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29 Jun

Soft Tailoring, Genderless Silhouettes Mark Shift at Paris Men’s

PARIS — With Pharrell Williams’ celebrity extravaganza at Louis Vuitton, the Fête de la Musique and the Pride parade, Paris was in feel-good mode through the recent men’s collections and the trade shows were no exception, with buyers and types largely upbeat for spring 2024. Tranoï took place on the Gaïté Lyrique, a former concert hall on the sting of the Marais that just reopened as a cultural center aiming to bridge creative industries, where the trade show has signed for 3 seasons through 2024, when pressure on venues can be particularly tight because of the Paris Olympics. With 50 exhibitors this session, the space has the opportunity of expanding further for future editions, said Tranoï chief executive officer Boris Provost. In...
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13 May

Lush CEO Mark Constantine on Birding, Conservation – WWD

For Mark Constantine, cofounder and chief executive officer of Lush, business and pleasure often go hand-in-hand. “I actually have my interests, after which I assume that I can’t bring all of them to my work,” he said. But an effort to impress his wife spun his love of botany — an inspiration for the creation of Lush — into birding. “I used to be 19, with my wife, and he or she was into birds,” Constantine said. “We were mainly keen on botany, that was my first interest — useful plants for on a regular basis life, and clearly, I used to be very keen on using botanical things in products. Birding is far harder to do than botany because birds fly...
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17 Apr

Within the Highlight: Yony Is Making Its Mark With

Johnny Schwartz has fashion in his blood. His father is the founding father of ABS by Allen Schwartz, the womenswear brand that he founded in 1982 and sold to an investment firm last 12 months. And his paternal grandmother operated The Town Shop on Latest York’s Long Island. After graduating from Boston University with a level in promoting, Johnny Schwartz cut his teeth at ABS as marketing director for 4 years. However it was throughout the pandemic that the Los Angeles native decided to branch out on his own and created Yony, a menswear brand that provides an updated tackle classic American styles produced using sustainable materials and processes at any time when possible. The gathering was inspired by looks popular within the...
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25 Feb

Ukrainian Designers Use Art to Mark One-year Anniversary of

Ukrainian Designers Use STRENGTH AND FORTITUDE: While Ukrainians and their supporters marked Friday’s one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, two designers unveiled latest projects as an indication of solidarity. Ukrainian eveningwear designer Lessja Verlingieri, who runs her Lever Couture business from Los Angeles, has began the “Love Letter to Ukraine” project. She is encouraging people to upload love letters that turn into a creative digital dress that can be being incorporated into a home made couture dress. Notables just like the actress Milla Jovovich, musician Kesha, designer Nicola Formichetti and actress Vera Farmiga have already pitched in. Verlingieri has previously dressed such celebrities as Lady Gaga. Verlingieri teamed up together with her creative director Jenny Williams, art director Ricci Williams and...
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