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18 May

Celine Brings the French Riviera to Harrods

Celine Brings the French Riviera to Harrods
LONDON — The sun and Celine. The luxurious French brand is taking on space on the bottom floor at Harrods for its summer Plein Soleil capsule collection until June 14, with a large window exhibition display and an in-store pop-up. The gathering is inspired by the French Riviera and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, each places dear to the brand’s creative director Hedi Slimane. “Celine is synonymous with understated elegance, and we're honored to host the brand for his or her inaugural London pop-up, a rare and sought-after experience by Hedi Slimane,” said Josie Gardner, head of accessories at Harrods. The pop-up will probably be followed by the launch of Celine’s Haute Parfumerie within the Harrods beauty hall later this yr. Celine Plein Soleil Courtesy of Celine The capsule features Celine...
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15 May

Exclusive: Timothée Chalamet on his French roots and becoming

Exclusive: Timothée Chalamet on his French roots and becoming
For Dazed Beauty, Timmy discusses his first-ever fragrance campaign, his upcoming role as Bob Dylan and the facility of scent as creative self-expression Timothée Chalamet is officially a Chanel girlie. Today, the style house announced him as the brand new face of its men’s fragrance, Bleu de Chanel. It's the primary time Chalamet has been an envoy of any fashion or beauty label, and marks a latest era for the scent – one which flirts with a more edgy and audacious style that's open to all possibilities. Shot by Mario Sorrenti, the official campaign will drop in June so Timmy stans don’t have long to attend until they'll feast on latest content. Until then,...
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9 May

JD Sports Fashion Poised to Purchase French Retailer, Groupe Courir

JD Sports Fashion Poised to Purchase French Retailer, Groupe Courir
LONDON – British sneaker and clothing giant JD Sports Fashion confirmed Tuesday that it plans to accumulate the French company Groupe Courir as a part of a world acquisitions drive. The FTSE 100 company, which is majority owned by Pentland Group, had entered into exclusive negotiations with Groupe Courir, a footwear and sports apparel retailer, earlier this week. Groupe Courir is currently majority owned by Equistone Partners Europe, which had acquired the footwear and apparel retailer in 2018 following its carve-out from France’s Groupe Go Sport. In accordance with JD, the deal has an enterprise value of 520 million euros. JD said that, in accordance with French law, Courir management will begin consultation processes with worker representative bodies prior to getting into a...
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1 May

Environmental Activists Goal Fondation Louis Vuitton on French Labor Day

Environmental Activists Goal Fondation Louis Vuitton on French Labor Day
PARIS — The Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris was targeted by environmental activists on Monday, in keeping with an AFP report. A video circulating on Twitter and attributed to independent journalist Clément Lanot shows a bunch of individuals using fire extinguishers and throwing paint bombs on the façade of the museum, which was closed for France’s May 1 Labor Day public holiday. In response to the news agency, the motion began around 9.30 a.m. and lasted some 10 minutes. By late afternoon, employees were erasing signs of the protest on the pavement and facade of the constructing.   The Paris branch of Extinction Rise up later posted a series of videos and pictures on Instagram, confirming the motion “on this symbolic day of...
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