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20 May

Chanel Brings Senegal’s Textile Artistry to Paris

From afar, Alassane Koné’s portraits appear composed of coarse brush strokes: Move a little bit closer, and you would swear it’s meticulously arranged straw. In reality, like a lot of the artworks on display at La Galerie du 19M, housed within the Paris hub for Chanel-owned specialty workshops that opened last yr, Koné’s are made with textiles. Ditto the spooky, moss-green figures by artist Cheikha Sigil lording over the doorway of the exhibition “On the Thread: From Dakar to Paris,” which elaborates on Chanel’s cultural exchange with Senegal and affirms the gallery’s ambition to exalt weaving and embroidery on a worldwide scale. Giant textile figures by artist Cheikha Sigil. François Goizé Last December, Chanel made history as the primary European luxury brand to stage...
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20 May

9 Memorial Day 2023 Fragrance Sales to Restock Your

Memorial Day weekend is finally here, which suggests two things: a leisurely three-day weekend (yay!) and sales on sales. There undoubtedly will likely be tons of beauty sales to peruse, but in the event you're ditching the best perfume sales during this long weekend, it is best to definitely reconsider.Yes, we all know Black Friday often reigns supreme because the go-to shopping season of the yr, but we at Allure consider that beauty shoppers have to stop sleeping on all of the amazing fragrance sales happening during Memorial Day weekend. Retailers like SkinStore and Ulta Beauty have tons of options to select from, whether your taste is ultra-fruity or intensely earthy. Not to say, a fast scroll through these sales...
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20 May

How Anastasia Soare Built Anastasia Beverly Hills – WWD

Anastasia Soare of Anastasia Beverly Hills sat down with Pete Nordstrom, president and chief brand officer of Nordstrom, to debate how she built her brow-focused brand for a special edition of the retailer’s podcast, the Nordy Pod.  Identical to the Beauty CEO Summit, Soare recently celebrated 25 years in business. While today, Anastasia Beverly Hills is accessible at most beauty retailers, Soare started off small, counting on word of mouth and a customer-centric approach.  “I emigrated from Romania and I saw a void in the wonder industry of eyebrows. No one paid attention to eyebrows,” she said, which led her to create her own technique using a person’s facial symmetry.  Pete Nordstrom Katie Jones/WWD With a small salon in Beverly Hills and no products in...
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20 May

Angelina Jolie Is Launching a Recent Type of Fashion Business

Leave it to Angelina Jolie to leap into the style fray with a humanist twist — and an inclusive bent. Announcing a latest business enterprise called Atelier Jolie, she describes a newfangled sort of fashion house through which consumers play the role of the designer, inviting them to collaborate with tailors, pattern makers and artisans to create unique fashion statements. “Why simply buy the design of one other person, when you possibly can create yourself?” Jolie asks in a mission statement posted to her personal Instagram page, where she counts 14.3 million followers. She also launched a latest account @atelierjolieofficial. “We will all collect, appreciate and be influenced by the designs of others. But the very best type of self-expression — and I...
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