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Luxury Eyewear Optician Maverick & Wolf Opens New Flagship Shop in Knightsbridge

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Friday, February 23, 2024

Popular retailers of luxury eyewear Maverick & Wolf are opening a new flagship location in Knightsbridge.

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    Working with high-end eyewear suppliers and manufacturers, Maverick & Wolf carries comfortable and trendy eyewear-with limited edition and new releases available before they officially hit the stores.
  • "Our new private showroom will offer shoppers a truly luxury experience when shopping for their luxury glasses and sunglasses," said Maverick & Wolf store manager Gordon Warburton.
  • Maverick & Wolf has seen that, when it comes to luxury eyewear, 2024 is all about 'go big or go home'-with oversized frames, bold designs, and tinted sunglasses cited as the top eyewear trends of 2024 .
  • In business since 2015, Maverick & Wolf looks forward to welcoming customers at their new Knightsbridge location.

Carenet Health Announces Brandy Presti as Executive Vice President of Strategic Sales

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Monday, March 4, 2024

Carenet Health, a trusted partner in simplifying and powering the business of healthcare, announced today that Brandy Presti has joined the leadership team as executive vice president of strategic sales.

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  • Carenet Health, a trusted partner in simplifying and powering the business of healthcare, announced today that Brandy Presti has joined the leadership team as executive vice president of strategic sales.
  • In this role, Presti will be responsible for developing innovative client relationship management strategies, as well as leveraging new business opportunities to increase profitability and retain clients for Carenet.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240304846546/en/
    Brandy Presti, Executive Vice President of Strategic Sales, Carenet Health (Photo: Business Wire)
    “I look forward to bringing my passion for advanced technology, relationship building and team collaboration to achieve rapid sales growth and drive big business outcomes with Carenet,” Presti said.
  • “Brandy will play a pivotal role at Carenet as she brings her fresh perspective and stellar client relationship experience to our sales team,” said Carenet Chief Sales Officer Rhonda Gibler.

IFF Launches Advertising Campaign Celebrating The Art Of Perfumery

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Monday, March 4, 2024

PARIS , March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IFF has launched an advertising campaign featuring staple tools of the art of perfumery.

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  • PARIS , March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IFF has launched an advertising campaign featuring staple tools of the art of perfumery.
  • "IFF perfumers are artists of the invisible, who craft olfactive works of art, connecting with consumers around the world through the scents they create for niche to global brands," said Sabrya Meflah, IFF president of fine fragrance.
  • The advertising campaign was shot by renowned luxury, perfume and haute-jewelry photographer, Helmut Stelzenberger, who has worked on ad campaigns for Chanel, Van Cleef, Cartier and others.
  • The campaign visuals feature the iconic blue-glass bottle—a staple of the IFF brand—held within hands representing perfumery craftsmanship.

Queen Anne to Boast Elevated Retail Experience with New Luxury Brands and Unique Cabinet of Curiosities Gallery

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Garrard, the first official crown jeweler in the UK, will also have its first boutique on board a Cunard ship.

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  • Garrard, the first official crown jeweler in the UK, will also have its first boutique on board a Cunard ship.
  • In addition to an expertly curated selection of fellow Walpole brands on board, Queen Anne will also herald a new era of retail therapy at sea.
  • To further enhance the guest experience, Queen Anne will boast a dedicated Shopping Host, the only role of its kind in the Cunard fleet.
  • Nowhere else will travelers be able to find such a beautifully curated collection of luxury brands at sea or learn about heritage brands in such an engaging way as with Queen Anne's Cabinet of Curiosities."

