Armani Dolci is a Giorgio Armani special line that features delectable chocolates, now including a special orange packaging for Halloween.

In the chic box, closed with a silk ribbon, there are artfully filled dark and milk chocolate bonbon with creamy fillings of gianduja (chocolate and nuts), and…a secret frizzy ingredient.

Giorgio Armani has unveiled his vision for his latest store: « Massive » can’t even begin to describe the 43,000 square-foot space that will house all of the designer’s collections - from the mainline Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani ranges to Armani Casa and Armani Jeans.

Set along New York’s trend setting Fifth Avenue, the space, which formerly housed Hugo Boss, will give its customers a “total experience” that will include an in –house restaurant.

Armani himself was actively involved in the design, which was realised by architects Doriana and Massimilano Fukas - the creative minds behind the brand’s Chater House and Ginza Tower concept stores in Hong Kong and Tokyo respectively.

Designer Giorgio Armani and Italian pen maker Tibaldi have collaborated to create a limited-edition collection of fine writing instruments called Giorgio Armani Pens. The pens will be available in rollerball, ballpoint and traditional fountain models.
“A handwritten note is, today more than ever, a sign of etiquette, elegance and sophistication,” said Armani. “To carry an iconic pen is therefore a symbol of character and style.”

The first series will be released this month and is called the Regal collectionwhich will be limited to 199 numbered pieces.
each pen is detailed with Giorgio Armani’s “GA” initials on the cap as well as the rhodium-and-ruthenium-plated solid 18-karat gold nib. Each pen is hand turned by skilled artisans to imbue each barrel with a one-of-a-kind rippled effect onto which nine layers of translucent enamel are applied by hand.

Retail price starts from 2,000 euros ($3,500). The pens will be available worldwide in Giorgio Armani boutiques and at Tibaldi authorized dealers. Source

French luxury-goods company Christian Dior Wednesday will unveil a line of mobile phones, extending beyond its traditional fashion business to boost sales.

The new Dior phone, priced from €3,500 ($5,000) and up, comes after competitors such as Prada SpA and Dolce & Gabbana have turned their fashion-branded mobile phones into significant businesses.

The phones will be made by a small French manufacturer, ModeLabs Group.

Dior Chief Executive Sidney Toledano says the idea of creating a Dior phone was driven by demand in new luxury markets such as China and Russia. “In the same way that we have developed our watch and jewelry lines, we want to increase sales with the phone,”.