Search results for: “women in art”
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Nicholas Knightly unveils a contemporary nod to Pauline Moynat’s empathetic design for women on the move
Long ahead of it’s time in 1903, Moynat was advertising women’s handbags on long straps, to wear hands free. Moynat‘s Creative Director Nicholas Knightly revives Pauline Moynat’ s feminine flair brought to the métier of luxury trunk-making. Moynat turns a fresh page under the new creative direction of Nicholas Knightly. With a keen eye…
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Celine, Chaumet, Patou, Dior and Louis Vuitton working with refugee artisans
“These are much more than simply fashion and décor items, they embody the tenacity that transforms beauty into esteem, esteem into hope, and hope into a future,” – Inès Mesmar, La Fabrique NOMADE director. On March 23, La Fabrique NOMADE, a non-profit that helps talented artisans who have sought refuge in France use their skills…
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Guerlain Women for Bees – a groundbreaking female beekeeping entrepreneurship program
“When women gain skills and knowledge, their instinct is to help raise others,” – Guerlain muse Angelina Jolie. UNESCO and Guerlain have launched a state-of-the-art female beekeeping entrepreneurship programme, “Women for Bees.” This March, Guerlain and UNESCO announced the official launch of “Women for Bees”, a groundbreaking female beekeeping entrepreneurship program conducted…
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Kering luxury group x James Beard Foundation support women-owned restaurants
Kering Americas and The James Beard Foundation Support Gender Equity In The Culinary Industry. Kering Americas is pleased to announce a donation to the James Beard Foundation to support women-owned restaurants that have been impacted by the pandemic. The initiative was launched during the International Women’s Day. Restaurants owned by women are being disproportionately…
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From Martha Washington to Melania Trump: 250 years of first lady portraiture
Portraits of presidents’ wives have evolved with the role, and although it remains highly gendered, a new exhibition aims to celebrate their contribution and to ‘rectify the absences of women in US history’
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Romanticism with touches of rock at Chanel’s Le Château des Dames 2020/ 2021 Métiers d’art show
Glamour at dusk: Geometric layers define masculine-feminine nonchalance at Chanel. Each December since 2002, CHANEL unveils a collection dedicated to its Fashion Métiers d’art.This collection highlights the creative dialogue between Virginie Viard, Artistic Director of CHANEL’s Fashion collections, and the Maisons d’art, enhancing the creations of the House. This Ready-to-Wear collection specific to CHANEL…