October 2022
PARIS — Leading luxury brands took advantage of the inaugural edition of Paris+ by Art Basel to stage citywide events that had the French capital buzzing even before the art fair’s official opening to the general public on Thursday.
Inside minutes of the preview opening on Wednesday morning, the Grand Palais Éphémère temporary structure, within the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, was thrumming with visitors able to whip out their bank cards. On the Louis Vuitton stand, staffers had to elucidate that the objects on display weren't on the market.
The French luxury house partnered with Art Basel for the primary time to focus on its longstanding relationships with artists including Richard Prince, Jeff Koons and Yayoi Kusama, who was present in...
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PARIS — There have been no hurdles for Hermès International because it continued its winning sales streak within the third quarter. Revenues were up 3.1 billion euros, boosted by Asia and the U.S., with currency fluctuations working in its favor.
Sales were up 24.3 percent within the third quarter. That handily beat analyst predictions, with a consensus estimate of 15.3 percent growth at constant exchange, and forecast sales within the 2.9 billion euro ballpark.
“The strong performance within the third quarter reflects the desirability of our collections all all over the world and the relevance of our values. We move forward with confidence and caution while continuing to bolster our integrated model, rooted in France and committed to job creation,” said chief...
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To mark its twentieth anniversary, the singer has updated her ‘Beautiful’ music video – here, we speak to the director to learn how much, and the way little, beauty expectations have shifted
Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” is an iconic music video. Released in 2002, the song was the second single from her image-shifting album Stripped, a raw soulful ballad which followed the attention-grabbing first single “Dirty”.
With lyrics centred around insecurity, self-esteem and inner beauty, the video shone a highlight on the people affected by society’s strict beauty standards, and people outside of and rejected by the mainstream. Touching on themes from eating disorders and body image to sexuality, the video won a GLAAD Media Award...
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