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10 Dec

Francesca Amfitheatrof Unfiltered: Louis Vuitton’s Artistic Director for Watches

Francesca Amfitheatrof Unfiltered: Louis Vuitton’s Artistic Director for Watches
It was a moment of Francesca Amfitheatrof unfiltered. Louis Vuitton’s artistic director for watches and jewelry made an appearance on the maison’s immersive exhibit, “200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries,” in Recent York on Thursday afternoon to debate her life’s work and her reinvigoration of Vuitton’s high jewelry collections. Held in what was formerly Barneys Recent York’s beauty department — where aesthetic plywood and graphic posters cleverly covered up what were perfume display shelves — Amfitheatrof said that her work centers on freedom and storytelling. “[High jewelry] is a really unusual world. It's a world where time and money don’t really matter. It’s a unprecedented world since it’s totally unrealistic. It’s separated from every thing else,” she told an audience of friends, fans and...
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7 Dec

Parfums Christian Dior Names Recent International Communications Director –

Parfums Christian Dior Names Recent International Communications Director –
BEAUTY FOLDER: Parfums Christian Dior has named Alexis Barichella its latest director of international communications, effective Jan. 4, WWD has learned. Previously, Barichella was senior vp at communications agency Karla Otto in Paris. His resume also includes stints at Maison Alaïa, Yves Salomon, Gucci, Lucien-Pellat Finet and Louis Vuitton, based on his LinkedIn profile. He has an MBA in luxury brand marketing and international management from the Institut Supérieur de Marketing du Luxe, a part of the EDC Paris Business School. Barichella takes over the position from Jérôme Pulis, and reports to Olivier Bialobos, One Dior chief communication and image officer, and functionally to Claudia Marcocci, brand general manager at Parfums Christian Dior. Cueing up closer coordination of its fashion and beauty activities, Bialobos...
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24 Sep

Creative Director Rhuigi Villaseñor to Launch Latest Categories for Bally

Creative Director Rhuigi Villaseñor to Launch Latest Categories for Bally
MILAN — Ahead of his debut coed show for Bally in Milan Saturday, creative director Rhuigi Villaseñor admitted he was “excited but additionally very nervous since it’s the primary time on such an enormous stage. Nonetheless, this comes with the challenge I took on.” It’s a challenge he's embracing with plenty of recent ideas to bring to the table. Villaseñor, who was appointed to the highest creative role in January, described Bally as “a sleeping beauty, or a gorgeous classic automotive sitting in a garage that hasn’t been running for some time.” The designer was especially drawn to the brand due to “a private, romantic connection” since Bally was worn in his family “from generation to generation, from my grandfather...
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