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24 Apr

EXCLUSIVE: Rochas Parts Ways With Charles De Vilmorin

EXCLUSIVE: Rochas Parts Ways With Charles De Vilmorin
PARIS – Rochas has parted ways with creative director Charles de Vilmorin after a two-year tenure. “The Maison Rochas broadcasts that its contract with Charles de Vilmorin has not been renewed,” the French fashion house said on Monday in a press release provided exclusively to WWD. The 26-year-old designer, known for his colourful paintings tinged with darkness, exited the business on March 31 following the tip of his contract with Rochas parent company Interparfums SA and HIM Co SpA – High Italian Manufacturing, the corporate previously referred to as Onward Luxury Group, which produces the brand’s women’s ready-to-wear, it added. De Vilmorin, who was named to the post lower than a yr after launching his fashion label within the midst of the coronavirus...
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15 Apr

Celebrity Endorsements Are Here to Stay but Changing in

Celebrity Endorsements Are Here to Stay but Changing in
There was a time when celebrities signed a contract to publicize a brand and got paid a handsome paycheck to accomplish that. They talked with reporters and writers in regards to the brand, posted Instagram photos of themselves wearing a product and appeared in promoting campaigns. It caught consumers’ interest. Now these celebrities are usually not only creating buzz about company products but are considering of investing in products they promote or starting their very own brands to reap an even bigger reward. “They’re like, wait. I got paid $2 million and this company had a $400 million exit,” said Allison Statter, chief executive officer of Blended Strategy Group, a Los Angeles creative marketing and communications agency. “The talent, especially the large talent,...
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14 Feb

Let Me Count The Ways: Celebrating Black Love In

Let Me Count The Ways: Celebrating Black Love In
Let Me Count The Ways Kadar R. Small This story appears within the January/February issue of ESSENCE, on newsstands now. Let Me Count The Ways Amid economic turmoil, political unrest, public health crises and general global strife, love—especially Black love—is a grounding force. Each time we express love, we honor our ancestors who dared to like deeply and fearlessly. Even with the specter of being forcibly separated from one another, and with the lack to ascertain comfortable homes, our people embraced each other, with the singular faith that things wouldn’t all the time be so bleak. Their decision to make room for hope and heat has grounded and sustained us. I’ve experienced the total spectrum of Black love—from arranging flowers with my grandmother in...
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25 Dec

8 ways to have a good time Samhain, AKA

8 ways to have a good time Samhain, AKA
The Halloween we have a good time today has change into a busy race of binge consumption, Instagrammable costumes and blow-out parties. Within the US, it’s a $10 billion dollar industry, a season of lucrative corporate profit. As we return to the passion of pre-pandemic life, most households will engage in a ritual of some sort, whether that’s anointing their home with frightful lawn statues, dressing up or handing out treats. Nevertheless, this cross-continental holiday and its roots long precede capitalism – and even Christianity.  THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN  For some, October 31 is well known because the Witches’ Recent Yr, still acknowledged as a strong spiritual milestone. It is claimed to be when the veils between the earth plane and the...
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