Behind the scenes with Lucire photographer Paula Sweet at the Ubud Village Jazz Festival
The typical offering of festival photographs usually includes moody musicians bathed in surreal light and smoke, enthusiastic crowds making the peace sign or holding lighters, and backstage views of musical instruments and equipment cases. Normally you don’t see the artistry from the photographer’s eyes. Lucire’s Paula Sweet covered the Ubud Village Jazz Festival and […]
Jean Baptiste Lacroix Frederick M. Brown H&M Conscious Exclusive, meanwhile, scored another high-profile celebrity wearing the label: US actress Amanda Seyfried, who wore it to the première of her film, Gringo, on March 6 at the Regal LA Live Stadium 14 in Los Angeles. Again this was custom-designed: a sleeveless floor-length blue-grey gown made from […]
Kaia Gerber to appear in Marc Jacobs Beauty campaign, breaking next month
Kaia Gerber is following in her mother Cindy Crawford’s footsteps in modelling: Marc Jacobs Beauty, an LVMH brand, has announced that she will appear in its latest campaign for its Velvet Noir Major Volume mascara. The initial images will appear in subscriber issues of Vogue’s March 2018 issue, and used in other media platforms […]
Doing strategy: how Adidas is creating the new
When developing strategies, organizations look both forward and back. They draw on the capabilities that define the past and they look towards a shifting future to uncover opportunities. Yet as Leinward, Mainardi and Kleiner observe in their book Strategy that Works, there is a large gap between planning a strategy and executing it.¹ Managers rarely […]
Tuesday, 10 a.m. Had a bit of a grumble about a PR company to our fashion ed. Sopheak Seng, because we received a press release telling us to observe a strict embargo date. Except the embargo date was yesterday. I suppose it’s better than a release touting a brand-new product when you know that product […]
Baz Luhrmann’s The Secret Life of Flowers film for Erdem × H&M released
Two men in Erdem × H&M clothes, with a noticeable floral pattern, head to the countryside in a Mercedes-Benz R107, to ‘Redham Gardens, where it is always spring’—and so begins another artistic journey by filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, for H&M. The film, dubbed The Secret Life of Flowers, starring Tom Rhys Harries, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, […]
Etam stages 10th live show in Paris—Emily Ratajkowski, Laury Thilleman, Jordan Barrett among VIPs
Etam As part of the events of Paris Fashion Week, lingerie brand Etam held its 10th live show at l’École des Beaux-Arts on the 26th, with audiences following the event closely on social media. The 80 models on the catwalk included Camille Rowe and Constance Jablonski, while the acts performing at the event were […]
Chanel Chanel revealed last week the first of four films for its Gabrielle bag. The photographs had already been shot by Karl Lagerfeld, featuring Kristen Stewart, Cara Delevingne, Caroline de Maigret and Pharrell Williams, each with the ‘aura’ of Gabrielle Chanel in the film. The first film, starring Stewart and directed by Daniel Askill, […]
Paul Marotta/Getty Images Karl Lagerfeld Paris has launched a ‘Social Collection’ of eveningwear designed specifically for the North American market. The brand, its name licensed from Lagerfeld but targeting a broader audience, has priced the collection at between US$168 and US$398, with sizes ranging from 0 to 16 (US). The collection features 13 designs […]
Alessandra Ambrosio models for Cîroc in campaign shot by Mario Testino—first image released
Mario Testino Above: The official image released by Cîroc to promote its new campaign with Alessandra Ambrosio. Brazilian model and actress Alessandra Ambrosio is the new face of vodka brand Cîroc, for its campaign, dubbed On Arrival. The campaign will follow Ambrosio during an entire year of her life through the biggest fashion events and […]
