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19 Oct

Iris Ventures Invests 6M Euros in Olistic, a Wellness

LONDON — In its bid to back purpose-led consumer brands, Iris Ventures has invested 6 million euros in Olistic, a science-backed nutraceutical brand that treats hair loss and the approach to life aspects that contribute to it. Iris, which led the Series A funding round within the Barcelona-based company, said it invested because Olistic “has broken the mold, developing best-in-class, vegan, all-natural products backed by science for each men and girls, a category often ignored by competing brands.” Iris noted that the hair growth industry was value multibillions of dollars, “and stays dominated by prescription and traditional synthetic solutions, with little to no customer feedback and relationship.” Olistic sells its products in Spain and Portugal through its website and top pharmacies and hospitals....
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25 Sep

Iris Apfel and Ciate London’s Colourful Makeup Collab –

Iris Apfel could have celebrated her one hundred and first birthday, however the style icon shows no signs of slowing down. Her newest project: a makeup collaboration with Ciaté London. Consisting of eight stock keeping units — including two eye shadow palettes, three lipsticks, nail wraps and a collectible bag — the gathering launched exclusively at Nordstrom on Sept. 29. “Beauty is in the attention of the beholder — you do what makes you're feeling beautiful and the way you should express yourself that day. I like putting on makeup,” Apfel said. “It’s a part of how I express myself, together with fashion — I placed on my shiny lipstick and I feel confident in myself.” For Ciaté, the gathering builds on its history...
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10 Sep

Iris van Herpen’s models were like creatures from a

While some designers might take the occasion of their Fifteenth-anniversary collection for a nostalgic look back over time, taking stock of what’s happened and revisiting old favourites, Iris Van Herpen took the other approach. With a watch firmly on the longer term, the Dutch designer looked forward for Meta Morphism, her latest boundary-pushing couture collection. As recent realms of the metaverse and hyperreality evolve around us, the FW22 Couture show explored how the body will change in these posthuman realities, asking who we're beyond our physicality. Taking Ovid’s epic eighth-century poem Metamorphoses as her framing lens – specifically the three myths of Arachne, Narcissus, and Daphne and Apollo – van Herpen reimagined the act of metamorphosis within the age of digital...
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