Founders – Page 2 – Beautifaire

19 Jun

SKATE BOY: Photographer Giampaolo Sgura can add fashion creative director to his resume, having launched a youth-centric fashion brand during Milan Fashion Week. Named Cultura, it’s the brainchild of Sgura along with friends Mauro Porzia and Edoardo Lo Izzo and is inspired by skater culture, with basics including oversized cargo pants, elongated graphics-bearing T-shirts, hoodies and tank tops. The Cultura spring 2024 campaign. Courtesy of Cultura The three founders understand how skaters consider their garments as Linus blankets that they wear time and again until they’re beaten up. Each of the 30 garments in the gathering is available in two iterations — pristine and distressed, to mimic a worn-in effect. Vintage prints decking orange T-shirts and grey hoodies were AI-generated by inputting the phrase “Nineteen Seventies...

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26 May

Talm Raises Minority Investment From Caudalie Founders: EXCLUSIVE –

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Beauty, Featured

PARIS — Talm — the premium French skincare brand to be used before, during and after pregnancy — has raised its first round of funding to assist bolster expansion. Mathilde and Bertrand Thomas, cofounders of Caudalie, took a minority stake within the high-end dermocosmetics brand for mothers-to-be and mothers. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Talm is an acronym for “to all of the mamas.” It was launched in September 2021 by Kenza Keller, a luxury beauty executive who recently served as Byredo’s international marketing director. Prior to that, she worked at Hermès International in Paris and Guerlain in London. Keller appeared on Forbes Frances’ “40 Women” list last yr. Her idea for Talm was spawned when she was first expecting. “I discovered...

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26 May

Sachi Skin Sues Current State Founders in Trademark Infringement

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Two indie beauty brands are locked in a trademark dispute. Skincare brand Sachi Skin has filed a lawsuit against Current State parent company Seemark Brands, alleging trademark infringement. In court documents filed in Latest York May 12, a grievance from Sachi Skin alleges trademark infringement, false designation of origin and federal unfair competition, and dilution by blurring and/or tarnishment, and unfair competition, amongst other allegations. Those are brought against Seemark Brands and its cofounders Emily Parr and Majeed Hemmat. Parr and Hemmat launched the brand Current State in Goal earlier this yr. It's the sister brand to the prestige skincare brand HoliFrog, which debuted in 2019 with an array of cleansers and has since expanded its offering to incorporate adjoining categories. “Defendants are selling...

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20 May

Founders of Uncle Bud’s, Nudestix on being Gen Z

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Generation Z is a holy grail of consumer cohorts, however it also counts quite a few young dynamic entrepreneurs. Garrett Greller, a cofounder of Uncle Bud’s Hemp, was 19 years old when he began his company. He had been diagnosed with arthritis in his knees, hips, back and ankles when he was 14, and tried traditional medicine to assist with that, but they gave bad reactions. “That was once I went on a mission to create something that was more natural, effective and reasonably priced than what I used to be using,” he said. “I contacted an FDA-registered lab because I learned all concerning the easy, amazing ingredient CBD and hemp from a documentary. I wrote up a four-page paper, put it...

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