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31 Mar

Balmain Moves to London’s Mount Street, Near Simone Rocha

Balmain Moves to London’s Mount Street, Near Simone Rocha
MOUNT BALMAIN: Balmain has moved its London store, but it surely hasn’t gone far. The brand, which opened a flagship on South Audley Street in 2015, has moved across the corner to 94 Mount Street, with neighbors including Simone Rocha and Marni.  Balmain’s recent, 1,077-square-foot store houses the ladies’s, men’s and accessories collections, and there may be also a non-public suite for VIP appointments. The shop soft launched earlier in March, with creative director Olivier Rousteing officially cutting the ribbon this week with a cocktail for purchasers and a small, private dinner for friends and collaborators. The inside of Balmain’s recent store on London’s Mount Street. “Knowing that London is such a vital destination for each British and international fashion lovers, it was very...
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25 Mar

Simone Rocha and Nordstrom Host Dinner at Les Trois Chevaux

Simone Rocha and Nordstrom Host Dinner at Les Trois Chevaux
On Thursday night, Nordstrom and Simone Rocha hosted an intimate dinner within the West Village. The event, held at chef Angie Mar’s Les Trois Chevaux, celebrated the designer’s recent installation at Nordstrom’s uptown flagship and their long-standing collaboration. “Once we launched Space, Simone Rocha was one among our pillar brands,” said Nordstrom’s Olivia Kim, noting she’s been a fan since Rocha’s very first collection out of Central Saint Martins. “It’s been so incredible to observe her success and watch her proceed to grow,” she added. “There’s something so incredibly beautiful and dark and female, yet sad — it’s all the spectrum of emotions I’ve found along with her clothes.” “I’ve been working with Olivia for a very long time; she’s all the...
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1 Feb

‘Bridgerton’ Actress Simone Ashley Fronts Recent Johnnie Walker Campaign

‘Bridgerton’ Actress Simone Ashley Fronts Recent Johnnie Walker Campaign
LONDON — Simone Ashley, the British actress famous for her roles in “Bridgerton” and “Sex Education,” is the star of Johnnie Walker’s latest Daring Steps campaign.  She appears in a brief film directed by filmmaker Kajal. Ashley and Anita Chhiba, founding father of the talent agency Weight-reduction plan Paratha, which promotes South Asian creatives, also collaborated on the film. Within the campaign, Ashley wears quite a lot of looks, all of which were made by South Asian designers.   “Simone is so inspiring,” Chhiba told WWD. “Working alongside someone who's such a key public figure for smashing through cultural barriers that many [South Asian people] face made it all of the more meaningful.”  The campaign offers young British South Asian creatives the chance to...
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