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Dolce & Gabbana | Fall Winter 2023/2024 | Menswear "Essenza"

Dolce&Gabbana stay true to their heritage with the #DGFW23 Men’s Fashion Show “Essenza”. A pure vision of the brand’s traditions dresses the man with elegance, precision and sensuality.The emotion of the new black volcanic hues, the tailored cut, the exceptional Italian craftsmanship of #DGFattoAMano in the precious embroideries and Sicilian inspiration. A collection that narrates the true…

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#SUPPORTARTISTS Regrann from @matiaskritz - I invite you to visit & explore my new website www.matiaskritz.com @matiaskritz . Kritz is a young veteran to the art world having exhibited and collaborated with his work internationally since 1989. His academic and professional achievements are manifold and defy a single genre -spanning from photographic essays, academic writings, and cutting edge experiential visual art projects. Kritz’s ceaseless experimentation and intersecting interests translate to a singular richness in his photographic work. . Publishings: “Movement and Pictorial Space, The Video Beauty”; National University of La Jolla, California, University of Phenomenology & Media, Mexico City, and in the Universities Albert Ludwing and Hochschule Furtwagen, Germany. Dr. Alberto J. L. Carrillo Canán, Luis R. Vera Chaparro. Numerous pieces in photography magazines and other media. . Select solo exhibitions: Museum Evita (2013), Museum Emilio Caraffa (2014), Decorative Arts National Museum (2015), Buenos Aires Photo Opening Show (2015), Palacio Duhau, Park Hyatt (2015), Gallery Nights Buenos Aires (2016) . Commissioned based photo assignments for International Foundation Jorge Luis Borges, Legislature of Buenos Aires, and acclaimed series for renown Mental Health Hospital Braulio Moyano (Buenos Aires, Argentina) among others. . Mr. Kritz collaborated with the artist Angelo Musco in his photography project: “Sanctuary”, New York (2016) and in the soundtrack of the film Conception alongside Giulio Carmassi -Pat Metheny’s pianist. . Winner of the Golden Medal to Architecture ; Interior Design CASA FOA 2015 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) for his use of digitally printed porcelain in experiential space. . +Info www.matiaskritz.com #visualart #artshow #contemporaryart #photography #photographer #photo #gallery #museum #berlin #paris #milan #venice #london #moscow #dubai #china #manhattan #newyork #williamsburg #brooklyn #chelsea #artist #style #fashion #interiordesign #styleformen #visualartist https://www.instagram.com/p/BnVGMvJgpAm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z6i7nxo8b01r

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Dolce & Gabbana launches catwalk of the COVID-19 era

Dolce & Gabbana launches catwalk of the COVID-19 era

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No air-kissing, a safely-distanced front row and face masks are de rigueur — Dolce & Gabbana is rewriting the rules of high-end fashion engagement with one of the first physical shows of the COVID-19 era.

Part of Milan’s otherwise digital menswear fashion week, the show on Wednesday will be watched by a select group of guests wearing face masks as the models stride down the catwalk a…

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This Week’s Need-to-Know Beauty News

Jennifer Lopez Launches 25th Fragrance, Continues to Stun Us All

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Today was SOOOO special!!! Big announcement 😏 and my own beautiful pop-up shop for my new fragrance, PROMISE!!! It was so amazing inside! ✨ If you’re in NYC you have to go see it tomorrow before it’s gone! #IPromise #WhatsYourPromise 34 W Little 12th Street today until 6p!!!

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A true goddess among humans, Jennifer Lopez continues to elicit dropped jaws in basically every aspect of her life—exhibit A: her epic Versace runway moment at Milan Fashion Week. And while everything about her physical being is unearthly, at 50, she’s equally as impressive on the career side of things. Not only is there ample Oscar buzz around her role in Hustlers, but on the business side, JLo’s most recent perfume launch will mark her 25th to date. Promise is the latest addition to Lopez’s perfume empire, which has generated $2 billion in sales to date, reports WWD. “There have been so many moments in my life where I have made promises to myself — to give my all, do my best, be true to myself, never give up,” Lopez told WWD. “No matter what obstacles stood in my way, I stayed true to my promises, and I believe they helped shaped who I am and where I am today. This fragrance embodies my promises and aims to inspire every woman who has ever doubted herself and struggled along the way.” We are not worthy.

Hydrafacials Are All the Rage, Says Yelp’s 2019 Trend Report

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You may not usually turn to Yelp for beauty advice—where to find the best pho within a 3-mile radius? That’s more like it—but the user-generated review site happens to be sitting on a mountain of beauty-related data, which they’ve put to use in a recent report. To celebrate the site’s 15th anniversary, Yelp launched a deep dive into some of the site’s most notable trends, with whole section devoted to the beauty services industry. Along with the hydrafacial—essentially a less abrasive version of microdermabrasion, whereby impurities are suctioned out of the skin—the treatments and services on the uptick in 2019 included microneedling and dermaplaning, while the Brazilian wax, keratin and lash extensions all took a dive in popularity. Read the full report here.

Ezra Miller Attends PFW Sporting Another Noteworthy Makeup Look

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See AMENDMENT below to my comment “Why did I write SLUT!! I’ll let you figure it out … let’s just say it suited our mood at the time 😉 Last night with #ezramiller at @ysl #lisahoughtonmakeup…” Amendment Ezra is an amazing artist. I feel I really need to own up to the fact that the words that i wrote earlier do not correctly represent the way this look developed. I want to take this opportunity to represent more honestly that when I walked into the room and into this collaboration, Ezra already very much held this vision and “I want you to write the word slut on my cheek” was literally his opening statement when asked about his desires for the look. I also have come to understand that this was not a spontaneous decision for Ezra based on a mood as I inaccurately depicted it to be, but rather a very intentional statement of political, spiritual and personal significance for Ezra. I feel that was portrayed inaccurately in the words that i posted earlier. This look and the use of the word “Slut” was something that Ezra felt very strongly about and was done to communicate his feelings and exact his vision. I want to sincerely apologise to Ezra et al if my words have caused any confusion.

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Ezra Miller continues to cement his status as a one-to-watch where makeup is concerned. This week, the actor—best known for his roles in We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them—attended the Saint Laurent show at Paris Fashion Week wearing red lipstick, pink eyeshadow from lash to brow and the words “slut” written across his cheek. “This was not a spontaneous decision for Ezra based on a mood as I inaccurately depicted it to be, but rather a very intentional statement of political, spiritual and personal significance for Ezra,” makeup artist Lisa Houghton wrote on an Instagram post, following some apparent confusion regarding the genesis of the idea. ‘This look and the use of the word ‘Slut’ was something that Ezra felt very strongly about and was done to communicate his feelings and exact his vision.”

