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21 Dec

Super Saturday Sees Traffic Surge but Below Past Years

Super Saturday was neither a blockbuster nor a blooper. Reports pouring in from trade organizations and tech corporations show that traffic levels were flat or behind those of Super Saturdays in 2021 and 2019, though this yr’s turnout was still huge, with steepening markdowns and favorable weather encouraging people to get out and shop for gifts. Placer.ai, a location analytics firm that gives foot traffic data, found that indoor malls, outlet malls and open-air lifestyle centers all saw traffic levels fall below Super Saturday last yr and Super Saturday in 2019. Nonetheless, in comparison with the typical traffic of the six previous Saturdays this yr, all three of those retail sectors were double-digits ahead, reflecting a buildup in shopping as Christmas nears. Sensormatic, which...
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21 Sep

Meet Isamaya Ffrench, the ‘Salvador Dalí of Modern Makeup’

At first blush, one might describe Isamaya Ffrench as a makeup artist (or MUA), however the label proves woefully reductive. While her painted faces have graced the runways of Thom Browne, Junya Watanabe, and Vivienne Westwood, she is an artist with a capital A. Citing English painter Francis Bacon, French photographer and perfumer Serge Lutens, and Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama as inspirations—visual artists who were once on the vanguard of innovation—Ffrench is now carrying the torch forward in her own way. Using the human face and body as her canvases—including those of Cher, Bella Hadid, and most recently Kate Moss for the September 2022 cover of French Vogue, not to say her own—she often conjures whiplash lines characteristic of Art Nouveau while...
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16 Sep

Ciara Sees Red in ’70s-Inspired ‘Glam-Leisure’ Suit for Tom

Ciara attended Tom Ford’s spring 2023 runway show on Wednesday during NYFW and had a vibrant style moment wearing a head-to-toe red look from the designer. The singer sat front row alongside tennis player Frances Tiafoe wearing a crushed velvet two-button blazer with a rain hood layered over a red turtleneck that was coordinated with red jogger pants. Tom Ford and Ciara attend the Tom Ford fashion show during Recent York Fashion Week on Sept. 14. Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows She accessorized with a pair of oversize red-tinted sunglasses and red leather gloves. She finished off the look with a pair of red opaque platform heels. The outfit was from Ford’s fall 2022 collection, which was inspired by the ’70s...
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