SALUTE TO SERVICE ADVANCES ASIAN VETERANS

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To promote positive public perception of Asian veterans and their legacy of service, Asian Hall of Fame presents Salute to Service on March 2, 2024 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. PST at Biltmore Los Angeles, 501 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles. Valet is $35 with event validation and dress code is suit and tie.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To promote positive public perception of Asian veterans and their legacy of service, Asian Hall of Fame presents Salute to Service on March 2, 2024 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. PST at Biltmore Los Angeles, 501 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles.
  • Antonio Taguba states, "American society is weakened by marginalizing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Native American veterans.
  • To amplify their mutual efforts to reverse the Rescission Act of 1946, Asian Hall of Fame awards the Asian Veterans Prize to The Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project.
  • Asian Hall of Fame is a cultural, educational, and humanitarian charity that transforms public perception of Asian and Indigenous legacy.

The New Look: Apple TV drama shows how Dior brought optimism to a war-weary world

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Dior’s haute couture collection remains a historical moment for post-war fashion, and lends its name to Apple’s new ten-part series.

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  • Dior’s haute couture collection remains a historical moment for post-war fashion, and lends its name to Apple’s new ten-part series.
  • The drama explores the state of Parisian couture in the final year of the second world war and the years that followed through the lives of important designers.
  • This includes Dior and his contemporaries Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Lucien Lelong, Hubert de Givenchy and Pierre Cardin.

French fashion during wartime

  • Once Nazi forces invaded, Paris and its international fashion markets were effectively cut off from the rest of the world.
  • As fashion designers were forced to limit the amount of material they used, unnecessary decorative additions such as ruffles and pockets became expendable.
  • Instead, wartime couturiers turned to embroidery and beading for decoration – trends that continue to characterise haute couture today.

The rival ‘American look’

  • Its biggest rival was the American ready-to-wear apparel industry, an aspect of the story this new series dramatises to great effect.
  • Though the American industry also faced fabric rationing during the second world war, it was not occupied, and the restrictions weren’t as debilitating.

Dior’s beacon of hope

  • Dior’s 1947 Carolle collection, was renamed the “new look” at first viewing by American fashion editor Carmel Snow.
  • Snow claimed it represented the creation of a new femininity – which Dior would later call “the golden age of couture”.
  • Rather, it celebrated the end of the grim years of wartime trauma, misery and lack.


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Elizabeth Kealy-Morris does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Evolved by Nature Announces New Chief Financial Officer, Commercial Vice President And Two New Board Members to Support Next Chapter of Growth for the Leading Biotechnology Company

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolved By Nature, a biotechnology company designing performance-based peptides from nature that increase performance and sustainability of the living barriers and surfaces that surround us, from replacement coating for PFAS chemistry in leather finishing, to non-toxic bioactives in personal care, to drug discovery for epithial and inflammatory diseases, today announces the recent appointment of new Chief Financial Officer, Shalini Urankar and Vice President, Commercial, Germano Coelho. The company also welcomes two distinguished experts across beauty and technology to its Board of Directors: Christine Dagousset and Francis Ebong. 

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  • The company also welcomes two distinguished experts across beauty and technology to its Board of Directors: Christine Dagousset and Francis Ebong.
  • President and Co-Founder of Evolved By Nature, Dr. Rebecca Lacouture shares, "We're extremely excited to be welcoming Shalini and Germano to the Evolved By Nature management team, and to be joined by Christine and Francis at the board level."
  • Previously, Urankar served as CFO for the Americas at Iron Mountain, managing finance and operations for a multi-billion-dollar business unit.
  • Previously, Ebong was Director of Global Operations & Partnerships at Facebook, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Arch Capital Group and The Social Progress Imperative.

NATURAL PERFUME HOUSE LAUNCHES NEW DISCOVERY SET DEAL FEATURING TOP 'DUPE' PERFUMES INSPIRED BY DESIGNER BRANDS

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Friday, February 9, 2024

.ELK GROVE, Calif., Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AromaPassions today announced the release of a new 15-piece natural fragrance discovery sets for men and women featuring 15 top 'dupe' (duplicate) perfumes all for $29. The discovery sets offer a new way for those curious about the quality, scent, and accuracy of dupes to try out 15 of the most popular scents. AromaPassions offers over 350 different scents including dupes inspired by fragrance brands such as Tom Ford, Parfums de Marly Layton, Creed Aventus, Le Labo Santal 33, and many more. The female-founded and owned business is also launching 25 new perfumes this month.

