Saturday, April 30, 2011

KENZO NEW PERFUME CALLED 'WILD'

kee@fswmag.com

This event was on 14 April 2011

A WILDLY SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF 'WILD', THE NEW KENZO PERFUME FOR MEN AND WOMEN!
THEIR FULL NAMES ARE 'WILD L'EAU PAR KENZO POUR HOMME' AND 'WILD L'EAU PAR KENZO FOR FEMME'. EACH RETAILS AT RM 185.
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Dato Yeoh Soo Ming, finance director of YTL Group and VIP guest of honour with Ida Lokhman and models showing off the two Wild perfumes.
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Ida Lokhman of Kenzo Malaysia, Dato Yeoh Soo Ming the VIP Guest of Honour and Kenzo fashionista
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Datin Angie, GM of Van Cleef & Arpels Malaysia, sniffing 'Wild' for women
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The new 'Wild' scents in front and best selling 'Flower' perfumes behind
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Natasha Kamal in front of the bottle designed by Fabien Baron
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Her outfit by Kenzo
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Kee Hua Chee and his alligator bag, Ida Lokhman, Dato Yeoh Soo Ming and valued guest
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The macaroon tower was edible and not just for show. The lady made a faux pas and carried Chanel bag instead of Kenzo! Why bother to attend? Better go to Chanel boutique!
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So proud to show off wrong bag at wrong function! I think Dato Faridah carried the correct Kenzo bag
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I am convinced they thought they were attending a Chanel fashion show. Ida should have mentioned it was a Kenzo event and not a come as you are party.
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See what I mean?
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She forgot to bringa Kenzo bag so she did better and bought one. Love the paper bag which is practically a designer bag!
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"This is the one for me"
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Everyone was stunned to see my ex-pet croc turned into bag



Ida Datuk Lokhman, country manager of KENZO Malaysia, hosted a wildly creative and fun afternoon at her Kenzo boutique in Starhill to launch the new Kenzo perfume. Its full name is L'eauparkenzo Wild but with such a wild mouthful, everyone just calls it Wild. If I have to take a breath to pronounce the whole name of L'eauparkenzo Wild, for sure the rest of humanity will suffer great difficulties in pronouncing the name! A dozen years ago, Kenzo once wanted to call his perfume 'Peace' which of course was a fantastic name for a perfume as it denotes everything lovely, serene and joyful. Alas, research shows 'Peace' is not such a great name for a perfume or any other product linked to liquid as it sounds like 'Piss'! Imagine someone asking "What perfume are you wearing? Smells so nice." You reply "Peace' and she shouts back 'You piss off too!" In the end, it became 'Time for Peace', the best seller of 1999.

'Wild' for him is fresh, woody, spicy with coriander leaves, mint and cedar for a whirlwind of freshness. A mischievous fragrance that is spontaneous and flirty.

'Wild' for women is loaded with fruity, floral notes of tangerine and white peach fused with jasmine petals.

To me, all these descriptions mean nothing as you MUST try 'Wild' for yourself! 'Wild' women (so cute, wild women) is created by Aurelien Guichard and costs RM 185 for 50ml. 'Wild' for men (wild for men is just as enticing) is concocted by Alexandra Kosinki and also costs RM 185 so no one can say one is more precious than the other!

KENZO SPRING SUMMER 2011
A fashion show was also held inside the premises. There was fine finger food, wines and champagne so everyone was lulled into a good mood.
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Pretty ladies. Love the pink drinks.
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Same black colour but one is better endowed...
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Both well endowed but one is still MORE endowed!
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Faisol Abdullah is endowed with a Kenzo messenger bag!
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Winsome twosome
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She really was keeping an eagle eye on him


As usual, Kenzo offered stylishly smart attire using innovative fibres and clever, unexpected mixes of materials like leather with jersey, chintz and hand dyed cotton, linen with denim. I particularly like the mixing of prince of wales checks with chinese printed cottons and the broad and narrow stripes that come with polka dots. The shirts come in floral prints, watercolours and micro patterns with large tiger prints and landscapes, all making for a eclectic collection that is highly wearable and desirable!

Ditto for the men's collection! They earth toned, subtle tones are accentuated with matching blazers or with contrasting ones, depending on your mood. Corporate and fashionable men will fall for this season's offerings as they are classy enough for the boardroom warrior, hip enough for the fashionista and cool enough for the 'let me be me' types!

BELOW ARE IMAGES OF KENZO SPRING SUMMER 2011
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IAN ONG IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE MODELS AS HE IS SO GORGEOUS, LIKE HIS BROTHER ISAAC. BOTH MODELED FOR THIS SHOW SO WE GOT TO SEE THE FAMOUS ONG BROTHERS! ISAAC IS THE OLDER BUT IAN IS SO CUTE AND SEXY, EVEN WITH EYES WIDE SHUT!
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Here you are, Ian with eyes opened!
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Ian giving one of his killer side glances which had the ladies swooning and a few men too


Emcee Dato Mahathir Dato Lokhman conducting a lucky raffle. Each guest pulled out a sticker to reveal a prize, from a RM 690 t-shirt to 'Wild' perfume to perfume sample. I got a perfume sample, sigh. Luckily I forced Dato Yeoh Soo Ming to buy me a large bottle!
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Kenzo has 66 fragrances!
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Plus cool shades

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