April 5, 2023 – Page 4

5 Apr

Climate Change Can Be Complex, ‘The Weird and Wild’

The long run could possibly be brighter, but young climate activists aren’t forfeiting hope. In a special Earth Month series, each week WWD will profile the Gen Z talents searching for to demystify climate change, refashion influence and mobilize the masses. With the planet only 0.4 degrees shy of the urgent stop point of 1.5-degrees Celsius warming outlined within the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, advocates are proclaiming that there's little time to spare. First within the series is Woo Qiyun, the science communicator behind “The Weird and Wild,” who's attempting to demystify climate change (to an audience of 15,000 on Instagram) via easy yet high-octane graphics while spotlighting underrepresented Southeast Asian influence at the worldwide deal-making table. WWD: How do...

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5 Apr

Daniel Lee to Create Costumes for Latest Wayne McGregor

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Fashion, Featured

Daniel Lee to Create Costumes for Latest Wayne McGregor

LONDON – Burberry and its latest chief creative officer Daniel Lee are working with director and choreographer Wayne McGregor to create the costumes for his latest work for The Royal Ballet. The brand new, as-yet-untitled ballet production by McGregor, who's resident choreographer at The Royal Ballet, will premiere on June 9 on the Royal Opera House in London. The one-act work is about to a commissioned rating by the Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir, with lighting design by Lucy Carter and set design by the late Cuban-born American artist Carmen Herrera, who died last 12 months, aged 106. McGregor said he wanted to gather “a stellar team for this extraordinary Royal Ballet project with the late, great minimalist artist Carmen Herrera.” He described Lee as an...

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5 Apr

Analysts Laud the L’Oréal-Aesop Deal – WWD

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Beauty, Featured

Analysts Laud the L’Oréal-Aesop Deal – WWD

PARIS — L’Oréal’s deal to accumulate Aesop was lauded Tuesday by financial analysts, who expect the French beauty giant to leverage that business abroad, especially in China, travel retail and fragrance. As previously reported, it was revealed late Monday that L’Oréal has signed an agreement to buy the Australian luxury personal care company from Natura & Co. The proposed transaction values Aesop at an enterprise value of greater than $2.5 billion. “The valuation is nice for an asset growing 20 percent per 12 months and EBITDA margins of 20 percent, and the brand only recently expanded into China, which leaves loads of headway for future growth,” wrote Bruno Monteyne, senior analyst of European food, European household and private care at Bernstein, in a...

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