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22 Jun

Study Suggests Luxury Fashion Creative Directors Have Five-Year “Expiration Date” (HYPEBEAST)

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With news of Matthew M Williams‘ appointment to the house of Givenchy still fresh, Quartz has reported of a new study published by investment company Bernstein. The analysis hints that “successful” creative directors of luxury fashion brands average a five year “expiry date.” The report appears to underscore recent creative director moves, with data informed by big news like Raf Simons swapping Calvin Klein for Prada, Clare Waight Keller’s tenure as artistic director of Givenchy and Kim Jones‘ appointment to Dior. Bernstein considered company profitability, share prices and enterprise value (an estimation of total value) when appraising the performances of creative directors. Crucially, Bernstein discovered that after a five year stretch with any one creative director, a company’s fortunes would decline. This may explain why powerhouses like LVMH and Kering are more keen to replace their creative directors in short timeframes,...
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22 Jun

Why Pritchard Hill is Napa Valley’s Most Exclusive Zip Code (Harpers Bazaar)

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When you think Napa, you think of the Valley floor, but Napa’s highest scoring wines and most exclusive waiting lists are actually far above the floor, in an area called Pritchard Hill. This area is so iconic because a combination of rocky red, volcanic soils, and the elevation, which gives it a unique combination of sunshine and cloud reflection. Here are a few vineyards on Pritchard Hill that are the most sought-after. OVID NAPA VALLEY Tucked away high on Prichard Hill above Napa Valley is the jewel of a vineyard, Ovid. Upon arrival visitors are encapsulated by the view that opens up to an all encompassing perspective of the valley; spanning from the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge on one end to Mount...
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22 Jun

Christian Dior’s Cruise Show Will Be Live, but With No Audience, in Italy on July 22 (VOGUE)

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Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pietro Beccari, Christian Dior’s creative director of the women’s collection and CEO, respectively, hosted a video conference today to announce the Paris house’s cruise plans. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of Dior’s original show date of May 27. With France and Italy now more than a month into their reopenings, the company is moving forward with plans for a new date of July 22. A live show with no audience will be staged at the Piazza del Duomo in Lecce, a historic city in Italy’s Puglia region. Beccari gave three reasons for the show. “The first one for Maria Grazia and I, but I think we are not the only ones: luxury is emotions, and when it comes...
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19 Jun

Chanel Says Coronavirus Impact Will Affect Luxury Sector for Next Two Years (HYPEBEAST)

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Despite the coronavirus pandemic slowly getting under control, French luxury goods company Chanel predicts that the lingering effects on the economy will impact the luxury sector for at least the next two years. “We anticipate that the external environment will continue to impact the luxury sector negatively for at least the next 18 to 24 months,” says Chanel’s CFO Philippe Blondiaux in an interview with Reuters. Despite these predictions, the group has seen a 13 percent growth since 2019 and expects to end the year profitable. Previously having to shutter many of its retail locations, almost 85 percent of the group’s stores have now opened, with a massive sales rebound in China with some weeks going over 100 percent. Business is starting to resume in Paris,...
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16 Jun

Teyana Taylor Is M.A.C Cosmetics’ Newest Muse (ELLE)

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M.A.C Cosmetics has always had an eye for musicians—Rihanna, Selena Quintanilla, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah, to name a few. Now, you can add Teyana Taylor to the brand's growing list. The Teyana Taylor x M.A.C Cosmetics team-up was a match written in the stars since she 15 years old playing with M.A.C products to concoct her own personalized colors and finishes and drew upon these skills for her official partnership with M.A.C. It all started at the M.A.C Cosmetics store on 125th Street in Harlem, Taylor's birthplace. "I used to walk down that block on 125th, and stop at the MAC store and just stare at the campaigns," she told ELLE.com. Mesmerized at seeing M.A.C join forces with musicians over the years,...
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16 Jun

Charles Jeffrey’s London Fashion Week Livestream Raises Money for UK Black Pride (VOGUE)

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“Loverboy’s always been a happening, a place where people club together to do something great.” So says Charles Jeffrey, talking about how he was galvanized into action to raise money for UK Black Pride tonight. “I mean, that’s how it all started, at Vogue Fabrics [the East End venue owned by Lyall Hakaraia] when I was a student. I thought if I could do it then, I can do it now.” For London’s first digital fashion week Jeffrey had a virtual version of one of his exuberant party scenes planned, a teaser for the ‘top-up’ collection of t-shirts-and knits he went to huge lengths to put together in quarantine. But when the Black Lives Matter movement put anti-racism urgently in the forefront...
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14 Apr

Bella Hadid’s New Hand-Painted Jeans Were Created by a Fellow Model (VOGUE)

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This weekend, Bella Hadid celebrated Easter festivities with her family at home. (It appears most of the Hadid clan are sheltering in place at Yolanda Hadid’s farmhouse in Pennsylvania.) “Little bunny foo foo hopping through the forest,” read the caption Hadid posted alongside a series of Easter Sunday images in which she’s taking a nature walk in the backyard—and even climbing a tree. Being the supermodel that she is, Hadid couldn’t help but turn the outdoors moment into a mini photo shoot. She gave her candid snaps a high fashion feel by showing off a special pair of jeans that were created by a fellow model friend.                                         Hadid’s artful jeans were covered in adorable hand-painted flowers—a thematic choice for a nature walk—and come courtesy...
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