Gucci Icon-Temporary store in Miami

With the success of its first Gucci Icon_Temporary store in New York, the second installment of this moving store opened at Miami fashion district. Following Innit’s review on the New York store,  this store also features 18 styles of exclusive sneakers including a special edition new Gucci Ronson sneaker that is only exclusive to the Miami store as the picture below. Also, all Gucci Icon-Temporary shoes come in a special box packaging that is designed specifically for the city.The leather tag on the shoe laces can also be customised with the customers’ initials, making it more exclusive.

As with the store outlook, it follows the same consistency of the NY’s store, clean white wash walls with Gucci’s signature webbing with the limited editions shoes being highlighted as the center piece. Of course music is a must at the store as it is a collaboration of Music and Fashion, hence a DJ deck is presence spinning exclusive tunes that Mark Ronson has produced for Gucci. A 12-inch vinyl of the Gucci Ronson music will also be included with every purchase of the Gucci Icon-Temporary shoes.

Gucci Ronson Shoes Debut at Crosby Street NY

Following up with our article on Gucci Ronson shoes, the first of the fashion and music collaboration shoe has revealed itself end October 2009 in New York city simultaneously with Gucci’s traveling pop-up sneakers store. This is the first for Gucci to introduce a temporary flash sneaker store that will travel the globe making the limited edition shoes available in major cities. In every location, Gucci will introduce a new Mark Ronson collaboration sneaker in each city in addition to the 18 sneakers under the Gucci Icon Temporary style that consist of 16 men’s style and 2 women’s.

A metal dog tag in silver or gold comes together with each sneaker hanging from the lace and customers can engrave their initials onto the customised leather tags on the laces. Mark Ronson is also throwing in a limited edition 12-inch vinyl record with tracks personally selected by Ronson with every purchase of the Gucci Ronson sneaker.

The opening of the Crosby Street’s store was graced by celebrities and musicians such as Mary J. Blige, Wyclef Jean, Mischa Barton, Claire Danes and Karl Lindman. We heard the turn out at the launch party wasn’t fantastic as it was raining in New York that evening or was it due to some other reasons? Ho hum….

At each location, the flash sneaker store will only be open for 2 weeks. So if Gucci flash store is in your city, run over there and get your feet at these luscious sneakers.

The Mens Clutch

Salvatore Ferragamo, D&G, Prada

The clutch is showing itself lately in most runway since the starting of the Spring/Summer 09 shows and has made appearances as well in the Fall09 shows. Will this be the next trend in men’s accessories? We think it will but the only question is how fast will the trend pick itself up and are today’s men daring enough to carry clutches? Yes the association of a clutch is closely associated with women’s wear but if you think back, men have carried clutches in the 60′s and 70′s. Go on and ask your dad, he might have a vintage clutch somewhere stashed away in the closet that you can probably fashion it again.

Gucci, BV, D&G

Also, not all clutches work. It has to depend on your outfits and your own personality. A masculine man would look silly in a shiny light colour clutch with too many details or a flamboyant guy wouldn’t match a classic italian styled dark colour business clutch, and certain guys shouldn’t even bother with clutches, stick to bags please.

Not only it’s a fashionable piece, clutches are functional. It keeps all your stuff handy and all in one place. Innit would recommend to have at least two clutches, one for day use and another for evening use for parties, events, etc…you get the drill.  Depending on your own personal style, the day clutch can be a simple envelope clutch with wristlet or even a functional business clutch to use at work. The evening clutch can be an attention grabber with patent leather in dark colours or over sized clutches that is sure to be seen a mile away.

Nevertheless men’s clutches should be simple, sophisticated and functional which suits your own personality, not some other people’s. Find a clutch that would suit your personal style and please avoid lady’s clutches. There are many men’s cluthces to choose from. Be a man.

Louis Vuitton Clutches

Bally, Prada

Gucci Ronson Shoes

Talking about Fashion and Music (which is what innit magazine is all about), we now have another collaboration between a huge fashion label with a renowed music producer Mark Ronson. Mark Ronson who hails from the UK has produced for many great artists and is mainly known for the success of the quirky and eccentric Amy Winehouse.

Like Kanye West for Louis Vuitton sneakers, Gucci is doing the similar with Mark Ronson and would be known as Gucci Ronson. This collection will be in line with Gucci’s introduction of the flash sneaker stores which will be launched pretty soon around the world. The 2 line ups seen here for the Gucci Ronson shoes features bright colours in blue and white combination with a hint of yellow.

Ronson has been a fan of Gucci for a long time and can be seen at most of Gucci’s fashion shows, hence it is timely that they collaborated.

Gucci Ronson shoes will be sold at a range of USD500 – USD600