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Anya Hindmarch’s Chubby Hearts Capture the Smile and Love of Hong Kong

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Chubby Hearts Hong Kong, curated and presented by the Hong Kong Design Centre, featuring a giant inflatable red heart designed by the award-winning British designer Anya Hindmarch, was launched in the city in February with great fanfare.

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  • Chubby Hearts Hong Kong, curated and presented by the Hong Kong Design Centre, featuring a giant inflatable red heart designed by the award-winning British designer Anya Hindmarch, was launched in the city in February with great fanfare.
  • As Anya Hindmarch's giant chubby heart balloons fly over Hong Kong, infused a positive atmosphere, they are also spreading love throughout the urban landscape.
  • These include the "Chubby Hearts Hong Kong", Dior's global unveil of the Dior Fall 2024 men's show, world-renowned pop culture convention "ComplexCon", and the centennial celebration of late Hong Kong literary icon Jin Yong.
  • As part of "Chubby Hearts Hong Kong" event, giant inflatable red hearts are popping up across Hong Kong, filling the entire city with love and smiles.

Global Times: Horse-face skirt sails overseas as unique Chinese cultural symbol

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Monday, March 4, 2024

This phenomenon has caught the attention of many who realized that the horse-face skirt craze was expanding to overseas markets thanks to this unique cultural symbol.

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  • This phenomenon has caught the attention of many who realized that the horse-face skirt craze was expanding to overseas markets thanks to this unique cultural symbol.
  • Far from being photoshoot prop, wearing the horse-face skirt has become almost de rigueur among many Chinese celebrities and influencers for various international social occasions.
  • In the current trend of traditional Chinese clothing revival, how has the horse-face skirt stood out to become the most prominent garment?
  • "Many young people believe that the horse-face skirt is not just a fashion item, but also a cultural symbol.

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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Saks Fifth Avenue Unveils Reimagined West Coast Flagship in Beverly Hills

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Saks Fifth Avenue is reinventing its West Coast flagship experience and furthering its position as the quintessential destination for luxury fashion in Beverly Hills with the opening of its highly anticipated new women's store on Wilshire Boulevard.

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  • BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Saks Fifth Avenue is reinventing its West Coast flagship experience and furthering its position as the quintessential destination for luxury fashion in Beverly Hills with the opening of its highly anticipated new women's store on Wilshire Boulevard.
  • "Saks Fifth Avenue is resetting the gold standard of luxury shopping in Beverly Hills with the opening of our new women's store on Wilshire Boulevard," said Larry Bruce, President, Saks Fifth Avenue stores.
  • "We have created the ultimate luxury shopping destination in Beverly Hills," added Tracy Margolies, Chief Merchandising Officer, Saks.
  • Bo oversees the Saks Fifth Avenue West Coast flagship experience in Beverly Hills, including the new women's store and the men's store located at 9634 Wilshire Boulevard.

WHAT'S NEW AT GRANDE LAKES ORLANDO IN 2024

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grande Lakes Orlando, the 500-acre luxury Florida resort in the headwaters of the Florida Everglades anchored by The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes and JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes, is bringing a slate of new experiences for guests to experience in 2024 for the ultimate vacation in Orlando. Through innovative new events and programming, curated partnerships, enhancements to award-winning amenities and sustainably-minded culinary offerings, Grande Lakes Orlando will continue to serve as a leading Orlando resort and vacation destination this year. Travelers are encouraged to take advantage of the resort's popular overnight packages available all year for an ideal Florida vacation getaway, including the "Grande Escape Package," which provides a $50 daily resort credit and complimentary parking and the "Family Escape Package," which includes connecting rooms for large families and complimentary parking.

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  • The award-winning resort will offer innovative partnerships, unique programming, and world-class amenities in the year ahead
    ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grande Lakes Orlando , the 500-acre luxury Florida resort in the headwaters of the Florida Everglades anchored by The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes and JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes, is bringing a slate of new experiences for guests to experience in 2024 for the ultimate vacation in Orlando.
  • Through innovative new events and programming, curated partnerships, enhancements to award-winning amenities and sustainably-minded culinary offerings, Grande Lakes Orlando will continue to serve as a leading Orlando resort and vacation destination this year.
  • Grande Lakes Orlando encourages guests to take advantage of its recently introduced partnerships across the sprawling property, including the Fifth Avenue Club at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando in partnership with Saks Fifth Avenue.
  • For more information about Grande Lakes Orlando and to book a stay at one of its two hotels, please visit www.grandelakes.com .

