Champagne

Moët & Chandon x Ambush: Like a window into the future

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Moët & Chandon x AMBUSH: first-ever global product collaboration supports the planet.

Champagne house Moët & Chandon and fashion designer Yoon have released a limited-edition bottle of Impérial Moët & Chandon. With a thoroughly contemporary edge, this first-ever collaboration will help support the preservation of biodiversity.

For its first global collaboration, the luxury Maison tapped the disruptive and bold creativity of Yoon, co-founder and creative director of the fashion label AMBUSH, who crafted a new design for its iconic cuvée. This striking creation connects Moët & Chandon with the spirit of the times and speaks to the values championed by today’s generation.

“We are thrilled with this partnership with Yoon because it brings a disruptive freshness to the centuries-old heritage of Moët & Chandon, and aligns with our own commitment to preserving nature to ensure a bright future for the next generation,” says Benoît Gouez, Cellar Master of Moët & Chandon.

The partnership between Moët & Chandon and Yoon is particularly momentous because it marks the first time in 152 years that the iconic bottle of Moët Impérial, born in 1869, has been redesigned by an artist. The storied Champagne house is also taking advantage of this collaboration to support the environment. Moët & Chandon will donate a portion of profits from sales of the limited-edition Moët & Chandon x AMBUSH to the World Land Trust, an international conservation charity that protects threatened natural habitats. The funds will be targeted to protecting the Canandé Reserve in the Ecuadorian Chocó Forest, a place as biodiverse as the Amazon rainforest but far more threatened. World Land Trust CEO Jonathan Barnard says that support from the Moët & Chandon x AMBUSH collaboration will have a direct impact on protecting fragile species and stopping deforestation. The engagement of a brand such as Moët & Chandon contributes to the fight against climate change.

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Yoon says she found inspiration in the Maison’s commitments while working on the redesign of the Moët Impérial bottle.

“On my visit to Epernay, I saw the devotion of the people at Moët & Chandon to nature and to their precious terroir. This inspired me to select the World Land Trust to receive the support of the House, so that together we could help preserve other terroirs around the world,” the artist recounts.

While the content of this limited edition is faithful to the wealth and diversity of the Champagne region’s vineyards, Moët & Chandon gave Yoon carte blanche to redesign the bottle with her minimalist, in-the-moment aesthetic. Yoon has given the bottle a deep black neck that contrasts with a new embossed white label. Her eye-catching design is like a window open to a future filled with possibilities for those who dare step forward.

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The three bold entrepreneurs honored with 2020 Bold Woman Award and Bold Future Award by Veuve Clicquot

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From the unexpected to defying the status quo, we all have the power for audacity in what we do. Where will yours lead you?

Bold by Veuve Clicquot Awards 2020; © Veuve Clicquot

You have to be bold to be an entrepreneur, and you have to be equally bold to hold an online event to celebrate exceptional women entrepreneurs.

Veuve Clicquot has since 1972 honored exceptional women leaders, creating a community that now counts nearly 350 bold women around the world.

During a special online ceremony on November 9, Veuve Clicquot announced the three bold entrepreneurs honored by its 2020 Bold Woman Award and Bold Future Award, respectively Juliette Lévy, founder of Oh My Cream!, and Donia Amamra & Loubna Ksibi, co-founders of Meet My Mama.The event was hosted by writer and fashion critic Sophie Fontanel. Veuve Clicquot also presented the results of a survey conducted with Odoxa on the impact of the
current health crisis on female entrepreneurship.

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The announcement of the winners by Sophie Fontanel was joined by interviews and shared experiences, all streamed on the Veuve Clicquot website (watch the ceremony and find out more about the winners).

“Motivated by our House’s resolutely optimistic and forward-looking vision, we want to continue inspiring generations of women to be even bolder,” said Jean-Marc Gallot, CEO of Veuve Clicquot and a member of a prestigious jury that includes Delphine Arnault, Executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton and a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of LVMH. In addition, the jury comprises former winners and experts in a range of disciplines, such as computational scientist and entrepreneur Aurélie Jean, and Fleur Pellerin, former French culture minister and managing director of Korelya Capital.

The finalists shortlisted for the 2020 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award and Bold Future Award distinguished themselves with their entrepreneurial audacity, their ability to reinvent convention approaches and their ethical and committed vision of business. On November 9 the jury presented the Bold Woman Award to Juliette Levy, Founder and CEO of Oh My Cream, a network of cosmetics stores offering only “clean” brands to introduce women to what is best for their skin.

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The Bold Future Award was presented to the co-founders of Meet My Mama, Loubna Ksibi & Donia Amamra. With a focus on supporting minorities, they have created a community of migrant and refugee women from around the world with real culinary skills and trained them to work in green catering services.

For the second year in a row, the House also recognized a man who helps improve women’s representation and consideration in society through his own concrete actions. The Bold Champion Award, an honorary award, was presented to Gérald Karsenti, President of SAP France.

The luxury champagne Maison first created the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award in 1972 to celebrate its 200th anniversary, and to honor Madame Clicquot’s story of boldness, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. For almost 50 years, the Maison has recognized businesswomen who have built, taken on or developed a business. To date, 350 women in 27 countries have been honored.

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