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11 Sep

Recent York Men’s Day Brings Emerging Brands to the Forefront

Recent York Men’s Day Brings Emerging Brands to the Forefront
Recent York Men’s Day helped kick off Recent York Fashion Week by providing a showcase for emerging menswear and gender-fluid brands — and drew a crowd desperate to shake hands, hug and air kiss because the pandemic lessens its grip. The event, organized by Agentry PR, brought together an eclectic group of 11 brands that showcased all the things from wrap skirts and neon puffer coats to embellished suits and updated sports apparel. Title sponsor Nobis, the Canadian outerwear label, was the one brand to point out at each the morning and afternoon sessions. It was joined by A.Potts, Terry Singh, Amirok, Atelier Cillian, Teddy Vonranson, Todd Patrick, So.ty, Fried Rice, Holo Market and Nicholas Raefski. In his second collection, Nobis designer...
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7 Sep

Recent York Spring 2023 Designer Inspirations: Part One

Recent York Spring 2023 Designer Inspirations: Part One
More so than January, September is basically the month for a fresh start. It's the start of a recent academic term, for one, and just as students filter back into town’s schoolhouses, so too the style industry reconvenes from summer vacation to study-up on the spring collections. Luckily, ahead of the primary day of Recent York Fashion Week on Friday, the designers provided WWD a cheat sheet into what lies ahead. So sharpen a number of pencils and prepare to take notes.   Amy Smilovic actually did. Before she and her Tibi team sketch or drape recent pieces, they like to put in writing them out on paper — a step within the design process that will have contributed to the...
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4 Sep

Perfumer Sue Phillips Opens Custom Fragrance Salon in Recent

Perfumer Sue Phillips Opens Custom Fragrance Salon in Recent
Sue Phillips is opening a scent salon.  Not a scent boutique, nor a scent store, but a salon, asserted the perfumer, who has created fragrances for brands including Burberry, Tiffany & Co. and Avon and founded her own company, Scenterprises Inc., in 1990.  “The whole lot that I’ve done has been serendipitous,” said Phillips as she reflected on her wide-ranging profession moves, which include marketing stints at Lancôme and Elizabeth Arden, creating bespoke fragrances for A-listers resembling Zendaya and Jamie Foxx, writing a book, launching a Scentbird partnership and developing a ritual to assist those with COVID-19-induced anosmia get better their sense of smell.  Suffice it to say, Phillips is not any stranger to the art of the pivot.  While Phillips opened a custom...
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