Darren Criss is Launching a Unisex Skincare Line

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So I joined Matt and Madison to build The Motley back in 2013. I’m amped about our latest endeavor, @onekind.us which launches on 10/1. Onekind is skincare for all – without the bullshit ingredients or price. Head over and give them a follow if you wanna know more. The way I see it: skin is skin and we only get one to live in so we might as well take care of it! #facesofonekind #moustachenotincluded

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Calling all Gleeks: there’s something new to get excited over this week, and it isn’t the release of the full series on Netflix Canada. Along with his partners (siblings Madison and Matthew Ruggieri) Darren Criss is putting his talent into a new venture—one which doesn’t require any singing or dancing. That is, a unisex skincare line dubbed OneKind. “There is certainly a disparity between the popularity and more obvious nature of women’s beauty products,” the Emmy-winning actor told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s historically not as much of a male-oriented thing. We were trying to level that playing field a little bit.” OneKind is set to launch on October 1, 2019.

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiralling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and on social media.

The ads – released earlier this week to drum up interest in a Shanghai fashion show the Italian brand later canceled – featured a Chinese woman struggling to eat spaghetti and pizza with chopsticks, sparking criticism from consumers.

The blunder was compounded when screenshots were circulated online of a private Instagram conversation, in which the brand’s designer Stefano Gabbana makes a reference to “China Ignorant Dirty Smelling Mafia” and uses the smiling poo emoji to describe the country. The brand said Gabbana’s account had been hacked.

Amid calls for a boycott, the furore threatened to grow into a big setback for one of Italy’s best-known fashion brands in a crucial market, where rivals from Louis Vuitton of LVMH to Kering’s Gucci are vying to expand.

Chinese customers account for more than a third of spending on luxury products worldwide, and are increasingly shopping for these in their home market rather than on overseas trips.

China’s Kaola, an e-commerce platform belonging to China’s NetEase Inc confirmed it had removed Dolce & Gabbana products while luxury goods retailer Secoo said it removed the brand’s listings on Wednesday evening.

On Yoox Net-A-Porter – owned by Cartier parent Richemont and a leading online high-end retailer – the label’s wares were no longer available on its platforms within China. The company declined to comment.

Checks done by Reuters on Thursday morning also showed pages that previously linked to Dolce & Gabbana items on the e-commerce sites hosted by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com Inc were no longer available and searches for the brand returned no products.

Alibaba and JD.com did not respond to requests for comment, and Dolce & Gabbana did not comment on the retailers’ moves.

RESPECT

After its China missteps quickly went viral on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform, it apologised in a statement on the site.

Celebrities including “Memoirs of a Geisha” movie star Zhang Ziyi criticized the brand, while singer Wang Junkai said he had terminated an agreement to be the brand’s ambassador.

An airport duty fee shop in the southern Chinese city of Haikou said on Weibo it had removed all Dolce & Gabbana products from its shelves.

The Communist Party Youth League, the youth wing of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, said on Weibo “we welcome foreign companies to invest and develop in China … companies working in the country should respect China and Chinese people”.

The gaffe is not the first by Dolce & Gabbana in China, even as it pushes to increase its appeal there. It came under fire on social media last year for another series of ads showing the grungy side of Chinese life.

The unlisted firm does not publish earnings or disclose how much revenue it derives from China.

Other uproars have come and gone in China without appearing to cause lasting damage, including at brands like Kering’s Balenciaga, which apologised in April amid a backlash over how some Chinese customers had been treated in Paris.

But there was an increased chance such controversies could affect sales as buyers became more discerning about brands, some analysts said.

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Dolce & Gabbana store at a shopping complex in Shanghai, China November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

“It’s a different market now – Chinese customers are more savvy, and there’s so much more choice,” said Sindy Liu, a London-based luxury marketing consultant.

“A lot of western brands don’t really understand China that well when it comes to cultural sensitivities. But most brands are quite careful, they don’t do things that are humorous.”

Controversial comments by designers can be devastating for luxury brands. In one of the worst fallouts from in the fashion world, Christian Dior, now fully part of LVMH, fired designer John Galliano in 2011 after a video of him surfaced hurling anti-Semitic abuse at people in a bar in Paris.

Reporting by Pei Li and Cate Cadell in Beijing; Additional reporting by Sarah White in Paris and Claudia Cristoferi in Milan, Editing by Himani Sarkar

Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiralling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and on social media.

The ads – released earlier this week to drum up interest in a Shanghai fashion show the Italian brand later canceled – featured a Chinese woman struggling to eat spaghetti and pizza with chopsticks, sparking criticism from consumers.

The blunder was compounded when screenshots were circulated online of a private Instagram conversation, in which the brand’s designer Stefano Gabbana makes a reference to “China Ignorant Dirty Smelling Mafia” and uses the smiling poo emoji to describe the country. The brand said Gabbana’s account had been hacked.

Amid calls for a boycott, the furore threatened to grow into a big setback for one of Italy’s best-known fashion brands in a crucial market, where rivals from Louis Vuitton of LVMH to Kering’s Gucci are vying to expand.

Chinese customers account for more than a third of spending on luxury products worldwide, and are increasingly shopping for these in their home market rather than on overseas trips.

China’s Kaola, an e-commerce platform belonging to China’s NetEase Inc confirmed it had removed Dolce & Gabbana products while luxury goods retailer Secoo said it removed the brand’s listings on Wednesday evening.

On Yoox Net-A-Porter – owned by Cartier parent Richemont and a leading online high-end retailer – the label’s wares were no longer available on its platforms within China. The company declined to comment.

Checks done by Reuters on Thursday morning also showed pages that previously linked to Dolce & Gabbana items on the e-commerce sites hosted by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com Inc were no longer available and searches for the brand returned no products.

Alibaba and JD.com did not respond to requests for comment, and Dolce & Gabbana did not comment on the retailers’ moves.

RESPECT

After its China missteps quickly went viral on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform, it apologised in a statement on the site.

Celebrities including “Memoirs of a Geisha” movie star Zhang Ziyi criticized the brand, while singer Wang Junkai said he had terminated an agreement to be the brand’s ambassador.

An airport duty fee shop in the southern Chinese city of Haikou said on Weibo it had removed all Dolce & Gabbana products from its shelves.

The Communist Party Youth League, the youth wing of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, said on Weibo “we welcome foreign companies to invest and develop in China … companies working in the country should respect China and Chinese people”.

The gaffe is not the first by Dolce & Gabbana in China, even as it pushes to increase its appeal there. It came under fire on social media last year for another series of ads showing the grungy side of Chinese life.

The unlisted firm does not publish earnings or disclose how much revenue it derives from China.

Other uproars have come and gone in China without appearing to cause lasting damage, including at brands like Kering’s Balenciaga, which apologised in April amid a backlash over how some Chinese customers had been treated in Paris.

But there was an increased chance such controversies could affect sales as buyers became more discerning about brands, some analysts said.

