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June 2023

19 Jun

EXCLUSIVE: Dior Names Thai Stars Apo and Mile as

PARIS — With K-pop stars securing several high profile ambassadorships recently, Dior is looking farther afield in Asia for brand spanking new faces to represent the brand’s menswear. The posh house has tapped Thai actors Nattawin Wattanagitiphat, higher often called Apo, and Phakphum Romsaithong, nicknamed Mile, as its newest men’s ambassadors for the country. “Apo and Mile are very cool guys. I actually love their attitude and I feel they're the right ambassadors to represent Dior,” menswear creative director Kim Jones told WWD. Nattawin Wattanagitiphat aka Apo “The duo has established a special friendship with the home, where each embody the Dior style and spirit locally and worldwide,” the corporate added. “I'm over the moon to hitch the Dior family as a house ambassador. Dior...
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19 Jun

Why Do We love Watching TikTok’s ‘Get Ready With

In a digital beauty landscape often defined by short-lived movements and passing trends, the “Get Ready With Me” video — commonly abbreviated to “GRWM” — has found unique longevity. The pared-back video style was pioneered by beauty influencers including Michelle Phan, Jaclyn Hill and Jackie Aina within the early 2010s on YouTube, offering audiences a chattier and lengthier alternative to the simple makeup tutorials that dominated the space on the time. “‘Get Ready With Me’ was not a term I heard until I had been on YouTube for several years — really, I used to be just talking to a camera and doing my makeup,” said Jaclyn Hill, a former MAC Cosmetics makeup artist who shot to YouTube fame in...
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19 Jun

VF Details Pay for CEOs Past and Present

When Steve Rendle retired as president, chief executive officer and chairman of VF Corp. last yr — which the corporate described as “by mutual agreement with the board” — he left some potential large equity payouts on the table.  Rendle forfeited stock and option awards valued at $9.9 million when he left in December, in accordance with VF’s proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. Rendle did receive a salary of $943,562 and other compensation of $624,475 — including $47,957 to cover paid day without work not taken and $456,438 related to a Protective Covenants Agreement he signed. Under the agreement, Rendle agreed to not compete with VF for one yr following his Dec. 2 retirement. Stock and...
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