On the pulse of our modern world: travel editor Stanley Moss releases three books
Travel editor Stanley Moss has had his finger on the pulse of the Zeitgeist for a long time. Over the last 15 years, he’s circulated his Global Brand Letter to colleagues, friends and subscribers. In 2004, this was a two-page crib sheet, sent to clients who had asked questions about branding, and, in Stanley’s words, […]
Previously unreleased Freddie Mercury track, ‘Time Waits for No One’, appears with video
A. Sawa/© Mercury Songs Ltd. Dave Clark International Universal Music Group Top: Freddie Mercury’s ‘Mr Bad Guy’ head shot. Centre: Freddie Mercury, Dave Clark, and John Christie. Above: Cover art for the new single. With Bohemian Rhapsody earning four Oscars earlier this year, interest in Queen and Freddie Mercury has been higher than it’s been […]
Marcia Grandini/Film Awards TV Les Misérables is the first French film in competition at Cannes 2019, but it’s not the classic by Victor Hugo (there have been enough adaptations of late). Director Ladj Ly’s first fictional film is set in Montfermeil, Paris, which inspired Hugo, but is set in the modern day and centres around […]
MCM partners with Tribeca Studios for hip-hop–fashion documentary
MCM has upped its publicity this year, aiming to be seen as a brand that’s both disruptive and in vogue with modern culture. Its latest initiative is a documentary film, The Remix: Hip Hop × Fashion, premièring at the Tribeca Film Festival today. The film looks at, among others, the journey of fashion designer […]
H&M details high level of transparency on all garments and interior products
Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has announced that it will provide a greater level of transparency about its garments on its website as of today, detailing materials used, country of production, suppliers’ names, factories’ names and addresses, and even the number of workers in the factories. While not the first brand to go into this […]
Cara Delevingne, Rita Ora launch Rimmel London’s anti-cyberbullying campaign, I Will Not Be Deleted
David M. Benett Rimmel London, and parent company Coty, has launched an anti-cyberbullying campaign called I Will Not Be Deleted (hashtagged #IWillNotBeDeleted), featuring its ambassadors Cara Delevingne and Rita Ora. The campaign was launched with a panel discussion held at the Rumpus Room rooftop bar at the Mondrian Hotel in London’s Southbank, hosted by […]
Butterscotch, Russ and Marshmello headline Forbes’ Under 30 Summit Boston
Benjamin Esakof/Halo Creative Forbes hosted their prominent and vast fifth annual Under 30 Summit Boston, presented by J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. The noteworthy event gathers thousands of attendees, a slew of speakers, young entrepreneurs, renowned celebrities, influential sports personalities, famed musicians, political leaders, affluent businesses and prominent chefs for four days of educational […]
DedCool, the unisex, vegan, cruelty-free fragrance brand, launches in New Zealand
Jack Yan DedCool has launched in New Zealand, and is available now via Mooma. The brainchild of Los Angeles entrepreneur Carina Chazana, the DedCool fragrances are vegan, cruelty-free, and non-toxic. Chazana, whose parents are behind La Natura, had been experimenting with natural beauty products since childhood, creating her first fragrance at 13. Mooma’s […]
The Last Dance is the pièce de résistance in Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Dancing with Mozart
Stephen A’Court Top: Dancers representing the Antarctic near the beginning of The Last Dance. Centre: Katherine Minor and Fabio Lo Guidice in Petite Mort. Above: Tristan Gross and Massimo Margaria in Sechs Tänze. The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Dancing with Mozart had its première in a different location: at the State Opera House, rather than […]
Fog and Stone announces luxurious, sustainable pyjama range in pure Egyptian cotton
Lucire is UN Environment’s first fashion industry partner. Fog and Stone’s range of sustainable pyjamas is New Zealand-made, and the label is particularly proud of it. Founders Christina Goss and Justine Vanstone see Fog and Stone as part of the ‘slow fashion’ movement, with a high-quality pyjama range made from sustainably grown 100 per […]
