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26 May

John Demsey Joins L Catterton as Senior Advisor –

John Demsey Joins L Catterton as Senior Advisor –
L Catterton looks to be eyeing prestige beauty with the appointment of John Demsey as senior adviser. While no official announcement was made, Demsey is listed on the investment firm’s site as a senior adviser. A representative for L Catterton declined to comment, while Demsey didn't not reply to request for comment. Demsey was most recently an executive group president on the Estée Lauder Cos., overseeing a few of its key brands, including MAC, Estée Lauder, Tom Ford Beauty and Clinique. He was asked to go away the business last 12 months after he posted a meme on Instagram that contained a racial slur and joke about COVID-19. In its annual report, the Estée Lauder Cos. stated that Demsey’s non-compete provision would last two years until...
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1 May

Karl for Sale at The Met, Tod’s L.A. Celebration,

Karl for Sale at The Met, Tod’s L.A. Celebration,
THE KARL ECONOMY: Who wouldn’t need a Karl Lagerfeld cardholder? As The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute prepares to unveil its spring 2023 exhibition, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” The Met Store is stocking up with a sundry list of things inspired by the late designer. Web shoppers and in-store ones will find the white ponytailed designer’s likeness stamped on all types of merchandise. They also can pick from some co-branded memorabilia that has been created with Chanel, Fendi and the Karl Lagerfeld brand. As of Monday — days before the show’s May 5 official public opening — shoppers can get first dibs on keepsakes like a $186 Karl Lagerfeld Kokeshi doll and a Chanel silk scarf with one in...
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29 Apr

Lingua Franca Toasts John Hardy Collab on the Waverly Inn

Lingua Franca Toasts John Hardy Collab on the Waverly Inn
On Thursday afternoon, the Waverly Inn opened for a rare lunch service to have a good time the Lingua Franca and John Hardy Mother’s Day collaboration. “This place has fed me, literally and figuratively,” said Lingua Franca founder Rachelle Hruska MacPherson. The brand’s newly opened town house headquarters are positioned just a couple of blocks away from the favored restaurant. The brand new “Mother Franca Project” includes embroidered cashmere sweaters and a customizable John Hardy necklace, which incorporates a sterling silver pendant that might be engraved with the initials of the wearer’s nearest and dearest. Contained in the Waverly Inn, several Lingua Franca embroiderers were at work customizing cashmere sweaters for lunch guests, a lot of whom were already donning the John...
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