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Dolce & Gabbana store at a shopping complex in Shanghai, China November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

“It’s a different market now – Chinese customers are more savvy, and there’s so much more choice,” said Sindy Liu, a London-based luxury marketing consultant.

“A lot of western brands don’t really understand China that well when it comes to cultural sensitivities. But most brands are quite careful, they don’t do things that are humorous.”

Controversial comments by designers can be devastating for luxury brands. In one of the worst fallouts from in the fashion world, Christian Dior, now fully part of LVMH, fired designer John Galliano in 2011 after a video of him surfaced hurling anti-Semitic abuse at people in a bar in Paris.

Reporting by Pei Li and Cate Cadell in Beijing; Additional reporting by Sarah White in Paris and Claudia Cristoferi in Milan, Editing by Himani Sarkar

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiralling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and on social media.

The ads – released earlier this week to drum up interest in a Shanghai fashion show the Italian brand later canceled – featured a Chinese woman struggling to eat spaghetti and pizza with chopsticks, sparking criticism from consumers.

The blunder was compounded when screenshots were circulated online of a private Instagram conversation, in which the brand’s designer Stefano Gabbana makes a reference to “China Ignorant Dirty Smelling Mafia” and uses the smiling poo emoji to describe the country. The brand said Gabbana’s account had been hacked.

Amid calls for a boycott, the furore threatened to grow into a big setback for one of Italy’s best-known fashion brands in a crucial market, where rivals from Louis Vuitton of LVMH to Kering’s Gucci are vying to expand.

Chinese customers account for more than a third of spending on luxury products worldwide, and are increasingly shopping for these in their home market rather than on overseas trips.

China’s Kaola, an e-commerce platform belonging to China’s NetEase Inc confirmed it had removed Dolce & Gabbana products while luxury goods retailer Secoo said it removed the brand’s listings on Wednesday evening.

On Yoox Net-A-Porter – owned by Cartier parent Richemont and a leading online high-end retailer – the label’s wares were no longer available on its platforms within China. The company declined to comment.

Checks done by Reuters on Thursday morning also showed pages that previously linked to Dolce & Gabbana items on the e-commerce sites hosted by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com Inc were no longer available and searches for the brand returned no products.

Alibaba and JD.com did not respond to requests for comment, and Dolce & Gabbana did not comment on the retailers’ moves.

RESPECT

After its China missteps quickly went viral on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform, it apologised in a statement on the site.

Celebrities including “Memoirs of a Geisha” movie star Zhang Ziyi criticized the brand, while singer Wang Junkai said he had terminated an agreement to be the brand’s ambassador.

An airport duty fee shop in the southern Chinese city of Haikou said on Weibo it had removed all Dolce & Gabbana products from its shelves.

The Communist Party Youth League, the youth wing of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, said on Weibo “we welcome foreign companies to invest and develop in China … companies working in the country should respect China and Chinese people”.

The gaffe is not the first by Dolce & Gabbana in China, even as it pushes to increase its appeal there. It came under fire on social media last year for another series of ads showing the grungy side of Chinese life.

The unlisted firm does not publish earnings or disclose how much revenue it derives from China.

Other uproars have come and gone in China without appearing to cause lasting damage, including at brands like Kering’s Balenciaga, which apologised in April amid a backlash over how some Chinese customers had been treated in Paris.

But there was an increased chance such controversies could affect sales as buyers became more discerning about brands, some analysts said.

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Dolce & Gabbana store at a shopping complex in Shanghai, China November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

“It’s a different market now – Chinese customers are more savvy, and there’s so much more choice,” said Sindy Liu, a London-based luxury marketing consultant.

“A lot of western brands don’t really understand China that well when it comes to cultural sensitivities. But most brands are quite careful, they don’t do things that are humorous.”

Controversial comments by designers can be devastating for luxury brands. In one of the worst fallouts from in the fashion world, Christian Dior, now fully part of LVMH, fired designer John Galliano in 2011 after a video of him surfaced hurling anti-Semitic abuse at people in a bar in Paris.

Reporting by Pei Li and Cate Cadell in Beijing; Additional reporting by Sarah White in Paris and Claudia Cristoferi in Milan, Editing by Himani Sarkar

Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiralling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and on social media.

The ads – released earlier this week to drum up interest in a Shanghai fashion show the Italian brand later canceled – featured a Chinese woman struggling to eat spaghetti and pizza with chopsticks, sparking criticism from consumers.

The blunder was compounded when screenshots were circulated online of a private Instagram conversation, in which the brand’s designer Stefano Gabbana makes a reference to “China Ignorant Dirty Smelling Mafia” and uses the smiling poo emoji to describe the country. The brand said Gabbana’s account had been hacked.

Amid calls for a boycott, the furore threatened to grow into a big setback for one of Italy’s best-known fashion brands in a crucial market, where rivals from Louis Vuitton of LVMH to Kering’s Gucci are vying to expand.

Chinese customers account for more than a third of spending on luxury products worldwide, and are increasingly shopping for these in their home market rather than on overseas trips.

China’s Kaola, an e-commerce platform belonging to China’s NetEase Inc confirmed it had removed Dolce & Gabbana products while luxury goods retailer Secoo said it removed the brand’s listings on Wednesday evening.

On Yoox Net-A-Porter – owned by Cartier parent Richemont and a leading online high-end retailer – the label’s wares were no longer available on its platforms within China. The company declined to comment.

Checks done by Reuters on Thursday morning also showed pages that previously linked to Dolce & Gabbana items on the e-commerce sites hosted by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com Inc were no longer available and searches for the brand returned no products.

Alibaba and JD.com did not respond to requests for comment, and Dolce & Gabbana did not comment on the retailers’ moves.

RESPECT

After its China missteps quickly went viral on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform, it apologised in a statement on the site.

Celebrities including “Memoirs of a Geisha” movie star Zhang Ziyi criticized the brand, while singer Wang Junkai said he had terminated an agreement to be the brand’s ambassador.

An airport duty fee shop in the southern Chinese city of Haikou said on Weibo it had removed all Dolce & Gabbana products from its shelves.

The Communist Party Youth League, the youth wing of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, said on Weibo “we welcome foreign companies to invest and develop in China … companies working in the country should respect China and Chinese people”.

The gaffe is not the first by Dolce & Gabbana in China, even as it pushes to increase its appeal there. It came under fire on social media last year for another series of ads showing the grungy side of Chinese life.

The unlisted firm does not publish earnings or disclose how much revenue it derives from China.

Other uproars have come and gone in China without appearing to cause lasting damage, including at brands like Kering’s Balenciaga, which apologised in April amid a backlash over how some Chinese customers had been treated in Paris.

But there was an increased chance such controversies could affect sales as buyers became more discerning about brands, some analysts said.

