung Electronics unveiled the new Armani/Samsung LCD TV today in Milan, Italy.

The 46-inch TV features 1080p Full HD with Samsung’s 100Hz motion processing tech and two remote controls: one with “radiant backlights”…