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September 2023

4 Sep

DVF Awards in Venice Shine Light on Women

DVF Awards in Venice Shine Light on Women
VENICE — “My mother all the time taught me that in times of darkness I should search for the sunshine. These women are the sunshine,” said Diane von Furstenberg, hosting the 14th edition of the annual DVF Awards Thursday evening on the Fondazione Cini during The Venice Film Festival.  “They'll save the world, they're essentially the most beautiful and bravest, they usually never hand over.” The DVF Awards were created in 2010 by the designer and The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation to acknowledge and support extraordinary women who're dedicated to remodeling and galvanizing the lives of other women, granting each honoree $100,000 for his or her nonprofit organization so as to further their work. The event kicked off with a performance by...
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4 Sep

Gisou Gets in on Hair Repair With First Serum

Gisou Gets in on Hair Repair With First Serum
Gisou is in growth mode. Since closing a Series B funding round led by Eurazeo last 12 months, the honey-infused hair care brand has launched recent iterations of its cult-favorite lip oil and hair perfume, doubled its Sephora at Kohl’s door count from 400 to 800 and is now introducing its first hair repair product. Retailing for $45, the Honey Infused Hair Repair Serum incorporates the brand’s highest concentration of encapsulated honey — Gisou’s core ingredient — in addition to hydrating meadowfoam oil and keraguard, a plant-based complex that gives heat protection and strengthens strands. “That is our first product that is concentrated on repair,” said Negin Mirsalehi, who cofounded Gisou in 2015 together with her partner, Maurits Stibbe. The brand’s...
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