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Dolce & Gabbana store at a shopping complex in Shanghai, China November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

“It’s a different market now – Chinese customers are more savvy, and there’s so much more choice,” said Sindy Liu, a London-based luxury marketing consultant.

“A lot of western brands don’t really understand China that well when it comes to cultural sensitivities. But most brands are quite careful, they don’t do things that are humorous.”

Controversial comments by designers can be devastating for luxury brands. In one of the worst fallouts from in the fashion world, Christian Dior, now fully part of LVMH, fired designer John Galliano in 2011 after a video of him surfaced hurling anti-Semitic abuse at people in a bar in Paris.

Reporting by Pei Li and Cate Cadell in Beijing; Additional reporting by Sarah White in Paris and Claudia Cristoferi in Milan, Editing by Himani Sarkar

Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Naomi Campbell for Off White Fall / Winter 23-24

@naomi for @off____white “Lunar Delivery” Fall / Winter 2023-24 Amazing 🌚#psyworks #naomicampbell #offwhite #fallwinter #fashionblogger #fashionweek #mars #parisfashionweek #womensfashion #vogue #harperbazaar #wmagazine #elle #lunar #spaceodyssey 🙂

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AW18 Trend Report: All the looks you’ll be wearing this autumn

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AW18 Trend Report: All the looks you’ll be wearing this autumn

Autumn trends 2018: it might not feel like it, but it’s time to get ahead and jump on board the new season trend train – here’s our ultimate guide to the hottest key looks to start stocking up on…

Yes, we know the phrase ‘autumn trends 2018’ isn’t really music to the ears right now. And yes, we know your mind’s probably occupied by summer fashion trends 2018 like crayola brights and how on earth to wear suit shorts. The current weather conditions don’t really have you thinking, ‘MUST buy more Arran knits’. But never has the saying ‘success is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration’ been more apt. The last model stalked off the last Paris Fashion Week AW18 catwalk a while ago. And after traipsing round the four fashion capitals, we’ve filtered all the shows into the best Autumn Winter 2018 trends for you. So come on, fashion fans. Time to put that Ganni sundress down and brace up.  A teeny bit of brow-mopping in the changing rooms and clever summer sales blitzing now and you’ll have your entire autumn/winter wardrobe sorted – while other, less organised beings are still panic-buying bikinis on their way to the airport. Mwah ha ha.

So, what did we learn from the NY/London/Milan/Paris AW18 Fashion Week whirl?

The buzzword of the coming season is ‘protection’ – whether it’s from the mean streets, or just from the elements, the options for cosseting and swathing yourself in layers of coverage are endless. It might not sound that welcome now – but when the chill winds start a-blowing, you’ll see this mega trend in a whole, grateful new light (we promise). Parkas, puffas, blankets, double, even triple coats – if in doubt, it’s all about adding another layer. And we’re starting from the head down. Balaclavas, silk headscarves, beanies, glamorous Little Red Riding Hood style hoods for evening… basically, it’s going to be a really good season for bad hair days. Hurrah! Without further ado, here are the trends to start planning your AW18 wardrobe around.

Scroll on down for all the Autumn Winter 2018 trends to know about…

Autumn trends 2018: Check print

Her Majesty appearing in Richard Quinn’s frow, Prince Charles’ support of the British Fashion Council, the fashion furore surrounding The Wedding…the royals are on trend as never before. And fashion loves them right back – stiff upper lip style in the form of trad tweeds, plaids and Balmoral-perfect silk headscarves are everywhere. Quinn worked foulards (the classic patterned silk scarf) into crazy layered looks, while Paul Andrew crafted archive foulard prints into chic shirtdresses for his Ferragamo debut.

Autumn trends 2018: Colour blocking

Designers including Marc Jacobs and Francesco Risso at Marni brought all the joy by showing off their skills as colourists – beautiful, unusual palettes were everywhere, reminding us of some of our favourite artists. Full-on Keith Haring neon at Prada, refreshing David Hockney pastels at Eudon Choi, tonal blocking a la Rothko at Marni and amazing Matisse style primary colour combos at Marc Jacobs.

Autumn trends 2018: 70s fashion

It’s the decade that won’t die when it comes to recent trends. And the sepia-tinged retro mood continues for autumn. But which 1970s character are you? Roksanda’s uptown girl, Marco de Vincenzo’s flares-wearing preppy or Louis Vuitton’s sporty jersey dress fan? Whichever way you go, remember – it has to be caramel, tan, toffee, tobacco..any colour as long as it’s a variation on camel, basically.

Autumn trends 2018: Boho clothes

Womens’ rights, LGBTQ rights, anti-sexism, anti-Trump, plastic in the oceans…you name it, we’re feeling strongly about it. Maria Grazia Chiuri has stoked controversy – and sales – with her political slogan t-shirts at Dior. And there was another heavy waft of CND-protest feeling in her AW18 Dior collection – nuclear disarmament symbols, tufted woven-rag knits, flat caps…Elsewhere, Missoni and Peter Pilotto also made a strong case for studenty knits and tie-dye.

Autumn trends 2018: Floral prints

We all love a floral dress for summer, but designers are amping them up with a dark, dramatic twist for this winter too. Rendered on black backgrounds, flowers look dark and decadent – at Saint Laurent, Anthony Vacarello covered his signature micro Dynasty dresses with flowers including sequinned poppies. Over at Preen and Erdem, there was a more historical mood, with blowsy roses winding over coats and silk dresses.

Autumn fashion trends 2018: Leopard print

Zebra is galloping into the spotlight as the animalia du jour – see Tom Ford’s OTT red take – and luckily for the Bet Lynch at heart, there’slots of amazing leopard. And there’s a lot happening in the world of furry coats – after Gucci’s recent announcement that they would no longer use real fur, we’re pleased to say that other major luxury houses are following suit. Designer of the moment Claire Waight Keller produced silky, standout leopard coats at Givenchy – and they’re all faux. Hur-roar…

Autumn fashion trends 2018: Hats

Whether it’s all about drama, a move towards the modest or just being plain toasty warm – covering your head is autumn’s biggest accessory message. Raf Simons set the tone at Calvin Klein during New York Fashion Week with standout knitted balaclavas – watch out for homages galore coming to a high street near you soon. Versace was all about the 1980s-tastic coloured beret, and the large silk headscarf is your best new accessory friend. Your mum will be so pleased.

Autumn trends 2018: Puffer jackets

‘Protection’ was the buzzword bandied around during the shows – a sense of clothes as urban armour, whether you’re stalking the mean streets, or just battling the elements. Shows like Balenciaga, Maison Margiela and Marni sum up the season’s styling – take a functional, sports-inflected polo, pile on a coat over a jacket, and add a puffa (and then another one)…

Autumn trends 2018: Blanket coats

Cape lovers – there’s a new update in town. Say hello to the blanket. And it’s not even a ‘blanket coat’ as such – it is quite literally a blanket. They were draped round the girls at shows including Roksanda and Isabel Marant,  for an insouciant take on covering up for the cold. Easy to whip on, easy to take off and use for emergency winter picnics. Just joking – Roksanda’s cashmere would definitely demand a table, not grass.

