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9 Dec

Nécessaire Focuses on Growth After Latest Funding Round –

Nécessaire Focuses on Growth After Latest Funding Round –
Nécessaire is eyeing expansion — with a helping hand from one other round of financing. The Los Angeles-based body-first brand founded by Randi Christiansen, a former marketing and strategy executive at The Estée Lauder Cos., and editorial veteran Nick Axelrod has received financing from Cavu Consumer Partners, even though it didn't disclose terms.  It previously gained investments from Imaginary Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Maveron Ventures and VMG Catalyst. Nécessaire is expecting to make $35 million in retail sales this 12 months from selling around 1.5 million units, and the corporate has big goals for the long run with aggressive plans to broaden its product range and retail strategy. “Nick and I made a decision that we wanted some growth capital to do three things. Primary,...
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15 Jun

Destination:Miami Focuses on Fashion and Wellness Experiences

Destination:Miami Focuses on Fashion and Wellness Experiences
Informa Markets Fashion, organizer of wholesale events including MAGIC, Project and Coterie, is gearing up for Destination:Miami. The three-day stand-alone event, happening July 8 to 10 on the Eden Roc Miami Beach, highlights established and emerging resortwear collections. Along with ready-to-wear, Destination:Miami features vacation-inspired footwear and accessories including hats, sunglasses, handbags and jewellery. The retreat-like experience offers day by day wellness, health and beauty-related experiences including day by day morning yoga, meditation and sound healing; Face Fitness with celebrity aesthetician Lana Mar; nail art by Chillhouse, and personalized palm readings. “Destination:Miami is expecting nearly half of exhibiting brands to be from international destinations including Brazil, Colombia and Turkey,” said Courtney Bradarich, vp of Coterie. “This show presents a singular opportunity to interrupt...
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1 Apr

The Pope’s Coat Focuses Attention on AI Images

The Pope’s Coat Focuses Attention on AI Images
PARIS — Was the Balenciaga coat a wakeup call? After a photo-realistic image of Pope Francis wearing a white puffer coat from the brand caused an online frenzy earlier this week, Elon Musk, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, and Skype cofounder Jaan Tallinn signed an open letter calling for corporations to curb their development of artificial intelligence. They were among the many tech leaders stating that the rapidly evolving systems pose “profound risks to society and humanity.” As unlikely because it could seem that the pope could be dressed by Demna, when the Midjourney-generated AI image went viral, most individuals couldn’t tell that it was fake. It was the primary time many became aware of AI’s capabilities, and left the general public to grapple...
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22 Jan

Max Factor Focuses on ‘Universality’ With Priyanka Chopra Collection

Max Factor Focuses on ‘Universality’ With Priyanka Chopra Collection
LONDON — It’s a small world for Max Factor, which is specializing in people’s similarities — reasonably than their differences — with a recent, limited-edition capsule of color cosmetics created with brand ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The gathering features lipstick, an eye fixed palette and nail polish, the latter of which is produced from a breathable, plant-based formula. The colours are saturated, wealthy and meant to work on a wide range of individuals. The formulations are derived from parent company Coty’s detailed research and a database of tens of 1000's of skin tones. The Priyanka Universal Color Collection launched within the U.K. earlier in January, and can roll out in Europe in the following months. In an interview, Stefano Curti, chief brands...
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