If you are concerned about the fashion news, you must know that recently Gucci has launched the Gucci Icon-Temporary Project. Gucci is planning to open its flash sneaker stores in six or seven locations around the world, such as Art Basil Miami Beach, staying open for two or three weeks in each spot. The first stop on the tour will be Crosby Street in SoHo on Oct. 23. Other stops will include London, Berlin, Paris, Hong Kong and Tokyo. 
Gucci Icon-Temporary sneakers contain 18 exclusive styles, 16 for men and 2 for women. They feature classic Gucci design elements, such as the GG log and a stylized version of the Gucci red-green web details. Each shoe has an embroidered “Limited Edition” label inside and a silver or gold metal dog tag hanging from the laces. Leather tags on shoe laces can be customized and embossed with a shopper’s initials. Besides, Gucci invited Mark Ronson, one of the world finest DJs, music producers and sneaker enthusiasts, to design the Gucci Ronson sneakers. At every leg of the itinerant project, a new Gucci Ronson version will be introduced. He said,“I spent many, many years as an avid sneaker collector, so I wanted to make sure these Gucci shoes were truly special from an aesthetic and collectable point of view,” And a 12-inch vinyl record of limited edition tracks will be given to customers who buy Gucci Ronson sneakers as a gift.
The motivation for Gucci to launch such project may be the recession of luxury detailers. Gucci is looking for high-impact, lower-cost methods of generating interest in the brand, especially among style leaders who may not be moved by conventional forms of advertising. Another reason may be the success of Kanye West and Louis Vuitton Sneaker this year.
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Alcoholic beverages is always the precursor to a new market. Although almost every brewery in China adopts foreign formulas or technologies, luxury liquor producers still doubt with the prospect. Champagne house Taittinger said it could make high-end sparkling wine in China but the market was not ready for it yet, while Lamborghini said the country's tradition of luxury chauffeurs, bigger than sports driving, made expansion there a challenge. The luxury watchmaker's Chief Executive Jean-Marc Jacot said. Taittinger said there were many places in China where it could consider making high quality sparkling wine - champagne can only be made in the northern French region - but Chinese palates were not accustomed yet to the pricey tipple. "It is probably a bit early," Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger said. "There is not a strong (high-end) wine culture there yet."
Counterfeits cost luxury groups hundreds of millions of Euros in lost sales every year and imitations are becoming increasingly refined and sophisticated." The challenge in China is being able to explain to 1.3 billion people what your brand is about," said Van Cleef & Arpels Chief Executive Stanislas de Quercize.
Gucci always creates some unique and meaningful bags to celebrate the significant moment, such as NY bags for the opening the New York's Fifith Avenue and 1950s Postcard bags for the Rome's Via Condotti. Last month in honor of the reopening of Gucci store at 18 Sloane Street, Gucci launched the exclusive limited edition 'Sloaney Bag' collection.
Based on Gucci's classic handbags like gucci hobo bag and bostn bag, the new series features decorative oversized horse bits and some of the colors and materials are invented especially for the celebration. To illustrate the spirit of Gucci, redefined horse bits are attached to the inside of each bag, and a Gucci 85th anniversary bronze enameled plaque can be seen on the bag.
Rihana teamed up with Gucci to launch the collection of tattoo heart was buzzing in the fashion world. Rihanna is known for her funky style, young appeal, never ending legs, and brilliant voice. Gucci creative director Frida Giannini has said, I wanted Rihanna on board with this project because she is so young, so modern, and so iconic.
The high-end market, which was once believed to be immune from economic downturn, has seen weakening sales growth or even declines in the traditional markets of the United States, Europe and Japan, analysts say.
When the acclaimed fashion icon, Gucci, marked the arrival of its 70th birthday, the creative designer pulled out all the stops by introducing the long-awaited Heritage Gucci purse line. Intended to pay tribute to the newly renovated Rome store, the sumptuous collection evokes the rich heritage and history of the family-run European company.
Rihanna is no stranger to giving back. Her first philanthropic effort was the creation of The Believe Foundation in 2006, which she enacted to help raise money for poor children in need of food and medication.
Although these Gucci handbags have their roots in long-standing design principles from decades past, they also hint at a leap ahead in fashion tendencies. Frida herself has described the Heritage line as "a perfect match to the essence of the city…rich in tradition, yet modern in spirit."
While these timeless Gucci purses may be based on established designs from the fashion house's heyday, they also boast fashion-forward elements that hint at exciting new things to come. As Giannini has noted, the Heritage bags are "a perfect match to the essence of the city…rich in tradition, yet modern in spirit."