Autumn trends 2018: Graphic print clothes

If delicate winter blooms aren’t your thing, there’s a whole other bold, non-pretty pattern trend to make a statement with. Choose from a host of graphic prints with a strong 1980s urban art vibe: Burberry’s graffiti squiggles looked as if they’d been lifted from the side of a New York subway carriage, while Jeremy Scott paid tribute to Lichtenstein cartoons at Moschino and Mary Katrantzou did bold Bauhaus lettering.

Autumn fashion trends 2018: Pajamas

The perfect antidote to animal print, bold colours and aggressive outerwear – say bonjour to the new AW18 update on robe dressing. Silk pajama suits, flowing belted robe coats and Natacha Ramsay-Levi’s pretty lace-trimmed separates at Chloe. And relax…

Autumn fashion trends 2018: Silver clothes

Global Bacofoil shortage incoming. That’s right, cool futuristic silver is the metallic to shine in. At MM6, it was head to toe (and wall to wall – the presentation took place in a blinding silver-lined room) – from trenches to boots. At Balmain, it was all about the glamazon that Olivier Rousteng loves so much, dressed in high shine lame. There was good old-fashioned movie star glamour courtesy of Givenchy’s swishy silver beading. Butif all this is making you think ‘Beam me up, Scotty’ – fear not. There are also cool, less ‘Hollywood’ takes on the trend – like the parkas at Marques Almeida and a holographic trench at Sies Marjan.

Autumn fashion trends 2018: Accessories

More is more is more. Our favourite kind of season…cowboy boots have been taking Instagram by storm and they’re set to continue as the must-have footwear trend for autumn. In keeping with all the layering going on, even scarves are getting in on the act – Karl Lagerfeld piled different coloured versions round the models’ necks at Chanel, and we are obsessed with Miu Miu’s punky retro knitted scarf-lets (is that a word? We say yes). Also on our wishlist: the giant squashy clutch, the fluffy Muppet bag, OTT earrings…and lastly – the cheap and cheerful banana clip. Splash out on a designer version – or hit the bargain bucket at the local chemist. You’re welcome!

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A Page from the Pavement Runway:Street Style Essentials

Season in season out, the apparel architects endeavor to answer this inquiry: What do ladies need? The appropriate response can be subtle—not every person longs for a designer cocoon coat. There are imitations, be that as it may, and an ideal approach to discover them is to turn a scientific eye to our road style from across the fashion capitals of New York, London, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks. We dealt with many to haul out the examples and individuals that emerged in the city this season. Read on and get a look at what future runway shows may hold.

Since you're perusing this little niche we have, I will expect that you're beautiful, fun, intriguing, and right now have the design rudiments down. I'm certain you have closet nuts and bolts like an LBD, flats, a white traditional shirt, knee-high boots, and a trusty match of dull cut thin pants in your storage room. You likely additionally have huge amounts of different shirts, jeans, dresses, and fun additional items - however, for most young ladies, it's difficult to take a group of individual parts of a very much supplied storage room and transform it into a genuine closet.

It required me a long investment to make sense of this, however, the way I have an inclination that I've influenced my closet to go from alright to marvelous is by building my whole check out of a couple of key pieces. By having a clear mental photo of what some of your "building square" pieces are, it's anything but difficult to include a couple of additional items and blend and match to dependably shake an outfit that is fascinating, snazzy, and interesting to you.

Be that as it may, this is 100% simpler said than done! Along these lines, in this post, I've illustrated the most vital things you should have in your wardrobe. Obviously, this will change depending on your own style. The style we are choosing is vigorously impacted by a street style store online and any such sites and is merely suggestive, yet in the event that you're more preppy and girly, your own rundown will appear to be unique than this one. Simply think about this rundown as a beginning stage to characterize your must-have pieces.

So how about we get to it?

1. A Cozy Flannel Shirt: With regards to building an in vogue closet, a trusty woven or wool catch down is an incredible place to begin. Plaid traditional shirts are great since you can style them to look hipster-esque, grungy, western, or even laid-back California cool.

How to wear them

•Pair it with denim shorts, a hipster headband, along with accessory, and a couple of easy-going shoes like Converse All-Stars, Vans, or another other.

•Wear the shirt under a larger than usual, thick-sew cardigan. Complete with thin pants and a couple of knee-high boots.

2. A Cropped "Leather" Jacket: In spite of the fact that cowhide coats are an investment piece, they don't need to cost a considerable measure of cash! I'm stunned at how delicate, strong, and splendidly cut my $25 coat is. To be completely genuine with you, I've had it for a long time now despite everything it hasn't scraped, in addition to that, the material feels as rich delicate as the day I obtained it.

How to wear them

•Dress up even thin cut warm-up pants or free cut harem pants with a tank top and a trimmed cowhide coat.

•Leather coats are inconceivable layering apparatuses. Wear a cowhide coat over thin cargos, a wool shirt, and a cardigan, or with thin pants, boots, and a troubled sweater.

3. A Delicate, Girly Dress: Each young lady needs a perfect, knee-touching ladylike dress produced using a sensitive texture like trim, tulle, silk, or a mix of surfaces. Try your best to discover one that is light, but quiet shading, so it can in any case work amid the winter. Cream and dusty rose-hued dresses are my top choice! •Wear a botanical or silky dress with a chambray best to transform the dress into a skirt.

How to wear them

•Tie a wool top around your abdomen, or wear it with a military-motivated utility coat and an overwhelming soled shoes for a '90s grunge return.

•Confuse the world in a magnificent path by wearing a frilly dress with Converse All-Stars and a mold cognizant baseball hat.

4. A Utility Jacket: Utility coats are popular, urban, and have recently the perfect measure of edge to convey warmth to a generally basic outfit. You don't need to discover one that is entirely "waterproof" to procure a utility coat's capacity to protect you from common components. I lean toward coat cuts that hit your mid-thigh - have a go at swapping out exhausting cardigans or a hoodie with one and you'll be happy you did!

How to wear them

•Layer one over a cropped, at that point, include pants and wedge heels for a smart easy-going kind of look.

•Patterned pants and a plain white slipover will look magnificent with an intense and cool utility coat.

5. A Cropped Denim Vest: This return thing has influenced a tremendous come back to standard to mold in the course of the most recent couple of years. Denim vests are such a simple thing the toss on finished any outfit to quickly support your style.

How to wear them

•Cropped denim vests look awesome over female dresses. They look cool with free and frilly sundresses, yet additionally amp up the style factor when matched with body-con dresses.

•Jean vests look fun-loving and pseudo-punky with graphic t-shirts and skirts.

