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9 Dec

Alexis Bittar Unveils Holiday Tree at Riggs Hotel in

Washington, D.C. — Luxury boutique hotel Riggs unveiled its holiday tree Thursday night with a festive holiday cocktail with the jewellery designer Alexis Bittar. The soaring 18-foot-tall creation is reflective of the designer’s style: oversized swans perched on the branches of sentimental pink feathers, pearl garlands and high-shine tinsel, which flutter because the lobby doors swing open within the Riggs’ historic lobby. “For me it’s all the time about mixing the world of accessories with fantasy, sculpture and art,” the designer told WWD. Tiny message-in-the-bottle quotes which might be tucked between the branches from famous women, including Eleanor Roosevelt, pay homage to the hotel’s famed First Lady Suites. Speaking of first ladies, Bittar shared his last tree design was back in 2014 for...
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30 Sep

Prada to Join Milan’s Tree Plantation Project Forestami

PRADA TREES: Prada’s sustainability credentials are increasingly trickling right down to socially charged projects. Starting in 2023, the posh brand will link with Forestami, a project spearheaded by Milan’s municipality, the Lombardy region and other territorial entities to plant 3 million trees in town by 2030 and safeguard its natural environment. The tie-up, group head of corporate social responsibility Lorenzo Bertelli explained, marks “a step forward reflecting the Prada Group’s attention to the environment and the community where it operates. It suggests an analogy between the philosophy behind our ‘factories-gardens’ and [Forestami’s] contribution to Milan’s green areas.” The project, along with Prada’s recently unveiled industrial complex in Levanella, Italy, was the subject of conversation for a chat held Friday night as a part...
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