BUSINESS – Page 11 – Beautifaire

11 Nov

“Do you want flowers?” Erica Dias asks me firstly of our phone interview. This catches me off-guard, as I’m used to posing the questions—but I took a beat, leaned back in my computer chair, and smiled as an honest answer popped into my head. “Yes. They remind me of sunshine.” That right there, is why Helen Florals is so necessary. Dias launched the flower brand back within the spring of 2020 as she—like the remainder of the world—was trying to keep up her sanity. “I discovered myself embarking on this spiritual journey where I needed to return to what sparked joy in my life,” Dias shared. “The 2 things that kept coming to mind was my grandmother…and her flowers.” Growing...

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7 Nov

Cop27 Leaders Dress for Business in Egypt

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Cop27 Leaders Dress for Business in Egypt

LONDON — There have been no cutting ties at Cop27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the U.N. climate summit being held there until Nov. 18. For the official group photo on the opening ceremony on Monday, political leaders and representatives from 190 countries posed of their best formal suits to debate climate change adaptation, climate finance, decarbonization, agriculture and biodiversity over the following week. The somber image is miles away from the more relaxed scene on the forty eighth G7 Summit in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, where Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi; Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; French President Emmanuel Macron; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; U.S. President Joe Biden; then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stood on a...

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7 Nov

The Fantastic thing about Business: A Look At Some

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The Fantastic thing about Business: A Look At Some

Iman paved the best way for Black models to chart careers in a fashion industry that has been notoriously exclusionary. She didn’t just create opportunities on the catwalk, she led by skilled example off of it as well. In 1994, she’d managed to walk and be photographed for the world’s top designers and be deemed the world’s first Black supermodel. She’d also launched Iman Cosmetics, a group of makeup and skincare products designed for Black women. The road blew the lid off the sweetness industry, offering a spread of things where there have been none. This opened the door for a historic partnership a decade later, where in a strategic partnership with Proctor & Gamble, allowed the brand to...

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23 Oct

How Venus Williams Maintains A Sense Of Balance And

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How Venus Williams Maintains A Sense Of Balance And

This past Latest York Fashion Week season, a certain tennis icon brought her on-court heat to the Big Apple. IMG and Spring Studios partnered with Chase Sapphire on September 10 for the curation of a customer activation called Glam Slam, a fashion-tennis hybrid experience featuring Venus Williams’ fashion-forward activewear brand EleVen by Venus Williams. During two of Latest York City’s most monumental calendar moments – the US Open and Latest York Fashion Week – Glam Slam goals to have fun the intersectionality of tennis and fashion through tennis match screenings, fashion panels, culinary offerings, and DJ sets. Within the spirit of kicking off the series, Glam Slam partnered with Williams and trainer Kira Stokes for a 15-minute Sweat Session workout followed by a Q&A with Venus....

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