6. A Graphic Tee You Identify With: Shirts are wonderful discussion pieces. Discover ones with interesting expressions, retro logos, or those that reference a band or games group that you cherish.

How to Wear ‘Em

•Tuck into a swathe skirt and include a couple of Converse All-Stars, Finish with a (#11) chic bowler cap or turband.

•Graphic tees...even the kind that you're compelled to wear for sorority or club events...can look nice when matched with a very much set panther frill and some of your most loved adornments.

•Wear one with a chambray shirt or wool shirt open to finish everything.

7. Extraordinary, Signature Jewelry: Including a couple of very much set bits of gems is frequently all you require to influence an outfit to look finished. The magnificent part about adornments is that there are such huge numbers of various styles, sizes, hues, and pieces. You'll have a wide exhibit of things to pick from while deciding your mark piece!

How to wear them

•If you have a basic, rich kind of style, look at pearl stud hoops, pearl pieces of jewelry, straightforward menswear-motivated watches, or silver antique appeal armlets. They'll run with anything, regardless of whether they're spruced up or down.

•Statement kiddie apron neckbands can influence an average outfit to look significantly more cool and classy. Take a stab at wearing one with a white traditional shirt and pants, or a chambray shirt and shaded denim pants.

•Pick a specific kind of adornments that you cherish, and make it your mark. I am wild about rings, so I generally shake midi styles, knuckle shields, and those insane two-finger rings. On the off chance that you cherish dangly hoops, make those your mark. Long pieces of jewelry and bangle wrist trinkets are likewise great alternatives.

8. A Simple Black Maxi Dress: Nothing can supplant an exemplary minimal dark dress, yet a chic dark maxi dress is about as adaptable. When shopping, search for an essential plan that stays agreeable for a few more hours and isn't excessively uncovering, making it impossible to wear generally puts.

How to wear them

•Have a low cut top that you adore, yet don't have a craving for demonstrating that much skin? Layer one over a thin dark maxi.

•Graphic tees are likewise a truly cool approach to transform a maxi dress into a skirt. Include a turban and a match of Converse all-stars for a startling, California-cool look.

•Wear a dark maxi with your chicest match of stage shoes, an articulation accessory, wavy hair, and red lipstick for an incredible night out on the town look.

9. A Worn-In Chambray Top: A light and delicate conventional chambray is a standout amongst the most important things you can have in your wardrobe. It for all intents and purposes works with everything - and I do mean The world - in your wardrobe.

How to wear them

•Have some uproarious harem downs or metallic thin pants, or print stockings that you can't discover anything great to wear with? Chambray to soften the deal!

•Try tucking a chambray shirt into a sequined or frilly smaller than expected skirt with a couple of lower leg boots and a grasp for a furious look that is ideal for a date or young ladies’ night out.

•Layer under a cowhide coat or utility coat and wear with a couple of hued thin pants for an easy-going cool troupe fit for class.

Street style ultimately boils down to the expression of what lies within your beautiful soul. It is what you want to say to the world. It doesn’t matter what it may be. So far as it is your message you should determine what exactly that is. So while these guidelines should help, they are just suggestions. You can definitely get any of the apparel mentioned from a street style store online.

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#SUPPORTARTISTS Regrann from @matiaskritz - . I invite you to visit & explore my new website www.matiaskritz.com @matiaskritz . Kritz is a young veteran to the art world having exhibited and collaborated with his work internationally since 1989. His academic and professional achievements are manifold and defy a single genre -spanning from photographic essays, academic writings, and cutting edge experiential visual art projects. Kritz’s ceaseless experimentation and intersecting interests translate to a singular richness in his photographic work. . Publishings: “Movement and Pictorial Space, The Video Beauty”; National University of La Jolla, California, University of Phenomenology & Media, Mexico City, and in the Universities Albert Ludwing and Hochschule Furtwagen, Germany. Dr. Alberto J. L. Carrillo Canán, Luis R. Vera Chaparro. Numerous pieces in photography magazines and other media. . Select solo exhibitions: Museum Evita (2013), Museum Emilio Caraffa (2014), Decorative Arts National Museum (2015), Buenos Aires Photo Opening Show (2015), Palacio Duhau, Park Hyatt (2015), Gallery Nights Buenos Aires (2016) . Commissioned based photo assignments for International Foundation Jorge Luis Borges, Legislature of Buenos Aires, and acclaimed series for renown Mental Health Hospital Braulio Moyano (Buenos Aires, Argentina) among others. . Mr. Kritz collaborated with the artist Angelo Musco in his photography project: “Sanctuary”, New York (2016) and in the soundtrack of the film Conception alongside Giulio Carmassi -Pat Metheny’s pianist. . Winner of the Golden Medal to Architecture ; Interior Design CASA FOA 2015 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) for his use of digitally printed porcelain in experiential space. . +Info www.matiaskritz.com #tbt #visualart #art #artshow #contemporaryart #photography #photographer #gallery #museum #berlin #paris #milan #venice #london #moscow #dubai #china #manhattan #newyork #williamsburg #brooklyn #chelsea #artist #style #fashion #interiordesign #styleformen #visualartist #paris https://www.instagram.com/p/BnVF6KmgH8o/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hq3gi03gscu5

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The Street Style Shoes at New York Fashion Week Men’s Were Better Than the Ones on the Runways

If we’re being completely honest, the shoes on the runways at New York Fashion Week Men’s haven’t been all that interesting. There were some good, classic sneakers, but not much else. Luckily, the show outside the show has been top notch. There were sneakers, but they were anything but boring. There were a few collabs including Supreme x Nike pairs and a Nike x Feng Chen Wang pair. There were also more classic sneakers that still had a pop, such as Magnanni’s leather pair or a pale pink Acne Studios style. Other interesting pairs included a Puma x Alexander McQueen sandal-sneaker hybrid, rainbow woven Nike sneakers and a pair of completely clear lace-up dress shoes that were apparently found on Amazon. Click through the gallery to see more street style at New York Fashion Week Men’s spring ’18. Want more? Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Street Style: Hearts, Pom-Poms, Flowers, Lace, Pearls & More Chanel Boots, Yeezys, Alexander McQueen Sneakers & More Paris Street Style Spotted by Shoes of NYC Street Style at Pitti Uomo: It’s All About Loafers Street Style at Paris Men’s Fashion Week Spring 2018 Street Style at Milan Men’s Fashion Week Spring 2018 Top Shoes From New York Men’s Fashion Week

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♔ HEADCANONS (PT. II) — MISCELLANEOUS ♔

STYLE —

Has a tendency to adopt looks that some might consider “cliche” or “outdated”; instead she finds that those trends are classic and timeless. For example: her favorite flowers are red roses, her pearl necklace is her favorite piece of jewelry, and her little black dress is her go-to outfit. Others might find her tastes simple, but Zelda believes that there must be something special about them if they’re capable of withstanding the test of time.

