Jean Paul Gaultier Or the Shattered Codes

French Designer Jean Paul Gaultier is now the subject of his own documentary, called “Jean Paul Gaultier Ou Les Codes Bouleversés” (Jean Paul Gaultier Or the Shattered Codes). It was made by model and his former muse Farida Khelfa, and he is delighted with the finished project. “She knows me. She can show things even … Read more

Printemps Paris to became a benchmark of luxury and niche fragrances

Printemps Paris became La Belle Parfumerie du Printemps Printemps or “le grand magasin de la parfumerie à la française” Parisian Printemps Haussmann beauty store has a new look, a new name and it is repositioning itself on the luxury and niche perfume houses such as Les Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, Serge Lutens Perfumes and … Read more

Kate Winslet launches Golden Hat charity makeup range with Lancôme

Kate Winslet collaborates on a limited edition makeup collection with Lancôme to raise funds for her charity, The Golden Hat Foundation. In aid of her charity, the Golden Hat Foundation, which helps improve the lives of autistic children, Hollywood actress  has released a small beauty collection, including the face-illuminating Lancôme Poudre Lumière, a Lancôme L’Absolu … Read more

Vivienne Westwood ‘Tree-shirt’ to raise funds for re-connecting Europe’s forests

Vivienne Westwood  put art in the service of sustainable development. At the launch of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s new ‘GreenUp’ initiative, conceived to bring the Green Economy closer to Europeans, British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood unveiled a ‘Tree-shirt’ to raise funds for re-connecting Europe’s forests. Forests across the globe will be central to combating … Read more

Maker of ‘fine hats’ Christy’s finds safe home under Liberty

The hatmaker of the British Monarchy bought by Liberty (BlueGem Capital Partners) Upmarket London department store Liberty has purchased Christy’s, maker of ‘fine hats’ to luminaries as diverse as Winston Churchill and Johnny Depp. The hat maker, synonymous for its Trilbys, Fedoras and Ecuadorian Panamas, was established in 1773 and is the first addition as … Read more

Strange things happen in the Netherlands: Swallowable perfume will emit fragrance from the skin

Applying perfume to our skin? It may seem almost old-fashioned Created by Amsterdam-based artist Lucy McRae along with synthetic biologist Sheref Mansy, Swallowable Parfum is essentially a capsule containing synthetic fragrant lipid molecules that mimic the structure of the fat molecules naturally found in the body. When those lipids get metabolized by the body’s enzymes, … Read more