Simon Porte Jacquemus Named Recipient of 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

DALLAS, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neiman Marcus announces Simon Porte Jacquemus, Founder and Creative Director of Jacquemus as the 2024 recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion. Jacquemus is recognized as an influential leader with significant social currency who has defined the cultural agenda and captured the fashion industry with a revolutionary approach to building his independent brand. Jacquemus challenges the status quo through distinct show presentation, marketing, and merchandising tactics that have set a new tone for the future of the fashion industry.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neiman Marcus announces Simon Porte Jacquemus, Founder and Creative Director of Jacquemus as the 2024 recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion.
  • Reflecting the ever-changing nature of fashion, the Innovation Award celebrates extraordinary talent shaping today's design landscape.
  • "Neiman Marcus shares his pioneering, experience-driven strategy with over-the-top moments like Fantasy Gifts and 'Retail-tainment' activations to create magic for our customers."
  • "I am really happy to receive the Neiman Marcus Award, it's a beautiful recognition for the brand and my team," said Jacquemus.

Simon Porte Jacquemus Named Recipient of 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

DALLAS, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neiman Marcus announces Simon Porte Jacquemus, Founder and Creative Director of Jacquemus as the 2024 recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion. Jacquemus is recognized as an influential leader with significant social currency who has defined the cultural agenda and captured the fashion industry with a revolutionary approach to building his independent brand. Jacquemus challenges the status quo through distinct show presentation, marketing, and merchandising tactics that have set a new tone for the future of the fashion industry.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neiman Marcus announces Simon Porte Jacquemus, Founder and Creative Director of Jacquemus as the 2024 recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion.
  • Reflecting the ever-changing nature of fashion, the Innovation Award celebrates extraordinary talent shaping today's design landscape.
  • "Neiman Marcus shares his pioneering, experience-driven strategy with over-the-top moments like Fantasy Gifts and 'Retail-tainment' activations to create magic for our customers."
  • "I am really happy to receive the Neiman Marcus Award, it's a beautiful recognition for the brand and my team," said Jacquemus.

Schiaparelli's Daniel Roseberry Named 2024 Recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion

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Monday, January 29, 2024

DALLAS, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Spring 2024 Couture Week, Neiman Marcus announces Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director of Schiaparelli, will receive the 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion. Roseberry receives the award for the unrivaled creativity and craftsmanship he has brought to Schiaparelli. He is being recognized for bridging art with fashion to successfully embody the surrealist and whimsical house codes the brand is known for through a modern lens. The Texas-born designer has captured the attention of the fashion industry and the world's most influential celebrities carrying on the legacy of founder Elsa Schiaparelli, who was also recognized in 1940 by Stanley Marcus.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Spring 2024 Couture Week, Neiman Marcus announces Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director of Schiaparelli, will receive the 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion.
  • Since its inception in 1938, the Neiman Marcus Awards has sought to connect fashion's most important designers with the American luxury customer.
  • Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of Women's Haute Couture, Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections for Dior, was recently named the 2024 recipient of the iconic Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion.
  • The retailer will soon announce the third and final 2024 class honoree, the recipient of this year's Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion.

Schiaparelli's Daniel Roseberry Named 2024 Recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion

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Monday, January 29, 2024

DALLAS, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Spring 2024 Couture Week, Neiman Marcus announces Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director of Schiaparelli, will receive the 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion. Roseberry receives the award for the unrivaled creativity and craftsmanship he has brought to Schiaparelli. He is being recognized for bridging art with fashion to successfully embody the surrealist and whimsical house codes the brand is known for through a modern lens. The Texas-born designer has captured the attention of the fashion industry and the world's most influential celebrities carrying on the legacy of founder Elsa Schiaparelli, who was also recognized in 1940 by Stanley Marcus.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Spring 2024 Couture Week, Neiman Marcus announces Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director of Schiaparelli, will receive the 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion.
  • Since its inception in 1938, the Neiman Marcus Awards has sought to connect fashion's most important designers with the American luxury customer.
  • Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of Women's Haute Couture, Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections for Dior, was recently named the 2024 recipient of the iconic Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion.
  • The retailer will soon announce the third and final 2024 class honoree, the recipient of this year's Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion.

Maria Grazia Chiuri Named 2024 Recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion

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Friday, January 19, 2024

DALLAS, Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neiman Marcus announces Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of Women's Haute Couture, Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections for Dior, as the 2024 recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion. This is the same distinction that was given to Monsieur Dior in 1947. Dior's first female creative director receives the honor as a transformative creative visionary who has made a significant impact on the luxury fashion industry.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neiman Marcus announces Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of Women's Haute Couture, Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections for Dior, as the 2024 recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion.
  • "The Neiman Marcus Awards celebrate global fashion luminaries who have inspired and shaped the industry," said Geoffroy van Raemdonck, Chief Executive Officer, Neiman Marcus Group.
  • "We recognize Maria Grazia Chiuri with the same award Monsieur Dior won for her extraordinary work at the House of Dior that has catapulted female creative representation in the industry.
  • Her historic appointment at the Parisian Maison has ushered in a new era of cultural impact for the brand."