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7 Jul

Dior’s Denim Bubble, Castle Heights at Valentino, Sephora Doubles

BUBBLING UP: Dior is dropping its capsule collection with cult label Denim Tears with a series of pop-ups all over the world featuring giant inflatable installations. The primary space will open in London on Saturday with a cocktail event within the presence of Kim Jones, artistic director of men’s collections at Dior. Nonetheless, Denim Years creative director Tremaine Emory won't be attending, as he continues to be recovering from the lower aortic aneurysm that caused him to miss the road’s launch event in Cairo last December. The London pop-up will remain open until July 13. It is going to be followed by temporary stores in Tokyo from July 11 to 30, Seoul from July 13 to 22, and Shanghai from July 15...
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7 Nov

Eurazeo Sells Majority Stake in Nest to North Castle

Nest has a recent but somewhat familiar majority owner. Investment company Eurazeo has sold its majority stake in the house scent and fragrance company to an investor group led by private equity firm North Castle Partners, in a transaction that values Nest at about $200 million. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Eurazeo and Nest founder Laura Slatkin will retain minority ownership positions. North Castle Partners can be familiar to Nest as beauty industry adviser Wealthy Gersten was at Tengram Capital Partners when it was Nest’s essential backer and subsequently sold its majority stake to Eurazeo in 2017 for $70 million. Nest represents North Castle’s second beauty and private care investment within the last two years. “I believe it’s amazing that somebody that invested...
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