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8 Sep

François Nars Explores Inspirations in Latest Documentary – WWD

François Nars Explores Inspirations in Latest Documentary – WWD
After creating a worldwide makeup brand, overseeing editorials for magazines, and publishing a photograph book on his private island off the coast of Bora-Bora, François Nars is taking to the silver screen for his latest project.  As Nars Cosmetics, now owned by Shiseido, gears as much as have fun its thirtieth anniversary, the French-born makeup artist, photographer and inventive director of the brand has made a documentary about his life, work and most of all his inspiration, particularly in cinema, called “Unknown Beauty: François Nars.” Nevertheless it won't be what you expect as he’s replaced the same old talking heads structure with footage of screen sirens similar to Catherine Deneuve and Marlene Dietrich, comprising 85 percent of the documentary.  “I actually desired to...
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25 Jun

Paris Spring 2024 Designer Inspirations [PHOTOS] – WWD

Paris Spring 2024 Designer Inspirations [PHOTOS] – WWD
Etudes Image Credit: Courtesy of Etudes ”This season, we continues our exploration of town and its territories by deciding on the rooftops of Paris. Parisian rooftops are recognized and appreciated aesthetically for his or her shapes, colours, and materials, but they are sometimes difficult to enter and infrequently accessible. Reaching these spaces without being seen is an adventure, and one can only access them at certain times, like at twilight. This fleeting moment when all the pieces seems possible at dusk or dawn gives its title to the gathering : Crépuscule. ” – Etudes !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '1378822052216463'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); ...
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7 Sep

Recent York Spring 2023 Designer Inspirations: Part One

Recent York Spring 2023 Designer Inspirations: Part One
More so than January, September is basically the month for a fresh start. It's the start of a recent academic term, for one, and just as students filter back into town’s schoolhouses, so too the style industry reconvenes from summer vacation to study-up on the spring collections. Luckily, ahead of the primary day of Recent York Fashion Week on Friday, the designers provided WWD a cheat sheet into what lies ahead. So sharpen a number of pencils and prepare to take notes.   Amy Smilovic actually did. Before she and her Tibi team sketch or drape recent pieces, they like to put in writing them out on paper — a step within the design process that will have contributed to the...
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