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10 May

Tommy Hilfiger Parties in Miami; With Jéan Opens Pop-up

Miami Moment: On the heels of the Met Gala, Tommy Hilfiger decamped for Miami to host a celebration in the course of the Miami Grand Prix weekend for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton. Cohosted by GQ’s editor in chief, Will Welch, the party drew VIP guests including David Beckham, Madelyn Cline, Lindsay Vonn, Damson Idris, Karrueche Tran, Karolina Kurkova, Lukas Gage, Chris Appleton, Josephine Skriver, June Ambrose, Madison Bailey, Stefon Diggs, Victor Cruz, Marianna Hewitt, Mason Gooding, Nicola Peltz Beckham and Diplo, who DJ’d the party alongside DJ Ruckus. 

Guests gathered at Mykonos House on Hibiscus Island, which is owned by former Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine, on Miami Beach on Saturday, ahead of the particular race on Sunday. (Hamilton went on to put sixth.) 

Hamilton isn’t any stranger to the Tommy Hilfiger brand, having done a set with the designer for fall 2018. Hilfiger can also be an official sponsor of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team. — LEIGH NORDSTROM

Lewis Hamilton and Lindsey Vonn attend as Tommy Hilfiger and GQ have fun Miami Grand Prix on May 6 in Miami Beach. (Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for GQ)

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MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - MAY 06: (L-R) Lukas Gage, Madelyn Cline and Chris Appleton attend as Tommy Hilfiger and GQ celebrate Miami Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton on May 06, 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for GQ)

Lukas Gage, Madelyn Cline and Chris Appleton attend as Tommy Hilfiger and GQ have fun Miami Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton on May 6 in Miami Beach. (Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for GQ)

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MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - MAY 06: Guests attend as Tommy Hilfiger and GQ celebrate Miami Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton on May 06, 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for GQ)

Guests attend as Tommy Hilfiger and GQ have fun Miami Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton on May 6 in Miami Beach. (Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for GQ)

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Facing Failures: Freelance author and editor Kathleen Baird-Murray has let her curiosity get the very best of her, and launched a podcast where she asks beauty founders how they coped with the inevitable crises that got here with constructing businesses.

Called “Keeping Face,” the podcast launches Wednesday with Tina Chen Craig, founding father of U Beauty, talking about how, during one particularly difficult moment, she collapsed on the ground of her hotel room.

In other episodes, Baird-Murray talks to Frederic Fekkai; Bobbi Brown; John Legend, founding father of Loved01; and Charlotte Mensah, certainly one of Britain’s top stylists and experts on natural, textured and mixed-heritage hair.

Mensah is the owner of The Hair Lounge on London’s Portobello Road, and built her salon business with a grant from The Prince’s Trust, which was founded by King Charles III. She was a guest on the king’s coronation in London on Saturday.

Baird-Murray asks guests in regards to the moment every little thing disintegrate — or was about to — and the way they got back on course.

In an interview, Baird-Murray said it’s not the typical beauty podcast, with top 10 suggestions, advice on blowouts or product recommendations.

The brand for the brand new podcast “Keeping Face,” about beauty founders’ fumbles.

“There’s a human interest level. So a lot of these lives seem perfect — aren’t we all the time hearing about individuals who began their business — in every week — from the back of an envelope? Or from the kitchen table?” she said.

“We don’t hear in regards to the pitfalls or the hard graft, the times where things went really unsuitable. I really like knowing how people got round those issues, and continued, when lesser mortals would have given up,” she added.

Baird-Murray said she found it interesting that a few of her subjects refused to dwell on their fumbles or failures, and focused as an alternative on their achievements, while others talked about their reliance on numerology, astrology and psychics.

“I feel it’s because I used to be talking to people in very creative fields,” she said. “Probably, if I used to be talking to neuroscientists, I might not have been getting that.”

In all, they were an interesting group, Baird-Murray, who produced the podcast with ParkView Creative and with sponsor Renude, said of her guests. The podcast logo was designed by Paul McNeil, and based on Baird-Murray.

“What I loved about them is that they only do their thing. They work very much on instinct. The thing I kept hearing over and once again was the phrase ‘I never had a marketing strategy’ — and that fascinates me.”

Baird-Murray, whose articles, interviews and profiles have appeared within the Financial Times, British Vogue, Tatler, The Telegraph and Sunday Times Style, said she’s hoping to release a second season.

She’d like to sit down down with people including Glossier’s Emily Weiss; Demetra Pinsent, CEO of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, and Barbara Sturm, whom Baird-Murray interviewed earlier this yr for the Financial Times. — SAMANTHA CONTI

Popping Up: With Jéan, an Australian contemporary fashion brand, will open its first 2,400-square-foot pop-up store Wednesday at 33 Howard Street in Recent York.

It can remain open through the start of August.

Founded in 2017 by two friends, Sami Lorking-Tanner and Evangeline Titilas, the brand was established to create items they felt were missing from their wardrobes. It began with a well-curated rotation of flattering tops to wear with jeans. Among the many offerings at the shop are the Sabrin top (a strapless corset style top with a hook and eye front closure featuring a lace detail bust and lace up ribbon back), Ryder dress (a sweetheart corset-style dress with a wired bust cup featuring lace detail and lace up ribbon back) and the bestselling corset/ribbon-trimmed silhouettes.

With Jéan, which began selling ready-to-wear and offers dresses, tops and bottoms, has since expanded into swimwear and accessories.

With greater than 530,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok, the brand is grounded in how real women like to decorate. It schedules its collection drops all year long to best serve its customers somewhat than follow a conventional fashion calendar. Along with the pop-up, the brand is accessible exclusively at its website Withjean.com.

With Jéan’s recent pop-up at 33 Howard Street in Recent York.

With Jéan partners with ethical factories in China and features eco-conscious fabrics in its designs. Its label has been worn by celebrities like Emily Ratajkowski, Hailey Bieber, Bella Hadid and Lily-Rose Depp.

Asked why they selected Recent York to open their first pop-up store, Titilas told WWD, “Recent York is our biggest audience full-stop, outside of Australia, and it’s no wonder why. Who doesn’t love Recent York — the culture and energy is something that may’t be found anywhere else. We’re so grateful to have such a passionate and engaged audience on this incredible city, and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to bring the brand closer to home for them this summer,” she said. — LISA LOCKWOOD

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