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Jimmy Choo 72 and Elton John

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Jimmy Choo 72 and Elton John
THE COMPETITION

Jimmy Choo and Elton John AIDS Foundation have launched a photo competition to support the launch of Project PEP, a charity collection that donates 25% of sales to the Simelela Rape Centre in South Africa. The money goes towards providing the HIV-preventative treatment PEP (which must be taken within 72 hours of exposure to HIV) and counselling to victims of rape in South Africa, which has the highest count of rape in the world.

PRIZES

The overall winners will be announced after the competition close on 7th December. On offer is a Grand Prize of the ultimate Jimmy Choo VIP experience – the winner will be invited to spend a day of luxury and the Jimmy Choo HQ and choose 7 pairs of shoes and 2 handbags to keep. Plus over 100 exclusive Jimmy Choo prizes will also be awarded.

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United Nude Opens a new Amsterdam flagship store

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

United Nude Opens a new Amsterdam flagship store

A new milestone for the architetural shoe brand

United Nude, a brand founded by architect Rem D Koolhaas and Galahad JD Clark opens a flagship store in Amsterdam on October 22, 2009. Located in the prestigious city center address of Spuistraat 125, United Nude presents their concept, the Wall of Light™. United Nude is distributed in over 300 points of sale worldwide in over 30 territories. Up next for the brand in early 2010, are flagship stores in Shanghai and New York.

The Store Concept

From injection moulded shoes to high-end carbon fiber heels, United Nude is a brand founded on conceptual design, elegance and innovation. The characteristics of the brands products and DNA are also evident in the interior design of the flagship store, designed by brand Creative Director and architect Rem D Koolhaas. The store is a “dark-shop” concept which means the store is completely dark in all areas other than those where the products are showcased and literally highlighted. The most important and prominent element of the store design is the Wall of Light™, a computer-controlled LED wall which displays the United Nude products as a work of art encapsulated in geometric frames.

At the store opening in his hometown of Amsterdam, Creative Director Rem D Koolhaas reflected on the completion of the store design by saying “This opening is one of the proudest moments of United Nude this far. It completes the representation of the brand..”

Open seven days a week, the United Nude store is adjacent to Dam Square behind Magna Plaza.

Store Hours
Monday to Saturday: 10:30am to 7:30pm
Sundays: Noon to 6pm

United Nude - Spuistraat 125A - Amsterdam

architect Rem D Koolhaas and Galahad JD Clark

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Tupac Tribute brand - Thug or Angel?

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Thug or Angel Tupac

The new Thug or Angel brand is a direct tribute to Tupac Amaru Shakur, the original Thug Angel. The brand chose to introduce the question into the 2pac contridicition in terms as a recognition that the Angel superseded in Thug in the end. Kitmeout has been informed the brand will develop an innovative collection of curb to boutique menswear including knitwear and denim.

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac (or simply Pac) and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He has sold 75 million albums to date and is one of the best-selling music artists in the world. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor and a social activist. Most of Shakur’s songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. Shakur’s work is known for advocating egalitarianism.Shakur was initially a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground.

On the night of September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He died six days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest at the University Medical Center.

Tupac Amaru Shakur