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13 Apr

Dame Mary Quant, Promoter of the Miniskirt, Dies at 93

Dame Mary Quant, Promoter of the Miniskirt, Dies at 93
LONDON — Dame Mary Quant, accountable for liberating women’s fashion within the ‘50s and ‘60s along with her short hemlines and daring patterns, died Thursday at age 93. Amongst her many accomplishments, Quant is commonly credited with popularizing short skirts, dubbing them “mini,” and creating hotpants, a kind of short. Quant “died peacefully at home in Surrey, U.K., this morning,” her family said in an announcement to the PA news agency. Her family added that she “was probably the most internationally recognized fashion designers of the twentieth century and an excellent innovator of the Swinging ’60s.” Quant was born in 1934 in Blackheath, southeast London, studied art at Blackheath High School, and later attended Goldsmiths University, graduating in 1953.  Clothes designer Mary Quant, considered one...
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13 Apr

Talking Screens, April 14-20, 2023: Zemeckis Retrospective | Kelly

Talking Screens, April 14-20, 2023: Zemeckis Retrospective | Kelly
“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” in Robert Zemeckis retrospectiveTalking Screens, A Week In Chicago Film, April 14-20, 2023 A highly selective view of one other tumultuous week of Chicago film programming, highlighted by an outstanding recent film by an American great. Such easy, shivering surfaces: “Showing Up,” Kelly Reichardt’s beautiful and slyly wicked comedy, her ninth feature, explores, with minimalist remark, a single figure’s tribulations and ministrations across a confined time period. Opens Friday, April 14 at River East and Landmark Century.Most notable of revival and repertory attractions: the Music Box’s Robert Zemeckis retrospective fills out the approaching week, details below and here.“How To Blow Up A Pipeline” is director Daniel Goldhaber’s meta-adaptation of Andreas Malm’s philosophical manifesto that’s not a how-to-book...
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13 Apr

Morphe Desires to Change into Product-first, Not Influencer-led –

Morphe Desires to Change into Product-first, Not Influencer-led –
Forma Brands’ plan for Morphe is removed from influencer-first because it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings with recent owners. “The evolution really is now focused on what I call a product first beauty brand, not an influencer first beauty brand,” said Forma Brands president Simon Cowell in an interview just after news broke that Morphe’s parent company Forma had been acquired out of bankruptcy by lenders Jefferies Finance, funds managed by Cerberus Capital Management, and FB Intermediate Holdings, in addition to &vest, a consumer brand investment and operational platform. As a part of the changes, Cliff Moskowitz, an operating partner at &vest, has joined Forma Brands as chief executive officer. He previously served because the CEO of Outdoor Voices and succeeds...
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13 Apr

Snow Mushroom Is Becoming One in every of the

Snow Mushroom Is Becoming One in every of the
Add this to your skin-care vocabulary: Tremella fuciformisalso referred to as snow mushroom. It seems like something you'd come upon in a mystical forest, and yes, it's a fungus, however it looks more like a white gelatinous flower than a mushroom. It's commonly utilized in traditional sweet Chinese foods (like snow fungus soup) and has also been a staple ingredient in Asian medicine and skin take care of hundreds of years.Now, it's popping up as an energetic ingredient in skin-care products in Western beauty, and it's even been labeled as the subsequent hyaluronic acid for its hydrating properties.What exactly is snow mushroom?This ingredient's skin-care origins go way back to the imperial Tang dynasty for making a youthful, supple appearance, in...
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