Zelda channels classic Hollywood glamour in her day-to-day looks, making vintage looks effortlessly chic without using too many makeup products. Most days, she recreates Audrey Hepburn’s classic cat eye and wears no more than two coats of Dior’s Diorshow Mascara, which is also her mother’s go-to. Zelda isn’t one to follow makeup trends, and has never been a fan of the ultra matte liquid lipstick fad or muddy contours with blinding highlights. Instead, she sticks with satin lipsticks in nude colors during the day, and reaches for MAC’s Ruby Roo when she wants to amp up her look. Despite what Mary Greenwell says, Zelda thinks that royal blue eyeliner goes great with her blue eyes, and channels Princess Diana’s style whenever she wants to appear a little bit edgier. Her nails are always manicured short and usually painted a nudey pink.

Her daily skin care regime is intensive, composed of 14 steps (including triple-cleansing and layering serums) and all-natural French products. Zelda’s mother always emphasized the importance of taking care of her skin at a young age, in order to prevent any damage in the future. This has been drilled into Zelda’s mind since she was young enough to get her first zit, and she never dares to skip out on washing her face before bed or applying sunscreen before leaving the house. Taking a page out of Grace Kelly’s book, Zelda also constantly moisturizes her hands and has multiple mini lotion bottles in her purse.

Her hair routine is much more low-maintenance, though that’s mostly due to her good genes. With a weekly deep-conditioning, her hair remains sleek and frizz-free. She wears it long, but is conscious of getting it trimmed on the 4th of every other month. Heat protectant is a necessity; she refuses to blow dry her hair without some kind of guard. Zelda typically wears her hair down or in a ponytail, not one to be adventurous or try different styles.

Her signature scent is Chateau Krigler 12, an elegant concoction of rose, mimosa, and lily of the valley. Zelda wears it all the time, and actually possesses more than one bottle; there’s one in her college dorm, in her bedroom at her parents’ house, in her purse, and in her travel bag. That way, she always has one on hand and can spritz herself in any situation. Considering the steep price tag for each bottle ($365 for 3.4 oz.), there is a lot of love for this perfume. Before she discovered Chateau Krigler 12, Zelda used to sample her grandmother’s extensive perfume collection. When she was too little to know any better, she’d drench her skin in Chanel N°5, and other fragrances that were too overwhelming and mature for a young girl. When she entered her teens and started to develop her own personal sense of style, she began searching for the one perfect perfume that would compliment her in any situation. Turns out, she didn’t have to look any further than the The Plaza Hotel. Krigler has been creating fragrances for centuries, and for royals and celebrities alike. The minute Zelda caught a whiff of Grace Kelly’s favorite scent, she knew that nothing else would compare.

Though a life on the catwalk was never for her, Zelda inherited her mother’s love of upscale fashion. She’s a little too old to have her mother pick out her clothes, but Zelda trusts her judgement and usually loves whatever designer garb she’s gifted from trunk shows. She’s a fan of vintage couture, but her day-to-day school style is pretty modest, consisting of Oxfords and Burberry blazers. Dating PARIS has brought out a more provocative streak in her, and she often wears pricey, lacey lingerie underneath her seemingly drab frocks -- she loves the look on his face when he discovers exactly what’s hidden underneath her modest blouse.

FOOD — 

Blueberry pancakes are her favorite comfort food, and whenever she’s feeling down nothing gets her back up quicker than a stack from the Clinton St. Baking Company. 

Zelda also constantly drinks water throughout the day, a tip she picked up from her mother about maintaining healthy, glowy skin. She avoids soft drinks like the plague, and could never get on the “juicing” fad either. Gin martinis are her drink of choice.

Zelda and her mother have a yearly tradition that’s been going on since Zelda turned eight. Every year on her birthday they get up extra early, dress up in Givenchy, and have breakfast at the Tiffany’s store on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in Manhattan. It’s the same store where Audrey Hepburn shot that iconic opening scene in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and the two of them always have Zelda’s birthday breakfast there there no matter what. They spend time eating in designer dregs while admiring the window displays, although the streets are rarely as empty and quiet in real life as they were in the movie. Even after she moved away to attend Harvard, Zelda still took the day off and even brought back a classic Boston breakfast: Dunkin’ Donuts. Every year, Zelda invites CLYTEMNESTRA to come with celebrate her birthday with them, and she tries not to get too disappointed at how her sister and her mother both brush off the invite.

ACADEMICS — 

As a result of all the traveling she did during her modeling career, Zelda’s mother speaks a handful of different languages. Even though Zelda spent most of her upbringing in New York, she inherited her mother’s talent of picking up languages quickly. Her maternal grandmother is French and made sure that she learned how to speak the language at a young age, and Zelda knows it just as well as she does English. She also aced every Spanish course she took in school, and is currently trying to learn Italian. Zelda hopes to be at an intermediate level before Milan Fashion Week in February.

As a freshman, Zelda currently resides on campus. She lives in a single at the Grays dormitory, which is located on Elm Yard. One would think that someone with such a Type A personality would live in a spotless room, but Zelda’s dorm is almost always a mess. Growing up, she never had to clean up after herself; there were maids who made her bed and nannies who put away all her toys. Though she likes to think that she’s more down-to-earth than some of her peers, Zelda truly didn’t realize just how spoiled she was until she started to live on her own. Although PARIS has offered her one of his freshman minions to do her chores, she’s become determined to prove to herself that she can do something as simple as cleaning her room. However, it’s not as easy as her parents’ hired help always made it seem. It’s hard to keep herself accountable on such a trivial matter, especially with her busy schedule. Her room is more often than not a mess of organized chaos, with designer clothes folded on her desk chair and chemistry textbooks occupying her bed. Very rarely will she invite anyone over without at least a day’s warning, too embarrassed to have anyone see what a slob she truly is.

The media has an annoying tendency of giving her parents’ traits to Zelda and her sister. She can’t count the number of times she read an article about how she’s the next fresh face in the fashion industry, or heard a rumor about how she might star in her father’s next blockbuster. The older Zelda’s gotten, the more she’s tried to establish herself as someone with her own goals and interests; while she is the perfect daughter, she’s not just a daughter. Anyone who got to took the time to speak to her would see that she has a wide array of interests and thoughts that aren’t just related to fashion or pop culture. Her phone is has alerts turned on for seven different news apps from multiple countries, and she votes in every election, not just the Presidential one. Her favorite films usually aren’t shown in theaters, and she’d much rather spend the day reading a scientific journal than watching a movie anyway. Her favorite musicians don’t walk this Earth anymore, and the only concert she’s ever been to was the New York Philharmonic’s (if that even counts). There’s a lot more to Zelda than meets the eye, but she’s grown used to the fact that most people simply view her as a pretty face with rich parents.

