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13 Jun

Cue the Curves Wins Grand Prize at VentureCat, Northwestern’s

Cue the Curves, a social shopping app for plus-size fashion, has won VentureCat, Northwestern University’s annual student start-up competition powered by the Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice and cosponsored by Lanny and Sharon Martin. Twenty-five semifinalist teams competed for greater than $325,000 in prize money, with Cue the Curves taking home a complete of $160,000 (including the $10,000 that every one finalists get for making it to the semifinal and final rounds). “VentureCat was such an incredible experience,” said Charlotte Oxnam, founder and chief executive officer of Cue the Curves and a graduating senior in Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. “It’s so great to get to work with other founders, to have the ability to support each other and...

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11 Jun

Setchu Wins the 2023 LVMH Prize for Young Designers

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Setchu Wins the 2023 LVMH Prize for Young Designers

PARIS — Setchu by Satoshi Kuwata, an industry veteran who has worked for everybody from a Savile Row tailor to luxury sneakers brand Golden Goose, on Wednesday won the 2023 edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Designers at a star-studded ceremony in Paris marking the tenth anniversary of the award. Milan-based Kuwata beat some 2,400 applicants from 15 countries to walk away with a grand prize of 400,000 euros, plus a 12 months of coaching from experts at luxury giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, parent of brands including Vuitton, Guerlain, Dom Pérignon and Sephora. “I used to be a very naughty boy and my mom was really nervous about me, and now I could make my mom really completely happy,”...

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15 May

Inaugural Rimowa Design Prize Awarded in Berlin

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Inaugural Rimowa Design Prize Awarded in Berlin

It was the right location to present the primary student design prize in Germany to be sponsored by luxury luggage maker Rimowa: The Neue Nationalgalerie, an art museum in central Berlin, is an architectural icon designed by legendary German-American architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The museum, whose name translates to “latest national gallery,” reflects what Mies van der Rohe was known for: Minimalism, clarity and ease, with function guiding form and following the adage the trend-setting architect was best known for — “less is more.” And that’s what German design normally tends to be known for, Rimowa’s chief executive officer Hugues Bonnet-Masimber told WWD on the event, which was attended by several hundred guests, a mix of young design students of...

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17 Apr

Gal Gadot Embraces All-Black Dressing for Breakthrough Prize Ceremony

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Gal Gadot Embraces All-Black Dressing for Breakthrough Prize Ceremony

Getty Images Gal Gadot selected an all-black search for the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony 2023 on Saturday in Los Angeles. The actress looked to Saint Laurent, wearing an outfit from the brand’s fall 2023 ready-to-wear collection. She wore a satin shirt, which featured a satin scarf that transitioned right into a dramatic floor-length train, and fitted high-waisted pants. Gal Gadot on the ninth Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony. Getty Images for Breakthrough Pr Saint Laurent‘s fall 2023 collection “was hyper-focused on broad-shouldered jackets and pencil skirts,” as WWD reported. Gadot paired the look with pointed-toe slingback heels, also from the brand. To create her look, Gadot worked with celebrity stylist Karla Welch, who has also outfitted Kristen Wiig, Tracee Ellis Ross and Hailey Bieber. Gal Gadot...

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