human – Beautifaire

28 Jan

From swallowable perfume to machines that prepare us for space and now a latest mirror that analyses faces for attractiveness, body architect Lucy McRae’s art explores the best way bodies are mediated by technology What happens to the body when technology is enacted upon it? When it enters our body, once we start wearing it, once we start eating it? It’s a matter that's becoming more relevant as we develop into increasingly intimate with technology, and our bodies are being consistently mediated by machines - what are AirPods, for instance, if not aural implants? Absent of any wires they'll sit in your ears all day, eliminating the seam between the body and the...

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2 Nov

Talking Screens, November 3-9, 2023: Beguiled by Sofia Coppola’s

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“Priscilla”Talking Screens, A Week In Chicago Film, November 3-9, 2023Latest reviews include “Priscilla,” “Divinity,” “Quiz Lady,” “The Persian Version” and “Fingernails.” Repertory & Revival highlights include “Cooley High,” “Strange Days,” 1923 silent “The Vibrant Shawl,” David Lynch’s dazzling dud “Dune,” “Dazed And Confused,” a Chicago Filmmakers anniversary salute to the pioneering film festival Blacklight, and Wakefield Poole’s “Take One.”The twenty-ninth Black Harvest Film Festival takes over the Siskel Film Center November 3-16. “Revolutionary Visions” is the 2023 theme; the whole calendar is here. (Our interview with Black Harvest festival coordinator-curator Nick Leffel and curator Jada-Amina is here.)The Children’s International Film Festival marks its fortieth yr at FACETS, featuring recent animation, live-action and documentary movies for audiences ages two to eighteen...

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16 Apr

Understanding the Power of Human Touch With Beauty Barrage

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Beauty Barrage has a powerful track record for successfully helping brands grow at retail, counting greater than 300 ambassadors who support brand partners at stores including Sephora, Nordstrom and Ulta Beauty. On the WWD Los Angeles Beauty event, Sonia Summers, chief executive officer and founding father of Beauty Barrage, joined Jayme Cyk, contributing beauty editor, WWD and Beauty Inc and cofounder of And Repeat, for a conversation about how successful brands are positioning themselves in stores today. Acknowledging that the Los Angeles Beauty event was live and the way nice it was to be together, Summers said retail could be very much the identical — for consumers, with the ability to speak with people in person opens up recent experiences and recent...

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1 Apr

Sephora Names Recent Global Chief Human Resources Officer –

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PARIS — A change is afoot in Sephora’s global chief human resources officer position. Maria Farrow, who has held the role for 4 years, will retire and be succeeded by Sandra Rimbot, currently group director of talent management at parent company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, in accordance with an internal memo seen by WWD. The memo was signed jointly by Chris de Lapuente, present and chief executive officer of LVMH Selective Retailing, and Guillaume Motte, president and CEO of Sephora. The manager change will likely be effective on Monday. “Maria has planned this decision for a while, to be able to dedicate more time to her family who lives outside of France, and for other passions,” the memo stated. De Lapuente and Motte...

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