The Week in Fashion: Chanel Celebrates Female Filmmakers

A statement for the event read: “These bodies of work are true inspirations — and with messages of representation, empowerment, with nods to history—[the collection] also underscores the importance of people having an opportunity to capture their own stories, and iPhone camera enables all of us to do that.”

Louis Vuitton Releases Fine Jewelry Collection That Winks to the Brand’s History

Louis Vuitton’s iconic Damier canvas pattern was invented by Georges Vuitton in 1888 and reintroduced as the Damier Ebène a century later. Since then, the pattern has been reimagined in many different ways, but it’s getting perhaps its most exciting interpretation yet, with the new Le Damier de Louis Vuitton Fine Jewelry Collection.

The brand-new line of bracelets, rings, a necklace, and earrings features yellow and white-gold pieces that are embellished with alternating gold squares and sparkly diamonds to emulate the checkerboard-style Damier design.

“It is a diamond collection that is not just about the stones but the pattern that they create,” said Francesca Amfitheatrof, the Artistic Director for Watches and Jewelry at Vuitton. Pieces from the collection can be purchased on the official Louis Vuitton site or at their brick-and-mortar stores.

Zoë Ghertner and Thomas de Kluyver Launch Photography Book with an Eye for Art

Photographer Zoë Ghertner and makeup artist Thomas de Kluyver have teamed up for a new art book, titled already past and already again there, which will have a limited print of 500 copies.

Designed by the Jonny Lu Studio and comprising photos from a period of three years, the unbound book celebrates each artist’s style all the way down to the pages, which will feature a mixture of coated and uncoated paper stock to put an added emphasis on texture.

A statement release for the photography book reads: “Presenting a free-flowing series of images that counterpoint the human body with both the natural and ‘hyper-natural’ worlds, the book oscillates between figuration and abstraction. It has an authentic, deeply felt quality which springs from the process with which the images were made – an unbridled creative exchange between Ghertner, de Kluyver, and their subjects.”

There will be a book launch and signing event at the Librairie Yvon Lambert in Paris on September 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. You can preorder a copy of the book here.

Joel is the editorial and social media assistant for HarpersBAZAAR.com, where he covers all things celebrity news. When he steps away from the keyboard, you can likely find him singing off-key at concerts, scavenging thrift stores for loud wardrobe staples, or perusing bookstores for the next great gay romance novel.