#♔┊psyche.

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiralling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and on social media.

The ads – released earlier this week to drum up interest in a Shanghai fashion show the Italian brand later canceled – featured a Chinese woman struggling to eat spaghetti and pizza with chopsticks, sparking criticism from consumers.

The blunder was compounded when screenshots were circulated online of a private Instagram conversation, in which the brand’s designer Stefano Gabbana makes a reference to “China Ignorant Dirty Smelling Mafia” and uses the smiling poo emoji to describe the country. The brand said Gabbana’s account had been hacked.

Amid calls for a boycott, the furore threatened to grow into a big setback for one of Italy’s best-known fashion brands in a crucial market, where rivals from Louis Vuitton of LVMH to Kering’s Gucci are vying to expand.

Chinese customers account for more than a third of spending on luxury products worldwide, and are increasingly shopping for these in their home market rather than on overseas trips.

China’s Kaola, an e-commerce platform belonging to China’s NetEase Inc confirmed it had removed Dolce & Gabbana products while luxury goods retailer Secoo said it removed the brand’s listings on Wednesday evening.

On Yoox Net-A-Porter – owned by Cartier parent Richemont and a leading online high-end retailer – the label’s wares were no longer available on its platforms within China. The company declined to comment.

Checks done by Reuters on Thursday morning also showed pages that previously linked to Dolce & Gabbana items on the e-commerce sites hosted by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com Inc were no longer available and searches for the brand returned no products.

Alibaba and JD.com did not respond to requests for comment, and Dolce & Gabbana did not comment on the retailers’ moves.

RESPECT

After its China missteps quickly went viral on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform, it apologised in a statement on the site.

Celebrities including “Memoirs of a Geisha” movie star Zhang Ziyi criticized the brand, while singer Wang Junkai said he had terminated an agreement to be the brand’s ambassador.

An airport duty fee shop in the southern Chinese city of Haikou said on Weibo it had removed all Dolce & Gabbana products from its shelves.

The Communist Party Youth League, the youth wing of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, said on Weibo “we welcome foreign companies to invest and develop in China … companies working in the country should respect China and Chinese people”.

The gaffe is not the first by Dolce & Gabbana in China, even as it pushes to increase its appeal there. It came under fire on social media last year for another series of ads showing the grungy side of Chinese life.

The unlisted firm does not publish earnings or disclose how much revenue it derives from China.

Other uproars have come and gone in China without appearing to cause lasting damage, including at brands like Kering’s Balenciaga, which apologised in April amid a backlash over how some Chinese customers had been treated in Paris.

But there was an increased chance such controversies could affect sales as buyers became more discerning about brands, some analysts said.

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Dolce & Gabbana store at a shopping complex in Shanghai, China November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

“It’s a different market now – Chinese customers are more savvy, and there’s so much more choice,” said Sindy Liu, a London-based luxury marketing consultant.

“A lot of western brands don’t really understand China that well when it comes to cultural sensitivities. But most brands are quite careful, they don’t do things that are humorous.”

Controversial comments by designers can be devastating for luxury brands. In one of the worst fallouts from in the fashion world, Christian Dior, now fully part of LVMH, fired designer John Galliano in 2011 after a video of him surfaced hurling anti-Semitic abuse at people in a bar in Paris.

Reporting by Pei Li and Cate Cadell in Beijing; Additional reporting by Sarah White in Paris and Claudia Cristoferi in Milan, Editing by Himani Sarkar

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

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Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiralling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and on social media.

The ads – released earlier this week to drum up interest in a Shanghai fashion show the Italian brand later canceled – featured a Chinese woman struggling to eat spaghetti and pizza with chopsticks, sparking criticism from consumers.

The blunder was compounded when screenshots were circulated online of a private Instagram conversation, in which the brand’s designer Stefano Gabbana makes a reference to “China Ignorant Dirty Smelling Mafia” and uses the smiling poo emoji to describe the country. The brand said Gabbana’s account had been hacked.

Amid calls for a boycott, the furore threatened to grow into a big setback for one of Italy’s best-known fashion brands in a crucial market, where rivals from Louis Vuitton of LVMH to Kering’s Gucci are vying to expand.

Chinese customers account for more than a third of spending on luxury products worldwide, and are increasingly shopping for these in their home market rather than on overseas trips.

China’s Kaola, an e-commerce platform belonging to China’s NetEase Inc confirmed it had removed Dolce & Gabbana products while luxury goods retailer Secoo said it removed the brand’s listings on Wednesday evening.

On Yoox Net-A-Porter – owned by Cartier parent Richemont and a leading online high-end retailer – the label’s wares were no longer available on its platforms within China. The company declined to comment.

Checks done by Reuters on Thursday morning also showed pages that previously linked to Dolce & Gabbana items on the e-commerce sites hosted by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com Inc were no longer available and searches for the brand returned no products.

Alibaba and JD.com did not respond to requests for comment, and Dolce & Gabbana did not comment on the retailers’ moves.

RESPECT

After its China missteps quickly went viral on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform, it apologised in a statement on the site.

Celebrities including “Memoirs of a Geisha” movie star Zhang Ziyi criticized the brand, while singer Wang Junkai said he had terminated an agreement to be the brand’s ambassador.

An airport duty fee shop in the southern Chinese city of Haikou said on Weibo it had removed all Dolce & Gabbana products from its shelves.

The Communist Party Youth League, the youth wing of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, said on Weibo “we welcome foreign companies to invest and develop in China … companies working in the country should respect China and Chinese people”.

The gaffe is not the first by Dolce & Gabbana in China, even as it pushes to increase its appeal there. It came under fire on social media last year for another series of ads showing the grungy side of Chinese life.

The unlisted firm does not publish earnings or disclose how much revenue it derives from China.

Other uproars have come and gone in China without appearing to cause lasting damage, including at brands like Kering’s Balenciaga, which apologised in April amid a backlash over how some Chinese customers had been treated in Paris.

But there was an increased chance such controversies could affect sales as buyers became more discerning about brands, some analysts said.

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Dolce & Gabbana store at a shopping complex in Shanghai, China November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

“It’s a different market now – Chinese customers are more savvy, and there’s so much more choice,” said Sindy Liu, a London-based luxury marketing consultant.

“A lot of western brands don’t really understand China that well when it comes to cultural sensitivities. But most brands are quite careful, they don’t do things that are humorous.”

Controversial comments by designers can be devastating for luxury brands. In one of the worst fallouts from in the fashion world, Christian Dior, now fully part of LVMH, fired designer John Galliano in 2011 after a video of him surfaced hurling anti-Semitic abuse at people in a bar in Paris.

Reporting by Pei Li and Cate Cadell in Beijing; Additional reporting by Sarah White in Paris and Claudia Cristoferi in Milan, Editing by Himani Sarkar

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