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Festival de Cannes 2021: a trimmed-down AmFAR gala

July 18, 2021/0.45

Dave Benett/AmFAR; Andreas Rentz/AmFAR; Samir Hussein The AmFAR gala is always the social highlight of the Festival de Cannes, though this year’s, the 27th, was far more low-key, with guest numbers at 400 rather than the usual 900, and strict COVID-19 protocols in place.    Global campaign chair Sharon Stone (in custom Dolce & Gabbana) […]

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Festival de Cannes 2021 days 9 and 10: Lucie Zhang, Noémie Merlant, Mélanie Laurent, Honor Swinton Byrne

July 15, 2021/22.14

Marc Piasecki/Getty Images; Dominique Charriau Vicky Krieps dialled up the glamour as she walked the red carpet for Mathieu Amalric’s Serre moi fort, wearing a black silk dress from Chanel’s haute couture spring–summer 2018 collection.    Scots actress Honor Swinton Byrne also wore Chanel, from the cruise 2021–2 collection, at the première of Jacques Audiard’s […]

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Alber Elbaz, former Lanvin artistic director, dead at 59

April 25, 2021/10.51

Above: Alber Elbaz as photographed by Lucire Paris editor Lola Saab. Moroccan-born French designer Alber Elbaz has died at age 59, according to Richemont, which partnered with him on his latest venture, AZ Factory. It is believed Elbaz died from COVID-19, which he had had for three weeks, and had been in an induced coma. […]

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HRH the Duchess of Sussex a surprise presenter at the Fashion Awards

December 11, 2018/2.47

John Phillips Mike Marsland/BFC The Fashion Awards, formerly the British Fashion Awards, have become one of the fashion industry’s most celebrated nights. As usual, the British Fashion Council, which runs the event, slowly drip-fed media over the last six weeks on this year’s developments: that Jack Whitehall and Alek Wek would host on December 10 […]

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Festival de Cannes, day 5: 82 women stage protest; Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Helen Mirren, Kendall Jenner on red carpet

May 13, 2018/6.29

Antony Jones; Dominique Charriau; Venturelli At the première of Les filles du soleil (Girls of the Sun) on day five of the Cannes Film Festival, 82 women, including Cate Blanchett and Kristen Stewart, who serve on this year’s jury, staged a silent protest to highlight the under-representation of female filmmakers.    The women walked slowly […]

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Nike is world’s most valuable apparel brand, says Brand Finance

March 23, 2018/21.28

Nike holds its position as the world’s most valuable apparel brand, according an independent brand valuation company An independent brand valuation company, Brand Finance, has ranked Nike at number one in its annual Brand Finance Apparel 50 ranking, despite a 12 per cent drop to US$28,030 million.    Brand Finance calculates the values based on, […]

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