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29 Jun

Adrienne Landau Business Gears Up for Second Act With

Adrienne Landau Business Gears Up for Second Act With
Adrienne Landau has entered a latest chapter. The 43-year-old luxury fur and accessories brand (now with faux fur) has been reborn as a contemporary lifestyle collection. In a long-term master licensing agreement with Meridian Brands LLC, the Adrienne Landau brand has launched as an expansive collection for fall under the labels Adrienne Landau Quartz and Adrienne Landau Onyx. The collections are differentiated by their price point, fabrics, country of origin and make. Quartz retails from $150 to $1,000, while Onyx goes from $50 to $400. The faux fur vest from Adrienne Landau Quartz and gold sequin top and skirt from Adrienne Landau Onyx.   courtesy image from Adrienne Landau Meridian Brands is led by chief executive officer Olin Lancaster and...
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21 May

Michael Clinton on the Latest Longevity and How Beauty

Michael Clinton on the Latest Longevity and How Beauty
Michael Clinton remembers college finals season prefer it was just a few years ago — because, for him, it was. In 2021 the writer, Roar Forward founder and former president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, obtained a second master’s degree in nonprofit management and philanthropy from Columbia University. He was 68 years old. “Keep in mind that dream you used to have, where you didn’t go to class and it was finals time? I used to be having that dream frequently,” joked Clinton on the Beauty CEO summit. Clinton is amongst a growing population of 50-plus consumers who're committed to lifelong learning, experimenting, and, as Gen Z would say — living their best lives. Yet, despite this group’s increasing...
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8 Feb

EXCLUSIVE: Act N.1 Designers Part Ways

EXCLUSIVE: Act N.1 Designers Part Ways
Designers Part Ways MILAN — It’s time for the second activity within the skilled journey of designers Luca Lin and Galib Gassanoff. The Act N.1 founders mutually decided to part ways after seven years of working hand-in-hand to ascertain and grow their fashion brand, which gained particular momentum over the past 12 months. Lin has taken the solo lead of the Milan-based label, while Gassanoff exited to pursue a profession in fashion and humanities, said the corporate. “It has been a implausible seven-year journey of making, learning and experimenting. I had the chance to satisfy and work with incredible people, we brought Act N.1 to the heights we dreamt of and it is going to proceed to rise under the direction of my dear friend...
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26 Jan

Why ‘ignorant style’ tattoos are an act of queer

Why ‘ignorant style’ tattoos are an act of queer
A defiant and transgressive act against the establishment, crude DIY tattoos have been taken up by the queer community as a proud symbol of their outsider status Brandon has a big tattoo on their left calf. Based on them, it symbolises three things – “riot weapon, kink medium and a survival tool”. To the unassuming eye, it’s a large bottle of piss.  Brandon is a gender-fluid illustrator based in London, and their tattoo is an element of a wider trend. Everywhere in the UK, queer persons are picking up stick-and-poke needles and tattoo machines, using them on their friends, then going skilled. The tattoos they’re making are crudely drawn, normally have little-to-no shading or...
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