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  • The female-founded and owned business is also launching 25 new perfumes this month.
  • All AromaPassions fragrances are 100% free from:
    AromaPassions dupe perfumes and colognes have gained fame on TikTok as fragrance influencers discover how close they are to the designer brands.
  • AromaPassions uses a higher concentration of fragrance than most famous perfume brands, providing for longer-lasting aromas.
  • This includes their most popular scents, which are inspired by designer brand perfumes such as Chanel, Tom Ford, Le Labo, Baccarat Rouge, and many more.

Constellium Provides Chanel Fragrance & Beauty Recycled Aluminium Solutions for its Collection of Mascara

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

PARIS, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellium SE (NYSE: CSTM) partnered with Chanel Fragrance & Beauty and g.pivaudran to introduce a packaging including recycled aluminium for Chanel's mascara line "Le Volume."

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  • PARIS, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellium SE (NYSE: CSTM) partnered with Chanel Fragrance & Beauty and g.pivaudran to introduce a packaging including recycled aluminium for Chanel's mascara line "Le Volume."
  • The mascara packaging will now incorporate 10 to 20 per cent of post-consumer recycled (PCR), depending on the model.
  • “We are very proud of this major accomplishment, which supports the growing trend towards eco-friendly solutions in the beauty industry,” said Patrick Broom, Director Sales & Marketing Specialties at Constellium.
  • “We would like to thank Chanel for paving the way towards more eco-friendly solutions in the beauty industry.

Disney’s Cristóbal Balenciaga reveals the power, the politics and the drama of high fashion

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Monday, February 5, 2024

His dedication to the craft of dressmaking and tailoring was fostered by his seamstress mother and acknowledged by local Spanish aristocracy who recognised his talents.

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  • His dedication to the craft of dressmaking and tailoring was fostered by his seamstress mother and acknowledged by local Spanish aristocracy who recognised his talents.
  • A marquesa’s patronage led to a tailoring apprenticeship in San Sebastián, where he opened his first dressmaking business in 1919 at the age of 24, and later an atelier in Madrid.
  • Balenciaga’s life and work are currently being explored in a six-part Spanish biographical drama on Disney+.
  • The new Disney series stars Alberto San Juan as Balenciaga and is structured around the designer recalling the events of his life and career during a rare interview in 1971 with the Times’ fashion editor Prudence Glynn (Gemma Whelan).

Fashion for a post-war world

  • In episode two – The Occupation – when Balenciaga’s nervous investor visits Chanel to ask if the designer can succeed in Parisian high fashion, her famous response is resounding: “Cristóbal is the only authentic couturier amongst us.
  • The rest, we are simply just fashion designers.” The series follows the turbulent political and economic times for fashion in the mid-20th century.
  • Meanwhile, artisanal couture traditions of fashion design had to contend with the rise and expansion of the mass manufacturing of prêt-à-porter (ready-to-wear) fashion.
  • The emerging prêt-à-porter designers, many of whom he mentored, carried his design principles into their luxury mass-manufactured clothing lines, including Givenchy, André Courrèges and Emanuel Ungaro.

Industry and passion

  • Balenciaga’s magic is grounded in driven, tireless dedication to an art form.
  • Everywhere we see hands, tools, textiles manipulated, cut, folded, sewn, adjusted, and eventually formed on a body ready to be seen and, ultimately, sold.
  • However, he states: “It wasn’t just a business, it was part of me, like an extension of my body.
  • An important character throughout the series is Carmel Snow (Gabrielle Lazure), the fashion chief of the American edition of the highly influential lifestyle magazine Harper’s Bazaar.
  • This series is testament that designing, making and promoting dress will always involve passion and drama.


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Elizabeth Kealy-Morris does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.