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Ann Demeulemeester art book in the making
The Belgian fashion guru Ann Demeulemeester, one of the most influential and inspiring fashion designers of our time, signed a book deal with famous Rizzoli publishing house, the famed Italian purveyor of art tomes. The 54-year-old Belgian fashion legend is working on a book with a foreword by American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist … Read more
Copenhagen Fashion Summit releases the program for the largest global event on sustainable fashion.
Copenhagen Fashion Summit, the world’s largest and most important event on sustainability in fashion, released the program for this year’s event, which will take place on April 24, 2014 in Copenhagen. The program contains an exceptional lineup of keynotes from the globally renowned luxury group Kering to the fast-fashion multinational H&M all focusing on the … Read more
Marc Jacobs’ female beauty definition
Everyday lip magic with Marc Jacobs Beauty. Marc Jacobs comes to conquer Europe with his aesthetic and cinematic vision incapsulated in the Marc Jacobs Beauty’ line. After launching in the US and then Dubai last fall, the Beauty line is available in Paris. The ad Campaign is starring Jessica Lange. Marc Jacobs Beauty’ includes sixteen … Read more
World Water Day 2014: Eco-warrior Vivienne Westwood takes a shower for PETA
Dame Vivienne Westwood Jumps Into The Shower In New Pro-Vegetarian Video. By avoiding meat, you do more for the environment than recycling or driving a hybrid car.’ For this year’s World Water Day, iconic designer Dame Vivienne Westwood literally makes a splash in a new PETA video about the meat industry’s depletion of world water … Read more
Keira Knightley is back. Coco Mademoiselle. Where is she now?
28-year-old British actress Keira Knightley and Bafta-winning director Joe Wright team up again for Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle scent, now released in a collector’s mega-bottle. The new 900ml bottle of the fragrance is available upon request for €4,365. This is Keira Knightley’s third Coco Mademoiselle film. The new mini production for the Coco Mademoiselle fragrance shows … Read more