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8 Nov

Nykaa Stages Its First Beauty Festival – WWD

Call it a democratization of beauty. Over the weekend of Nov. 4 and 5, India’s beauty retail powerhouse Nykaa launched its first experiential event, Nykaaland, on the Royal Western India Turf Club on the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai.  Organized along side Bookmyshow Live, an entertainment company, the event drew greater than 80 brands, including big global players and native players, mass and premium. The brands included Estée Lauder, The Strange, Bath & Body Works, Victoria’s Secret, MAC Cosmetics, Charlotte Tilbury, Maybelline Latest York, Nykaa Cosmetics, Sol de Janeiro, Huda Beauty, E.l.f., Lancôme, Fable & Mane, Anomaly, Olaplex, Murad, Profit Cosmetics and Pat McGrath, amongst others. Urban Decay — launched by the L’Oréal International Division in India for the primary time — had a robust...
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30 Oct

Ferragamo Stages Exhibition Celebrating the Brand’s Founder

FLORENCE — There may be a hall in the brand new exhibition Ferragamo staged here that stands out and hits otherwise than the others: a room displays many, yet only only a small a part of, the 369 patents filed by the brand’s founder Salvatore Ferragamo. In times when creativity can take a backseat to commercialism and the search for innovation may be relegated to a secondary role, such a display resonates much more loudly and marks one other testament to the pioneering vision of the corporate’s founder, his resourcefulness in times of scarcity, in addition to curiosity and keenness for the shoe craft that marked his life and profession. All these elements intertwine within the show, which traces the founder’s history through...
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30 Apr

Louis Vuitton Stages Monumental Pre-Fall 2023 Show in Seoul

SEOUL — Nicolas Ghesquière has been eyeing South Korea for a while now. The Louis Vuitton womenswear creative director, who has forged a long-lasting friendship with South Korean actress and brand ambassador Doona Bae, counts the K-thriller “The Host,” also starring Bae, as one in all his favorite movies. Whereas that film’s sea monster wreaked havoc on the Hangang River, Louis Vuitton’s pre-fall 2023 runway show, staged on the lower deck of the Jamsugyo Bridge overlooking those waters on Saturday evening, created drama of the fierce, fashion kind. “For Seoulites, [the Jamsugyo Bridge] is a living monument,” said Ghesquière. “It is usually an actual fictional character that’s very present in lots of movies. It’s an inspiring place to stage a show. It’s a...
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