DKNY, Mara Hoffman, Rachel Zoe, Tibi, Richard Chai, SUNO, Lacoste, Wes Gordon, and Maybelline New York are sharing the latest trends – straight from the Spring 2014 runways. The result? Show-stopping beauty looks that will grace the faces and nails of fashionable women everywhere come spring. Orange Lips and Tips Bright, almost neon shades … Read more
Top colors for for spring 2014. Soft pastels with vivid brights are the top colors for spring 2014. Released to coincide with New York Fashion Week, the PANTONE Fashion Color Report features the top 10 colors for women’s and men’s fashion for spring 2014, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots. Inspired by a mixture … Read more
Two of the world’s foremost design pioneers – Sir Jonathan Ive KBE and Marc Newson CBE – have collaborated with musician and philanthropist Bono to organize a (RED) Auction to raise money for the Global Fund’s fight to end AIDS. And truly extraordinary is exactly what the (RED) Auction at Sotheby’s, New York on November … Read more
Kering takes a minority stake in Altuzarra fashion brand. Luxury goods giant Kering (formerly PPR) became a minority shareholder of the New York-based Altuzarra fashion brand, looking to establish its stronghold among the next generation of fashion designers. After the acquisition of the London fashion label Christopher Kane in January, Joseph Altuzarra’s namesake label is … Read more
Shunga is a Japanese term for erotic art, an art that has continued to influence modern forms of art, including manga, anime and Japanese tattoo art. Produced from 1600 to 1900 and banned in Japan for much of the 20th century, these explicit detailed erotic paintings, prints and books inspired Toulouse-Lautrec, Beardsley, Rodin and Picasso. … Read more
As lodges and shanty towns proliferate in Kenya’s Masai Mara, drastic and urgent steps are needed to save this beautiful game reserve from becoming an environmental disaster